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.

Summer Architecture Tour - 08.22.09 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Join ADC members for a cool summer tour of new and inspiring architecture in Venice, California. This motor coach tour will include lunch and a cocktail reception. Information will be sent to ADC members in early summer.

2009/2010 ADC Lecture Series

This year the ADC will host four lectures to be held on:

October 24, 2009

January 30, 2010

February 19, 2010

April 10, 2010

Check back for more information about the upcoming 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.  

Check back for more information about the upcoming Palm Springs Architecture 101 series.

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 February 15- May 4, 2008, Rizzoli International has published a 208-page book co-authored by curator, Michael Stern and architectural historian, Alan Hess.

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 $2,500 plus tax. However, as an ADC member, you will receive a 20% discount, for a price of $2,000, 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 to reserve your deluxe edition and color photograph today!