| Msgr. Patrick S. Brennan |
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Country Club Estates is a 30 unit condominium complex located in south Palm Springs. Completed in in 1965, it stands as an exceptional representative of Desert Modernism as envisioned by master architect, A. Quincy Jones, FAIA (1913-1979). Jones demonstrated with Country Club Estates how well he understood its environment and the ways to adapt his designs to maximize livability. The sleek horizontality of its massing, its carefully planned spaces, and artful blurring of the line between indoors and out, all contribute to making Country Club Estates a stand-out of its type. I was able to visit 7 units (booties on feet) and came to see the genius of the architects' design. These units have all been recently remodeled, returning them to their original mid-century design.