Wild for Wexler

With his zippy mid-century modernism, architect Donald Wexler helped shape Palm Springs, California, and now Palm Springs is celebrating Donald Wexler with a mega birthday bash.

Wexler, who turns 84 on Saturday, will be present during a 3-day festival that includes upscale parties and tours of Wexler-designed celebrity homes, development houses, and - best yet - Wexler's own iconic home.

It's not too late to join the festivities.

More:

• Wexler Weekend, January 22-24, 2010
• Architecture in Palm Springs, California

_{Above: Between 1961 and 1962, Donald Wexler and the Alexander Construction Company set a new tone for prefab housing with several steel houses in Palm Springs, California. Photo: Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism}