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The massive Palm Springs home designed by renowned modern architect John Lautner for comedian Bob Hope is for sale for $50 million. The concrete, steel and glass house was built in 1979 and has about 22,000 square feet of living space.<br><b>More: </b><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/28/business/la-fi-mo-hotprop-bob-hope-20130228" target="_blank">Giant curving copper roof plays off the shape of the nearby mountains.</a>

Bob Hope's former Palm Springs home

( Brian Thomas Jones / November 28, 2012 )

The massive Palm Springs home designed by renowned modern architect John Lautner for comedian Bob Hope is for sale for $50 million. The concrete, steel and glass house was built in 1979 and has about 22,000 square feet of living space.
More: Giant curving copper roof plays off the shape of the nearby mountains.

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