ARCHITECTURE LAB MARCH 16, 2017 Palm Springs Becomes Home to Albert Frey Aluminaire House. The Aluminaire House, once it is finally home in Palm Springs, will be a year-round attraction that is perfectly in line with the city’s thriving architectural tourism focus. The house is destined to become a key cultural attraction in the re-developing […]
Read MorePALM SPRINGS LIFE FEBRUARY 2017 Palm Springs will receive a special Valentine Feb. 14 when the historic 1931 Aluminaire house arrives, just in time for Modernism Week 2017. “We are thrilled that this day has finally arrived,” said Davis. “We are one step closer in achieving our goal of reassembling it in a location that […]
Read MoreARCHITECTURAL RECORD SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 The most significant works that defined architecture in our era. To commemorate Architectural Record’s 125th anniversary, our editors have chosen to honor 125 of the most important works of architecture built since the magazine’s founding in 1891. (Aluminaire is listed as #30, after #28 The Empire State Building and #29 […]
Read MorePALM SPRINGS LIFE DECEMBER 2015 A Fresh Perspective – Palm Springs Art Museum’s new Director Challenges Her Staff to Engage the Community “I found a copy of that catalog recently,” Elizabeth Armstrong says, “and the Albert Frey house famously perched above the museum campus appeared on page 4! And now Frey’s Aluminaire House from the […]
Read MoreTHE DESERT SUN SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 “We looked at how to integrate the park and the city and the museum plaza,” Mark Rios, an architect commissioned by the Palm Springs Art Museum to be part of the design team, told the Downtown Palm Springs Park Committee last Thursday. Rios proceeded to walk the committee through […]
Read MorePALM SPRINGS LIFE MAY 2015 Plans are now firm for the next big attraction for Palm Springs, an installation that may rival the Marilyn Monroe statue, at least for architecture fans. It is the famous Aluminaire House, designed by iconic Palm Springs architects Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher. Read Full Article
Read MorePALM SPRINGS LIFE March 2015 “The Aluminaire House, once it is finally home here in Palm Springs, will be a year-round attraction that is perfectly in line with our thriving architectural tourism focus. The house is destined to become a key cultural attraction in our re-developing downtown district.” “By locating the house in Palm Springs, […]
Read MoreARCHINECT MAGAZINE MARCH 13, 2015 It looks like the Aluminaire House will be heading to sunny Palm Springs, California. The Aluminaire House Foundation plans on placing the all-metal prefab house right across the Palm Springs Art Museum to become another modernist attraction in the city — where Frey lived and practiced from 1935 to his […]
Read MorePALM SPRINGS LIFE MARCH 6, 2015 Modernism Week fundraising efforts help put architectural gem on spot across from Palm Springs Art Museum. When it was unveiled in New York City in April 1931, the starkly modern Aluminiare House was an overnight sensation that emboldened an architectural movement. By locating the house in Palm Springs, where […]
Read MoreARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER FEBRUARY 2015 New York City is losing the 1931 Aluminaire House and its relocating to Palm Spring, California. It makes some sense to bring it to the dry desert; the city loves modern architecture and Frey lived in the desert city for most of his life. New York, say goodbye to the Aluminaire! […]
Read MoreARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER
FEBRUARY 2015
New York City is losing the 1931 Aluminaire House and its relocating to Palm Spring, California. It makes some sense to bring it to the dry desert; the city loves modern architecture and Frey lived in the desert city for most of his life. New York, say goodbye to the Aluminaire!
ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER
FEBRUARY 2015
New York City is losing the 1931 Aluminaire House and its relocating to Palm Spring, California. It makes some sense to bring it to the dry desert; the city loves modern architecture and Frey lived in the desert city for most of his life. New York, say goodbye to the Aluminaire!
