The Architecture and Design Council is made up of over 300 members passionate about contemporary issues and innovations surrounding architecture and design. In addition to special events at private residences, the ADC sponsors an annual symposium, a lecture series, and tours to architecturally-significant sites. The group continues to grow at an unprecedented pace.
For more information about the ADC, contact Brooke Devenney at 760.322.4818.
The film and lectures are held in the Annenberg Theater, with a reception in the Elrod Sculpture Garden.
Events are $10 ADC members, $15 non-members, unless otherwise noted.
To purchase tickets, please call the box office at 760.325.4490.
Saturday, April 10 Trina Turk: On Design, followed by a cocktail reception
Trina Turk, fashion designer
6 – 8 p.m.
SPONSORED BY Alan Ravert & Glen Dobbs and Jim Gaudineer, Galleria
Trina will discuss the connection between fashion design and interior design and how the landscape, climate and architecture of California and Palm Springs, in particular, have provided a wealth of inspiration for the Trina Turk brand and her products.
Sunday, April 18
Film Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner
Introduced by Sara Sackner, producer
2 p.m.
Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs Art Museum
Infinite Space, a new documentary feature film, traces the lifelong quest of visionary genius
John Lautner to create "architecture that has no beginning and no end." It is the story of brilliance and of a complicated life – and the most sensual architecture of the 20th century.
Palm Springs Life is the official media sponsor of the ADC Lecture Series
Palm Springs Architecture 101 Lecture Series 2009/2010
This lecture series focuses on the history of modernist architecture in Palm Springs. The series will focus on local architectural icons, trace the roots of their work and look at their development and impact on the community. All lectures are held in the Lecture Hall at the Palm Springs Art Museum and followed by a tour of an architecturally significant work by the featured architect.
All lectures begin at 10 a.m. in the Lecture Hall at the Palm Springs Art Museum.
Lectures are $25 per lecture or $85 for a series of four.
If you would like to purchase tickets, please call the box office at 760.325.4490.
Saturday, March 27 P.S. 101: A. Quincy Jones
Lecture by Bill Butler, ADC vice-chair
One of the most important of the post-World War II Southern California architects, Jones is perhaps most famous for the houses he designed for the Palo Alto builder Joseph Eichler. His work ranges from those still desirable subdivision homes to estates like Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, from restaurants like Romanoffs on the Rocks to IBM's Aerospace Headquarters in Westchester County.
Hope House, architecture by John Lautner. 1979. Photograph by Julius Shulman & Jurgen Nogai, 2007. Collection of Palm Springs Art Museum.
Fundraiser
ADC Fundraiser at the Bob & Dolores Hope House, designed by John Lautner
Saturday, March 20
6-8 p.m.
$200 per person (ADC members only)
To make reservations, please call Brooke Devenney at 760.322.4818 or email
This is a rare opportunity to enjoy the spectacular Hope House at a cocktail reception with fellow ADC members. The enormous roof, which echoes the surrounding hills of Southridge, hovers over an expansive patio and garden area where Lautner's dramatic architecture can be experienced. Invitations will be mailed to ADC members.
John Lautner, Sheats-Goldstein Residence, photograph courtesy of Lisa Romerein
Architecture Tour
Los Angeles Tour of John Lautner Houses
Saturday, April 17
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
$200 per person (ADC members only)
Meet in the Museum's South parking lot
To make reservations, please call Brooke Devenney at 760.322.4818 or email
Photographs by Julius Shulman and Jurgen Nogai, 2007.
Julius Shulman: Palm Springs Special Deluxe Edition Available
We have a unique opportunity for you as an Architecture and Design Council member. In conjunction with the exhibition, Julius Shulman: Palm Springs, held at the Palm Springs Art Museum, the ADC commissioned Julius Shulman and Jurgen Nogai to photograph architecturally significant mid-century modern homes in Palm Springs. Rizzoli International has published a 208-page book co-authored by curator, Michael Stern and architectural historian, Alan Hess. This exhibition is currently on view at the Carnegie Museum of Art from September 19, 2009 to January 31, 2010.
As a Member benefit, we are offering a special deluxe edition to ADC members only. This deluxe edition includes a boxed copy of the book and a choice of one photograph from a limited edition of 100 signed and numbered 16" x 20" color photographs by Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai.
These are limited edition photographs, 1/20 through 20/20, of five homes in Palm Springs from which to choose:
Alexander Steel Development House, 1961, architecture by Donald Wexler
Burgess House, 1958, architecture by Hugh Kaptur and William Burgess with subsequent additions by Albert Frey.
Dinah Shore House, 1964, architecture by Donald Wexler
Elrod House, 1968, architecture by John Lautner (SOLD OUT)
Sunnylands, Ambassador and Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg House, 1963, architecture by A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons
The non-member price for this Julius Shulman: Palm Springs deluxe edition is $5,000 plus tax. However, as an ADC member, you will receive a discounted price of $4,500, plus tax.
We appreciate your support as a member of our council and the Museum and hope that you will take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity.
The photographs can be seen by appointment at the Museum. Contact Brooke Devenney at 760.322.4818 or email to reserve your deluxe edition and color photograph today!
