1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (629+ words) While a lovingly restored Buff & Hensman residence advanced toward Class 1 landmark status, a 1940 home was denied designation because modern updates stripped away its signature stone masonry and original design. The Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board on Tuesday recommended a…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (372+ words) Commissioners took issue with a prominent glass display case meant to signal the building's use, calling it a "low-effort solution" that disrupts the structure's symmetry. The Palm Springs Architectural Review Committee (ARC) this week sent design plans for a proposed…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (881+ words) Consultants presented four design options ranging from $1 million to $4 million for Downtown Park's amphitheater, commissioners favored the less costly options. The Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Commission on Monday reviewed four preliminary design concepts for expanding the Downtown Park amphitheater,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (643+ words) A fresh framework requires art donors to provide proof of funding and meaningful community outreach before any new piece can join the public collection. The Palm Springs Public Arts Commission voted this month to approve a new ordinance section establishing…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (494+ words) The 70-year-old synagogue on Alejo Road was founded by concentration camp survivors; its layered architecture spans Modernist, Mid-Century, and Brutalist design phases. The Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board on Tuesday recommended Temple Isaiah for historic designation." The synagogue and…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (622+ words) The Palm Springs Public Arts Commission voted earlier this month to approve a desert wildflower mural on three walls of the south downtown parking structure, while also laying the groundwork for a broader community mural program that could bring art…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (544+ words) The First Church of Christ Scientist, now home to Dezart Performs, earns the city's highest historic designation, protecting a rare example of Desert Modernism designed by one of Palm Springs' most celebrated architects. The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (807+ words) The Palm Springs Architectural Review Committee (ARC) on Monday approved architectural plans for the reconstruction of the fertility clinic destroyed in a domestic terrorist attack last year." TJ Property Holdings, doing business as American Reproductive Center, is proposing a 19, 347-square-foot,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (735+ words) A casual 2023 conversation between a councilmember and the Public Arts Commission chair sparked a three-year effort to bring contemporary art to neighborhood spaces beyond the city's core. A casual coffee conversation three years ago has taken shape across Palm Springs,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (449+ words) The Palm Springs Arts Commission on Thursday moved closer to establishing a framework for how to recategorize the city's current and future art pieces into two groups." Last July, the commission voted to split its art collection into two categories:…...