Inside Usonia: A 1940s utopian town in the United States
100-year-old Ronald Reisley is the last original founding member of Usonia, a small community nestled in the woods about one hour north of New York City. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright - widely considered the greatest architect in American history - Usonian houses were affordable ($5,000 of the time, about $66K today), exquisitely designed, and integrated into nature. The town is often praised as the best designed town in America.
Produced by Anna Bressanin, filmed by Ilya Shnitser, edited by Anna Bressanin and Caroline Källbäck, sound by Ian Sorrentino
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