Palm Springs is synonymous with Midcentury Modern architecture and Desert Modernism, and among the visionaries who shaped this legacy, few are as prolific yet under-the-radar as William F. Cody. While names like Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, and E. Stewart Williams often steal the spotlight, Cody’s elegant, climate-responsive designs defined resort-style living in the Coachella Valley. Nowhere is his genius more perfectly captured than in the Abernathy House, a 1962 masterpiece that remains one of Palm Springs’ most celebrated private homes, and is very near the top of the list of my all-time favorite shoots.
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