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‘William Krisel’s Palm Springs’

William Krisel brought architectural rigor and a sense of joie de vivre to tract housing. This Julius Shulman photo from 1957 shows a room in the Alexander Residence in the Twin Palms neighborhood.

William Krisel brought architectural rigor and a sense of joie de vivre to tract housing. This Julius Shulman photo from 1957 shows a room in the Alexander Residence in the Twin Palms neighborhood.

  (Julius Shulman / The Getty Research Institute)

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'William Krisel's Palm Springs'

A rendering of the preliminary design for the Alexander Residence, also known as “The House of Tomorrow,” in Palm Springs’ Vista Las Palmas neighborhood (1959).

  (Gift of William and Corinne Krisel / Getty Research Institute)

'William Krisel's Palm Springs'

A street elevation drawing for Model B-3 in Kings Point, an enclave of William Krisel-designed houses in south Palm Springs.

  (Gift of William and Corinne Krisel / Getty Research Institute)

'William Krisel's Palm Springs'

Renderings of William Krisel-designed residences at Racquet Club Road Estates in Palm Springs (1959). The book “William Krisel’s Palm Springs: The Language of Moderism” contains a number of such images, as well as monographs about Krisel’s work.

  (Gift of William Krisel Architectural Archive / Getty Research Institute)

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