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Escape the everyday in this Geodesic Dome House in Palm Springs

Inspired by 20th-century architect R. Buckminster Fuller, architect Pavlina Williams transformed a decrepit dome...

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Mid-century modernism and sustainable design meet in two desert homes

Two new residences in Palm Springs by o2 Architecture combine the best of mid-century modernism and 21st-century...

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Albert Frey’s tiny Palm Springs house makes the desert an extension of his living room

Swiss-born architect Frey designed a great number of homes in Palm Springs, but surely none hold a candle to this...

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Interview with Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner

<o A few years ago, I had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner about prefab...

College of the Desert, HGA Architects, Palm Springs, Beyond Net Zero, Net Zero Energy

HGA Architects’ West Valley Campus at College of the Desert Will Produce More Energy than it Consumes

College of the Desert is a two-year community college with about 3,400 full-time students that is located in the Coachella...

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Take a Tour of Blu Homes’ First Prefab in Joshua Springs This Weekend

With Blu Homes' new Vallejo, CA factory, the prefab home builder is making a big push to expand its product throughout...

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Palm Springs’ Rosa Gardens Affordable Housing Achieves LEED Gold Certification

Rosa Gardens was constructed on an urban infill lot and it offers 57 units of 2 or 3 bedroom apartments. The project...

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Superstar Architects Team Up To Design BOOM, a Sprawling Desert Eco Community

The 100-acre development is an attempt to rethink home, community and wellness, and will include 300 private residences...

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Discreet Desert Eco Homes Planned for the Mojave Desert

The 15-acre plot of land set aside for the desert home community has been subdivided into 18 plots, each almost...

Austin Residence, Lloyd Russell

California Desert Home Uses Passive Ventilation Techniques

Building a home in the desert is certainly a test of green building innovation -- because in a climate where resources...

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Marmol Radziner

Sustainable design and prefabrication are two of our central obsessions here at Inhabitat. So when they come together...

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