As we walked, we had to remind ourselves to stop and take in our surroundings. It was like walking through a vast botanical garden. Clouds were coming in, which will bring a drop in temperatures and maybe some rain for a few days. Later, back at our rental apartment, the sky was decidedly interesting. A change in the weather was … Categories: Walk, California Read more

Wandered inside and outside a Desert Modernist house, built 1946, designed, lived in, and extended by architect Robson Chambers. He was a business partner of architect Albert Frey who, in 1946, designed the building where we’re staying. Categories: Architecture, California Read more

Hiked a loop in Indian Canyons on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation: Fern Canyon Trail, Vandeventer Trail, and Palm Canyon Trail. It was shirt-sleeve weather (70’s) with snow visible at 10,000 feet. Categories: Desert Southwest, California Read more

Walked through four units designed in 1947 as a prototype for a planned community that never transpired. The architect, John Lautner, who was an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright, went on to bigger things. Categories: Architecture, California Read more

Modernism Week (actually 11 days) has started in Palm Springs. Attended a lecture where an architect dissected Mid Century Modernism. He advocated for incorporating MCM principles and against stubborn reproduction. My favorite principle is optimism. Categories: California Read more

As we hiked Indian Canyons trails, the desert was getting ready to bloom. Categories: Desert Southwest, California Read more

Back to Palm Springs, back to an apartment we rented last year, back to watching the sun setting behind Mount San Jacinto. Snowbirds. Read more