Desert Gardens
1958 - 1982
File 18
An unrealized project for a desert resort on a 200 acre property at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains at La Quinta, California.
The records in this project series has been arranged by material type.
La Quinta California United States
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Zoning maps for the cities of Rancho Mirage (1), Indian Wells (2, ordinances dated 1958 and 1979), Cathedral City - Palm Desert district (2), and Bermuda Dunes district (1, ordinance dated 1960).
6 map(s)
Diazoprints annotated with yellow marker
sheets (smallest): 48 x 64 cm sheets (largest): 108 x 107 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-016-003 M
4 drawing(s)
3 ink on trace; 1 graphite and ink on yellow lined paper
sheets (smallest): 16 x 19 cm sheet (largest): 23 x 35 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-007 S
19 drawing(s)
Ink on tracing paper
sheets (largest): 26 x 57 cm
Various dimensions
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-007-005 S
1 drawing(s)
Ink and coloured pencil on tracing paper
sheet: 32 x 63.5 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-007-006 S
Perspective study of Desert Gardens project.
1 drawing(s)
Coloured pencil on paper (matted)
69 x 112 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-016-004 M
Perspective study for Desert Gardens.
1 study(ies)
Ink and coloured pencil on tracing vellum (matted)
75 x 106 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-016-005 M
One of 7 “courtyard studies of light and colour.”
1 study(ies)
Pastel on paper
64 x 98.5 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-030-006 M
One of 7 “courtyard studies of light and colour.”
1 study(ies)
Pastel on paper
64 x 98.5 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-030-007 M
One of 7 “courtyard studies of light and colour.”
1 study(ies)
Graphite on oil pastel on wove paper
64 x 98.5 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-030-008 M
One of 7 “courtyard studies of light and colour.”
1 study(ies)
Pastel on paper
64 x 98.5 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-030-009 M
One of 7 “courtyard studies of light and colour.”
1 study(ies)
Pastel on paper
64 x 98.5 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-016-010 M
9 drawing(s)
Ink on paper
sheets: 23 x 30.5 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-008 S
19 drawing(s)
Ink on tracing vellum
sheets: 27.5 x 43 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-009 S
12 drawing(s)
Ink on tracing vellum
sheets: 28 x 43 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-010 S
8 drawing(s)
Ink on tracing paper with white corrector fluid and photocopy overlay
sheets (largest): 61 x 79 cm
various dimensions
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
Floor plans for housing units; elevations for main gates and housing units; plans for courtyard and gardens.
6 drawing(s)
Ink and graphite on tracing vellum
sheets: 77 x 113 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
18 drawing(s)
Photocopies, 9 annotated in red ink.
sheets: 27 x 21,5 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-011 S
18 drawing(s)
Positive photostat prints mounted on paper, some with annotations in ink
secondary supports (approx.): 22 x 28 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-011a S
22 flat(s)
Flats and flats with goldenrod masking paper
sheets (smallest): 20 x 30 cm sheets (largest): 50 x 61 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-007-007 S
Site plans for proposed Desert Gardens project; floor plans, roof plan and elevations for housing units.
24 reprographic copy(ies)
Positive photostat prints
sheets (smallest): 15.5 x 40 cm sheets (largest): 47 x 61 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-007-008 S
2 transparency(ies)
Transparencies
transparencies: 10 x 12.5 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-015-013 T
3 photograph(s)
Gelatin silver prints
sheet (smallest): 28 x 35,5 cm sheets (largest): 51 x 61 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-031-009 S
Eight-page colour brochure for Sunglow, ranch and residential development at the foot of the Santa Jacinta mountains, near Palm Springs, CA.
1 textual record(s)
Printed material
pamphlet: 28 x 28 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-012 S
1 textual record(s)
Photocopy on tracing vellum with graphite annotations
sheets: 22 x 35,5 cm
2 sheets
dated
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009-013 S
1 manuscript(s)
Ink and graphite on yellow lined paper
sheet: 21.5 x 28 cm
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-009--011b S
20 drawing(s)
Coloured pencil, ink and graphite on tracing paper mounted on board
secondary supports (approx.): 30 x 45 cm
dated and Initialled
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-005-005 S
Objects that have been catalogued:
One of 7 “courtyard studies of light and colour.”
1 study(ies)
Pastel on paper
64 x 98.5 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-030-012 M
One of 7 "courtyard studies of light and colour.”
1 study(ies)
Pastel on paper
64 x 98.5 cm
dated and signed
Gene Summers fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Gene Summers/
Gift of Gene Summers
114-016-011 M
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