Modernism Week | “Going, Going, Gone” – Architecture and Preservation in Rancho Mirage
Tue, Feb 21
|CAMP Theater at the Hyatt Palm Springs
Melissa Riche, author of Mod Mirage and founder of Preservation Mirage focuses on significant mcm homes in Rancho Mirage that have been lost to demolition and aggressive remodels since the 1980s.
TIME & LOCATION
Feb 21, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CAMP Theater at the Hyatt Palm Springs, 285 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
Melissa Riche, author of Mod Mirage – The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage (Gibbs Smith, 2018), and founder of local nonprofit, Preservation Mirage, focuses on significant homes in Rancho Mirage, many at the historic country clubs, that have been lost to demolition and aggressive remodels since the 1980s.
Long before the public outcry over the shocking demolition of the Maslon House (Richard Neutra, 1962) in 2002, changing design tastes of the 1980s and 1990s wreaked havoc on the desert’s modernist gems. With images and video footage, the talk illustrates ‘before and after’ destruction caused by aggressive remodeling, neglect, and naïve disregard for the unique history of this part of the desert. Homes and communities under current threat will also be highlighted.
In addition, Ms. Riche will talk about preservation initiatives to educate the community and to push for a much-needed updated survey of the city’s historic resources.
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