Aluminaire House, Palm Springs, CA
ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY LYNNE TUCKER
Albert Frey (American, born Switzerland, 1903-1998) helped to establish Palm Springs as a world-recognized center for modern architecture and design. He was the first architect to design a modern International Style structure for Palm Springs and paved the way for modern architecture and the architects that followed.
The Aluminaire House was designed as a case study by architects A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey in April, 1931. The three-story house, made of donated materials and built in ten days, was the first all-metal house in the United States.
The Aluminaire House Foundation has gifted the Aluminaire House™ Exhibit to the Palm Springs Art Museum as a part of their permanent collection.
The icon of modernist design is being reconstructed in place of the south parking lot of the Museum. Aluminaire House has recently been listed by Architectural Record as one of the most important buildings completed worldwide in the past 125 years.
Don’t miss the grand opening of the long-awaited installation of Aluminaire House™, an icon of modernist design by A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey March 23 at 1:00PM
Admission
Adults – $16
Seniors (62+) – $14
Students/Teachers – $8
Hours
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Noon-8:00pm
Friday – Tuesday 10:00am-5:00pm
For more information visit: www.psmuseum.org
Think Home Sweet Home!
Lynne
A Passion 4 Photography
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