I'm Alison King, the founder of Modern Phoenix, which has grown into a national phenomenon as my partner and I hunted down midcentury architecture in Arizona. I'm also a Professor of Design and Design History at Grand Canyon University.

Since 2003 we've published Arizona's largest image bank of midcentury architecture. Some of Arizona's finest writers, design researchers, photographers and historians have contributed to the Modern Phoenix Neighborhood Network.

We pride ourselves on not only bringing you plenty of professional opinions, but fact-filled primary source material that helps you understand our region's design history better, make sound decisions, and acquire your own modern property. Our annual home tour and Modern Phoenix Week helps get you inspired and take your interest to the next level.

If you're in search of a modern property, try out the Modern Phoenix Marketplace on Facebook, which is stocked with local people buying and selling modern things just like you!

I look forward to seeing you on Facebook, in my DMs on Instagram, or face to face at one of our events soon! Don't hesitate to introduce yourself or join our ranks as a volunteer.

• Phoenix Preservationist Receives American Express Aspire Award at National Trust for Historic Preservation annual conference
• Renovating Phoenix's Sky Harbor Terminals and Paul Coze mural. Listen in with Steve Goldstein on KJZZ
• Does Phoenix Have an Anonymous Skyline? An argument for smart street-level design. Listen in with Steve Goldstein on KJZZ
• Into the land of McMansions, Alison King leads her Midcentury Modern army in The Arizona Republic
• Modern Phoenix: at Home with Alison King in Java magazine
• The Vig Goes Uptown: Preserving the City Through Adaptive Re-Use in Java Magazine
• Meet Alison King of Modern Phoenix in Retro Renovation
• Save Our City in Java Magazine [PDF]
• Modern Phoenix Founder Alison King honored by AIA Arizona
• Phoenix architect Fred Guirey built home for joy and laughter in Cool Homes feature by Susan Felt in the AZ Republic
• Cool Homes slide show of the F. M Guirey Residence in the AZ Republic
• You May Not Know Fred Guirey, But He Knew Phoenix in the Surreal Estate column by Robrt Pela of the New Times
• Bland Skyline Struggles to Give Phoenix a True Sense of Identity in The Arizona Republic
• Has Phoenix Finally Arrived? Feel the Love by Robrt Pela in The New Times
• Remixing Phoenix by Alison King in 944 magazine
• A Midcentury Modern Kind of Love on Phoenix Art Space

AZ Central Critic's Choice
Best Home Tour

2012 + 2013 + 2014

Phoenix Magazine Best of the Valley

Reader's Choice Best Instagram 2022 + 2023

Most Anticipated Midcentury Design Event 2019