Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Palm Springs City Hall
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Preferred Title:
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Palm Springs City Hall
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Image View:
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Detail of brise-soleil constructed from aluminum sheet metal formed into tubes, tilted down
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Creator:
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Clark, Frey and Chambers (American architectural firm, 1946-1956); E. Stewart Williams (American architect, 1909-2005)
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Location:
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site: Palm Springs, California, United States
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Location Note:
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3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way
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GPS:
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+33.823913-116.511324
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Date:
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1952-1957 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Mid-Century Modernist; Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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city hall
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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steel; glass; concrete block; aluminum
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Description:
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The partnership of John Porter Clark, Albert Frey and Robson C. Chambers dissolved at the end of 1956; the firm was renamed Frey and Chambers. Frey was the principal architect on this project. The building is made of concrete block. Tubular aluminum bris-soleil offers shade, while allowing a view. In front of the City Council Chamber is a large disk, on which is emblazoned "The People are the City." Frey deliberately created a separate volume for the Council Chamber, which is also higher than the rest of the building. The perimeter exterior walls are stepped to improve acoustics and to bring in north light. To the west, at the main entrance, is a cutout in the overhang of the same diameter as the disk, yielding a symmetry to the massing. (Source: Rosa, Joseph; Albert Frey, Architect, Princeton, NJ: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999 (1568982054))
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Nine
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Identifier:
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1A2-US-SP-CH-D05
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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