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This first major monograph chronicling the work and architectural philosophy of William Krisel features examples and insights from Krisel's own papers, culled from his personal collection as well as the extensive archives of the Getty Research Institute. Krisel's architectural drawings and renderings, as well as many archival photographs, highlight examples of his custom homes, mass-produced housing, and recreational facilities in Palm Springs and rest of the Coachella Valley.
Heidi Creighton is a midcentury modern enthusiast, writer, collector, and researcher. In 2012, she purchased a Palm Springs home designed by William Krisel in 1957.
Chris Menrad,�a Southern California native, was drawn to Palm Springs in 1999 by its
abundance of modernist architecture. He is a founding board member of the Palm Springs Modern Committee, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Desert Modern architectureand a real estate agent specializing in architectural properties in the Coachella Valley. He lives in a Krisel designed home, which was the first Palm Springs' Class One historicKrisel/Alexander built house.
- Sales Rank: #105617 in Books
- Published on: 2016-02-09
- Released on: 2016-02-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.00" h x .91" w x 10.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
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"William Krisel’s Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism is a wonderful book for readers like me, casually interested in residential architecture and its uniquely California development after World War II. In a very personal context, the reader learns of Bill Krisel’s contributions and visions leading to the evolution of Southern California Midcentury Modernism in the Palm Springs/Coachella Valley. Well-documented through narrative, first hand accounts, photographs, and drawings, a history emerges of primarily residential, but also commercial architectural exploration at a time of economic optimism. It chronicles Bill Krisel’s passion for a broader and more holistic residential experience, accessible to the rapidly growing middle class. Here the human spirit can flourish through integration of outdoor and indoor living. Each new suburban residential tract could reflect the local geography and environment and be affordable. Light and lighting, shadow, vista, water, planting, warm natural color, furniture, and textured grounds encourage movement and community. This becomes the new residential experience for many. The dynamic nature of the development of Midcentury Modernism is well developed in a style and language that can be appreciated by the general reader such as myself. I grew up in a Northern California Midcentury Modern residence (Carter Sparks, 1962.) The house my parents built expanded the boundaries of living, sharing many elements with what is seen here---the extensive use of glass walls and sliding doors, decks and patios, sloping roofline, concrete block, and privacy walls, without curtains anywhere! Often friends and neighbors reacted to my parent’s suburban home with comments such as “interesting” and “different.” Now, these elements of daily living, so clearly outlined here, are taken for granted in California. This book brings to focus many of the forces that prompted this visionary architect to explore and permanently change California living in new and dynamic ways. It is a joy to read." (Stephen Follansbee 2015-11-19)
I’m an ordinary man with opinions. About color. About shape. About utility. I prefer a simple line, architecturally speaking. And I like a bit of whimsy, too. What better place to tickle these desires than Palm Springs, California and now there is a beautiful book in the form of a tribute to William Krisel, major architect of the Midcentury Modern design movement which, for Southern California, symbolized the power of the growing middle class during a time of economic expansion and post war optimism. The book is full of photographs and also drawings by Mr. Krisel which he made at the start of each of his projects and which, in and of themselves, are works of art that capture the modern style of the 1950’s and 60’s. Each chapter in the book highlights a perspective of design: location, orientation within the property, wall contour and texture, color, light, shadow, landscape, water elements, indoor/outdoor continuity. All count in the overall effect and success of each project. And all must coalesce into an affordable package. It is a joy to read anecdotes about how Mr. Krisel developed his vision for superb design and affordability in the expanding tract housing market of the 1950’s, but it is equally as interesting to view his designs for individual homes and commercial enterprises. This book is beautifully edited and researched with superb photographs and documents obtained from the Getty Research Institute. It is now an essential part of our Midcentury Modern library. (Richard A. Wolitz 2016-01-03)
About the Author
Heidi Creighton is a midcentury modern enthusiast, writer, collector, and researcher. In 2012, she purchased, restored, and updated a Palm Springs home designed by William Krisel in 1957.
Chris Menrad, a Southern California native, was drawn to Palm Springs in 1999 by its abundance of modernist architecture. He is a founding board member of the Palm Springs Modern Committee, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Desert Modern architecture and a real estate agent specializing in architectural properties in the Coachella Valley. He lives in a Krisel-designed home, which was the first Palm Springs’ Class One historic Krisel/Alexander-built house.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
A Wonderful Start for New Enthusiasts of Mid-Century Architecture as well as Long-Time Fans
By Amazon Customer
Making full disclosure, I have known one of the authors, Chris Menrad, casually over the last 10 years. I am an automotive photojournalist who photographed one of Chris' classic cars at his home in Palm Springs for a magazine feature. He kindly provided a PDF edition of his book for my review.
With that being said, I can't wait to get a hard-copy edition of his and Heidi Creighton's five-star book, William Krisel's Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism. This is a spectacular edition, one that is both scholarly in its comprehensive coverage it gives to William Krisel's body of work and his place in the world of Mid-Century design and architecture as well as serving as a time transport mechanism back to this era, of which I have such fond, personal memories.
In my work I often photograph automobiles together with the architecture of their time, trying to capture in my features this very special time in American life. This book does that within its 224 lavishly illustrated pages, a joy to behold for any student or enthusiast of the era. It is an easy read, an almost perfect balance of text to illustrations and gives the reader an insider's look into what makes this style of architecture so special. Postwar America, starting in the late 1940s was a period of incredible optimism and the homes of this era, many of them modest in their size and scope, perfectly reflected the optimism of what I refer to as the Jet Age, structures and automobiles that work in perfect harmony with each other.
As you look through the book, try to imagine a suburban American family living in one of Krisel's homes, with a big finned sedan in the driveway for dad alongside that symbol of suburbia, a vinyl wood-covered station wagon. It's so easy to imagine that as the 1950s turned into the 1960s, it was an incredible time to grow up and come of age.
A smile came to my face as I turned to the page 50-51 spread as the drawing looked familiar; it was Chris' own home where I photographed several Mid-Century automobiles (for more than a year one such photo was the photo at the top of my Facebook page and is included below). This is where the book excels. It's authors know their subject and are so willing to share their passions for the subject to a wider audience.
The design of the book reflects its era as well, a combination of in-period black and white and color photographs and illustrations. The balance is near perfect and had to reflect hundreds of hours of painstaking research, I imagine so much easier when the authors, living themselves in the environment, had an obvious head start.
With the exception of the book, Julius Shulman: Palm Springs, this is the most essential book on my Mid-Century Modern bookshelf, high praise indeed. If you love Mid-Century architecture as I do, this is a new addition to every fan's personal library.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Truly Fine Work
By David Noyes
This is a magnificent book ... A symphony to a heretofore unsung master architect.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Appreciate good design? This book is a must read.
By Claire Holstein
It's incredible how relevant and beautiful William Krisel's work still is today. Very happy to see this book give proper homage to one of the pioneers of midcentury modern movement and Palm Spring's place in it. For anyone who appreciates good design, this book is a must read.
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