The Palm Springs School: Desert Modernism 1934-1975By: Alan Hess Palm Springs is at the center of a unique tradition in architecture marked by invention and a sensitivity to local conditions that has resulted in design that exerts an influence far greater than the towns small size. The book is the first to fully explore the wide ranging forms this architecture has taken, from houses to gas stations, hotels to airports, banks to restaurants and spas. Much more than a resort destination, Palm Springs