‘William Krisel’s Palm Springs’
William Krisel brought architectural rigor and a sense of joie de vivre to tract housing. This Julius Shulman photo from 1957 shows a room in the Alexander Residence in the Twin Palms neighborhood.
(Julius Shulman / The Getty Research Institute)A rendering of the preliminary design for the Alexander Residence, also known as “The House of Tomorrow,” in Palm Springs’ Vista Las Palmas neighborhood (1959).
(Gift of William and Corinne Krisel / Getty Research Institute)A street elevation drawing for Model B-3 in Kings Point, an enclave of William Krisel-designed houses in south Palm Springs.
(Gift of William and Corinne Krisel / Getty Research Institute)Renderings of William Krisel-designed residences at Racquet Club Road Estates in Palm Springs (1959). The book “William Krisel’s Palm Springs: The Language of Moderism” contains a number of such images, as well as monographs about Krisel’s work.
(Gift of William Krisel Architectural Archive / Getty Research Institute)