The Big Island doesn’t announce its midcentury heritage with flashy towers like Honolulu. Instead, it reveals itself through open air lobbies, lava rock walls and buildings designed to catch breezes rather than attention.
This summer step inside some of the West Coast’s most iconic spaces and experience a weeklong celebration of architecture, design and community. West Coast Modern Week returns from July 8 – 13, 2025
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
Diane Dempsey shares with us her take on the holiday nostalgia craze and how she turned her own Yuletide memories and love of Midcentury Modern into a thriving seasonal business.
Over 50 Events to be Offered Over Four Exciting Days By Ken MacIntyre August 1, 2024 (Palm Springs) – Summer’s not even half over and it’s already time to start thinking about the Fall. No, not Back-to-School or Halloween, but rather, “Modernism Week – October,” the desert’s mini-Modernism celebration of all things Midcentury in Palm…
Annual West Vancouver event to celebrate architect Arthur Erickson By Ken MacIntyre (May 10, 2024) – During the post-war years, design innovation gave rise to a variety of unique mid-century architectural styles including the likes of Desert Modernism, Brutalism, New Formalism, Googie and more. In the Pacific Northwest, the region’s stand-out style was dubbed…
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…
Our Recommendations for a Modernism Week to Remember By Ken MacIntyre January 15, 2024 – Every year when Modernism Week rolls around, newbies to the annual celebration of all things MCM invariably ask me to recommend “the best” events. I usually rattle off my personal favorites; classic events and tours I’ve returned to time and…
Lisa Rathbone’s Love Affair with the Past By Ken MacIntyre (October 1, 2023) In a world smitten by the allure of shiny new things, there are those of us who find solace in the timeless elegance of the midcentury aesthetic. There are also those who can take it to a whole other level. Meet Lisa…
Vintage ‘Haver Home’ Inspires New Midcentury Guest House By Ken MacIntyre September 18, 2023 – As midcentury enthusiasts are keenly aware, most cities can point to a handful of architects and designers who helped shape their respective urban landscapes. Phoenix, Arizona is one such city, and Ralph Haver is one such architect. Iconic civic and…
Sensitive renovation gives historic building new purpose By Ken MacIntyre (March 1, 2023) Located on the windward (eastern) side of Oahu near Kaneohe, the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park – best known for its 1968 replica of the 11th Century Japanese Byodo-In Buddhist Temple – was founded in 1963 by prolific real estate…
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…
Holiday book ideas for your favorite Modernista! By Ken MacIntyre November 13, 2021 – ‘Tis the Season, as they say, so what better way to show your favorite modernism enthusiast you care than by not going green this Christmas. Forget those shiny smart phone apps and futuristic virtual downloads. What your Midcentury Modernista really craves –…