The Architecture of William F. Cody: A Desert Retrospective

Palm Springs Preservation Foundation; Andy Sotta (Text); William Kopelk (Editor)

Edité par Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, 2004

Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, Published 2004. Wraps, 32 pp; oblong format, 22 x 28 cm; profusely illustrated throughout with color reproductions of William F. Cody's architectural renderings, color and black-and-white photographs of completed structures, vintage advertising material, period family photographs, and a tour map of featured Palm Springs sites. Designed and produced by ClaraVoyant Design.In Very Good condition. Oblong illustrated paper covers with light shelf wear and a hint of color loss along the edges. Binding tight. Otherwise unmarked.Souvenir catalog for the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation's retrospective on the work of William Francis Cody (1916-1978), held November 6, 2004. Cody was among the foremost architects of the Palm Springs Modernist circle that included Albert Frey, Richard Neutra, E. Stewart Williams, Donald Wexler, and Cliff May. Trained at USC (graduated 1942), Cody opened his Palm Springs office in the late 1940s after the Desert Inn commission brought him to the desert; over the next three decades he produced an unusually prolific body of resort, residential, ecclesiastical, and civic work before a 1972 stroke ended his practice. Williams' summary, quoted in the catalog: "He was the best designer of all of us, where I brought the desert into architecture, Cody brought 5th Avenue into the desert. He used elegant materials like teak and marble." The catalog opens with a biographical essay by architectural historian Andy Sotta tracing Cody's California training, his marriage to Winifred Smith, and his Palm Springs collaborations with Donald Wexler, Ric Harrison, Frank Urrutia, and his brother John J. Cody, then provides illustrated profiles of five featured structures and three drive-by tour sites. Welcome letter signed by William Kopelk, PSPF President. Cover renders Cody's 1946 unbuilt addition to The Desert Inn, the commission that first brought him to Palm Springs.Contents: Welcome (William Kopelk); William Francis Cody, F.A.I.A. (biographical essay); Cody's Resume; Featured Structures (Del Marcos Hotel; St. Theresa Catholic Church; William F. Cody Home; Racquet Club Cottages West; Jorgensen/Mavis House at Thunderbird Country Club); Drive By Tour (Palm Springs Spa Hotel; L'Horizon Hotel; Palm Springs Public Library); Acknowledgements; Tour Map; Palm Springs Preservation Foundation; Prolific: A Tribute to William F. Cody, F.A.I.A. N° de réf. du vendeur 20260514007

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Titre : The Architecture of William F. Cody: A ...
Éditeur : Palm Springs Preservation Foundation
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Wrappers
Etat : Very Good