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Title: Francisco J. Urrutia Collection
Dates: 2002-2003
Collection Number: S2022.1
Creator/Collector:
Francisco J. Urrutia
Extent: 47 Linear Feet plus 5 Flat Files
Repository:
Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs, California 92263
Abstract: Architect Francisco (Frank) J. Urrutia AIA, FARA, was born in 1945 and studied at California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo (1969) and started his career with William Cody FAIA in Palm Springs (1968-1973). Urrutia formed business
partnerships with Donald Wexler FAIA (1978-1982) and David Prest (1992-1996) as well as solo practices (1973-1978, 1982-1992,
and 1996-2016). Urrutia’s career spanned over a 45 year period in the Coachella Valley. He is known for his noteworthy, custom
residential designs at the Vintage Club as well as Bighorn, Ironwood, and Eldorado Country Clubs. He also designed several
medical, civic, and commercial properties around the Coachella Valley. His work represents the influence and development of
down valley resort cities, golf clubhouses, and country club living. He has received numerous professional design awards
and served on many civic commissions and boards.
Language of Material: English
Open to qualified researchers by appointment only.
No interpretive restriction is placed on material. Separate permissions to be obtained for publishing material. Property rights
to the physical object belong to the Palm Springs Art Museum. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators
and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where Palm Springs Art Museum does not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item]. Francisco J. Urrutia Collection . Collection Number: S2022.1. Palm Springs Art Museum
Donated by Francisco J. Urrutia
Scope and Content of Collection
The materials were donated in April 2022 by Francisco J. Urrutia (S2022.1) and are represented by 4 series -- Series I – Architectural
Drawings; Series II – Renderings and Boards; Series III – Photographs; and Series IV – Publications and Correspondence.
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Urrutia, Francisco J.