Now part of the permanent collection at the Palm Springs Art Museum, the story of Albert Frey’s “Aluminaire House,” and its significance in the history of architecture is quite remarkable.
If you had never seen a modern house — and most Americans had not — it probably looked like a set for a science fiction movie.
Even today, it looks “like it’s from another planet,” said Palm Springs Art Museum CEO Adam Lerner.
After years of negotiations and fine-tuning the logistics, the Foundation donated Aluminaire House to the Palm Springs Art Museum in 2020, which subsequently raised $2.6 million to cover the cost of its rebuilding and future care.
Reconstruction work underway on Frey's Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum, pictured on January 10, 2024.
Persons:
Albert Frey’s “, ”, Frey, Lawrence Kocher, . Frey, Kocher, Le Corbusier, Chris Menard, Aluminaire, Adam Lerner, Wallace K, Harrison, Jack Hobhouse, Joseph Rosa, Rosa, Michael Schwarting, Frances Campani, Schwarting, Campani, Ian L, Sitren, —, Leo Marmol, “
Organizations:
CNN, Springs Art Museum, Contemporary, Architectural, Allied Arts Exposition, Bauhaus, Springs Art, New York Institute of Technology, Aluminaire Foundation, Foundation, ZUMA, Alcoa Corporation, Palm Springs Art Museum
Locations:
New York City, California, ”, Swiss, New York, French, Manhattan, Springs, Syosset , New York, Palm Springs , California, Islip, Schwarting, NYIT, Sunnyside , Queens, Palm, Palm Springs