. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Clark ▁met ▁Albert ▁Fre y , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Koch er - Sam son ▁office ▁building . ▁After ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁building , ▁Clark ▁and ▁Fre y ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁and ▁completed ▁eight ▁projects ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 – 1 9 3 7 . ▁Fre y ▁left ▁the ▁partners hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Clark ▁then ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁sole ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁business , ▁until ▁Fre y ▁returned ▁to ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁they ▁res umed ▁their ▁partners hip . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Clark ▁completed ▁the ▁architect ' s ▁lic ens ing ▁exam ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁purs ue ▁commercial ▁projects ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁resident ial ▁projects . ▁Their ▁work ▁was ▁mainly ▁modern ist , ▁a ▁style ▁that ▁influenced ▁the ▁architect ural ▁scene ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Clark ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁re open ed ▁the ▁firm ▁and ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Fre y ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁V eter ans ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁desert ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁which