Modernist Houses for the Modest Set

Palm Springs, once a winter retreat for Hollywood’s glamorous types, began welcoming the middle class in the 1950s, thanks to the residential developments created by the Alexander Construction Company. Far from cookie-cutter boxes, the houses were designed by forward-looking modernist architects, like William Krisel, Dan Palmer, Donald Wexler and Charles Dubois. Photographs by James Schnepf.

For more about the Palm Springs Alexanders, see Modernism, Vol. 14, No. 11, Spring 2011.