The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat (2012)
• February 25th, 2012 • 0h 48min
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Overview
In 1959, a government employee named Richard Oyler, living in the tiny desert town of Lone Pine, California, asked world-famous modern architect Richard Neutra to design his modest family home. To Oyler's surprise, Neutra agreed. Thus began an unlikely friendship that led to the design and construction of an iconic mid-century modern masterpiece.
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