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Global Design: California’s Joshua Tree a desert destination for architecture lovers
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For fans of retro-futuristic architecture and design, staying at the flying saucer-shaped Area 55 Futuro House is bucket-list stuff.
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JOSHUA TREE, California – The jewel of California’s high desert, Joshua Tree is famous for its spiky namesake trees and glorious national park.
But it has also become a sort of Disneyland for lovers of interior design and architecture – everything from mid-century modern to vintage Americana to contemporary hipster chic.

