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John Lautner, an architect whose name resonates with innovation, daring, and an unabashed celebration of nature's forms, crafted a legacy that defies convent...
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John Lautner was one of the most influential architects in Southern California. Learn about his early career studying under Frank Lloyd Wright, his budding c...
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Jul 16, 2024 · This house has sinuous and enveloping forms, where the main element is a circular space where a unitary concrete roof, cut by glass blades, stands out. For Lautner, this house succeeds in synthesizing an idea of domesticity that marries nature; in fact, elements of the latter enter the home's space entirely.
- Lautner’s Mentor: Frank Lloyd Wright. After graduating from college, Lautner’s mother got word that Frank Lloyd Wright was accepting applications for his Taliesin Fellowship in Wisconsin and encouraged him to apply.
- Lautner Moves to Los Angeles. Lautner stated in an interview that he moved to Los Angeles to supervise the construction of Wright’s Sturges House. He despised the city and thought the town was the “ugliest place in the world.”
- Lautner Opens His Practice. Through small projects handed down from Wright and the building of his own house, Lautner would establish his practice in Los Angles.
- The Chemosphere. In the late 1950s, Lautner would begin the design for the Malin Residence, often called the “Chemosphere.” Initially, the site had been deemed “unbuildable” by several architects and contractors due to the steep 45-degree downhill slope.
Jul 11, 2013 · The latest deluxe addition, Between Earth and Heaven, The Architecture of John Lautner (Hammer Rizzoli, 2008) is academically more prickly since Lautner is now something of an industry; enjoying a Foundation at Getty, centenary celebrations, conservation conferences and so on.
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Palm Springs Modernism Week is celebrating John Lautner this year, by dedicating a sidewalk star to him and offering several other Lautner-related events.
