West Vancouver, Shaped by Design
There’s a particular kind of light in West Vancouver that feels almost architectural … filtered through cedar branches and softened by the ocean mist, caught in long horizontal lines where glass meets forest.
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West Vancouver’s Pastel Paradise
…there’s one neighborhood in West Vancouver, Canada that boasts residential towers which take their modernist cues from the International Style, Tropical Modernism and, of course, West Coast Modernism
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Modernism Week Celebrates 20 Years
Between February 13 – 23, Palm Springs and other Coachella Valley communities will host over 400 separate public events including home and neighborhood tours, cocktail parties, design shows, lectures
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Everything Old is New Again
Celebrating 20 years in Palm Springs, Modernism Week 2025 promises to be an unforgettable event
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Live Like Midcentury Hollywood Royalty
Three Iconic Homes You Can Rent in Palm Springs (November 4, 2024) – Known as the original “playground of the stars” when Palm Springs was incorporated in 1938, the resort city came of age after the Second World War when an exciting new design aesthetic called Desert Modernism merged midcentury innovation with indoor-outdoor desert living…
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The Ultimate Modernist’s Weekend in YVR
When most people think of Vancouver, Canada, it’s for the mountains and the ocean but for architourists more inclined to appreciate a built environment this West Coast city doesn’t disappoint especially when it comes to its midcentury modern heritage
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Tucson: A Modernism Oasis
Midcentury optimism is alive and well in the Arizona desert By Ken MacIntyre (April 25, 2024) – Nestled amid the backdrop of the Santa Catalina mountains in the southeast corner of Arizona, Tucson stands as a living testament to a bygone era; a vibrant city that’s embraced a post-war past when architectural innovators and designers…
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Retro Road Tripping Through the Emerald State
Washington offers road-trippers plenty of Mid-Century gems Written and Photographed by Ken MacIntyre May 1, 2023 – When people are asked what their favorite mid-century spots are in Washington State they might list the iconic Space Needle, the Pacific Science Centre or even Dick’s hamburger drive-in. Not surprisingly all three of these modernist treasures…
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Modernism Week 2023 Preview
Making their debut in Palm Springs this February… By Ken MacIntyre, October 31, 2022 The 18th iteration of Modernism Week is still three and a half months away but it’s never too soon to take a sneak peak, especially when tickets to the popular festival go on sale tomorrow (November 1)! Held every February…
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Four Days of Modernist Bliss
Over 50 events on hand at Modernism Week – October, 2022 By Ken MacIntyre, July 22, 2022 No longer relegated to “fall preview” status, this year Modernism Week’s annual October long weekend event will be renamed … drumroll please … “Modernism Week – October”. Okay, so maybe that rebranding is a little anticlimactic, but the…
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Stay at a Wexler Masterpiece
By Ken MacIntyre, October 2, 2020 The first thing you notice upon entering the recently restored Dinah Shore Palm Springs Estate – aside from the wood ceilings, stainless steel flooring and natural stone wall in the foyer – are the windows, or rather, the walls of glass, through which sublime views of the San Jacinto…
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Aluminaire House Secures New Home
Revolutionary Albert Frey-designed masterpiece of modernist design will soon be on view in Palm Springs PALM SPRINGS, CA – September 3, 2020: The Aluminaire House Foundation announced that it has donated the historic Aluminaire House to Palm Springs Art Museum to be part of the museum’s permanent collection. The historically significant aluminum and metal prototype residence,…
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SoCal Artist Rides Nostalgia Wave to Success
Danny Heller’s Paintings Evoke Mid-Century Americana April 19, 2018 – Artist Danny Heller was ahead of his time, so to speak, when he began immortalizing Southern California’s modernist architecture of years gone by. In the early 2000s few people cared about the region’s forgotten mid-century tract homes, but something about the Golden State’s much…
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West Coast Modern: My Vancouver Condo Makeover
By Ken MacIntyre September 21, 2017 – When most people think of West Coast Modern, condominiums probably don’t come to mind. Rather; mid-century post & beam construction with lots of wood and a coastal setting is more likely the go-to notion, especially in Vancouver. However, for those living the downtown lifestyle, apartment and condo living…
