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Palm Springs geometry where the desert demanded radical simplicity

BUILT IN 1968 BY JOHN LAUTNER AND ORDERED BY ARTHUR ELROD, AN INTERIOR DESIGNER. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOUSES IN PALM SPRINGS AND AN EXAMPLE OF FREE ARCHITECTURE
BUILT IN 1968 BY JOHN LAUTNER AND ORDERED BY ARTHUR ELROD, AN INTERIOR DESIGNER. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOUSES IN PALM SPRINGS AND AN EXAMPLE OF FREE ARCHITECTURE © JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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