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Monarch Apartment Homes: Affordable Housing in Palm Springs

November 21, 2021
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image by Interactive Design Corporation

True to the Mid Century Modern design that pervades the Coachella Valley, Monarch Apartment Homes is so-named for its roofline that mimics the monarch butterfly. The 60-unit affordable housing project…

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Inside Atomic Ranch’s Book with Author Jickie Torres

November 20, 2021
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image photography by Keith Isaacs

What’s it like to write an Atomic Ranch book? We caught up with Jickie Torres to find out! Atomic Ranch has a new book, Remodeled Marvels, written by our very…

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Danielle Nagan Krisel home orange and yellow dining room

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Inside Dani Nagel’s Palm Springs Krisel Home

October 21, 2021
Written by Atomic Ranch

This past weekend, the Atomic Ranch team was in Palm Springs for the Modernism Week Fall Preview. Sponsored by Joybird, Atomic Ranch hosted almost 150 guests at the feature home…

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Memphis Tennessee mid century home exterior

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Tour a Memphis, Tennessee Mid Century Legacy

November 13, 2021
Written By Erin Lawrence and Photography By Michael Berry

This unusual cantilevered mid century home in Memphis, Tennessee once sat on the edge of a lake, with a vacation home feel that it still retains today. Memphis, Tennessee, doesn’t…

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Tour the Frost House, a Rare Modern Gem in the Midwest

November 7, 2021
Written By Michelle Mastro and Photography By Bob Coscarelli

Even in the atomic era, The Frost House was a rare Mid Century Modern find. Imagine piling into the family station wagon late on a Saturday morning for an excursion…

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Alexander Construction Company – Modern Accessibility

October 14, 2021
Written by Dana

To meet the need for mass-market housing in a growing city, Alexander Construction Company made housing more accessible and changed the face of Palm Springs with it. The city grew…

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5 MCM Outdoor Fireplaces to Light Up Your Nights

Whether you live in a temperate climate or a four-season one, it’s still a great time to huddle around an outdoor fireplace with loved ones and your fall drink of…

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The Joel M. Pritchard Building: An Endangered MCM Classic

October 17, 2021
Written by Kye

If you have the chance to visit the Washington State Capitol Campus in Olympia, Washington, you may notice a distinctive structure near the Legislative Building with a sign proclaiming “The…

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