“You have finally acquired the midcentury modern home of your dreams. Now, visiting friends and family want to know all about it — from its distinctive butterfly roof to the renown of its architect (likely William Krisel) and its mysterious lack of a basement.
Although you don’t profess to be an architecture aficionado, you do regard yourself as a savvy consumer and well-informed citizen of our architectural mecca. A more-than-minimal grasp of midcentury modern architecture is increasingly essential here: Modernism Week unfolds over a fortnight in February, preceded by a tantalizing week of programming in the fall, and the Palm Springs Art Museum’s Architecture and Design Center offers year-round programming.
The lexicon that follows is designed to assure you a passing grade in any Midcentury Mod Arch 101 course and to empower you to answer guests’ questions, whether about who’s who among midcentury modern architects, the movement’s forebears, or the pros and cons of slab construction…”
