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John Porter Clark (1905–1991) was an American architect. He worked with Albert Frey on several projects in Palm Springs, California , and was part of the Van Pelt and Lind firm. He has been referred to as a "mid-century modernist", and credited as one of the pioneers of "Desert Modernism", by using local rock, concrete blocks, metal and glass ...
The Palm Springs School of Architecture, often called Desert Modernism, [1] is a regional style of post-war architecture that emerged in Palm Springs, California. [2] Many of the architects who pioneered this style became world-renowned later in their own careers. Numerous buildings and homes by these architects remain in the Coachella Valley.
A Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to Frey in 2010. [8] The Palm Springs Art Museum mounted an exhibit entitled "Albert Frey: Inventive Modernist" scheduled to run January 13, 2024 – June 3, 2024, curated and designed by Brad Dunning, in conjunction with their reconstruction of Aluminaire House.
Modernism Week is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Palm Springs, California that provides public education programming fostering knowledge and appreciation of modern architecture, the mid-century modern architecture and design movement, the Palm Springs School of Architecture, as well as contemporary considerations surrounding historic preservation, cultural heritage, adaptive reuse, and ...
Department of City Planning (USO Hospitality House), San Francisco, California (1941) [10] Dollard Building, 687 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Spring, California, John Porter Clark and Albert Frey, architects (1947) [1] Lunch counter and interior of Werner's Restaurant, Vickers Building, Baltimore, Maryland (1951) [11]
A rendering shows a portion of the pool courtyard at the under-renovation Palm House hotel, 160 Royal Palm Way in Palm Beach. The hotel is expected to open in November in time for the holiday ...
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Twin Palms, also known as the Frank Sinatra House, at 1148 East Alejo Rd is a mid-century modern house in the Movie Colony–El Mirador neighborhood of Palm Springs, California. [2] The house was designed by E. Stewart Williams, to a commission from the American singer and actor Frank Sinatra. The house was Williams's first residential commission.