Los Angeles Interior Designer Tracy Beckmann will provide her personal insights into the renovation of the award-winning Hotel Lautner in Desert Hot Springs, designed by legendary American architect John Lautner in 1947 shortly after his graduation from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West School of Architecture.

As co-owner and designer, Tracy will expound on the glamorous but forgotten history of the original owner and movie mogul Lucien Hubbard’s vision, and the challenges she faced during her hands-on renovation of the architecturally-significant property. The lecture will include “before-and-after” photographs which will highlight the full magnitude of the property’s magnificent transformation. Tracy’s talk will provide aficionados of great architecture some practical insight into what it takes to save some of America's most important and iconic buildings.

Since opening its doors to the booking public, the creators of Hotel Lautner have expanded their enterprise and are excited to introduce you to The Lautner Compound, a collection of four boutique properties masterfully restored and designed: The Lautner, The Park, The Ranch House, and The Club House.

The Lautner Compound is on tour during Modernism Week.

The Palm Springs Preservation Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to educate and promote public awareness of the importance of preserving the historical resources and architecture of the city of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley area.” PSPF offers free membership as a public benefit. To learn more about the work of the foundation see www.pspreservationfoundation.org.