Following an apprenticeship in the mid1930s with frank lloyd wright, lautner opened his own practice in 1938, where he worked for the remainder of his career. John lautner was a famous american architect who was a major advocate for googie architecture, a style that was all the rage in southern california in the 1960s. A wright apprentice who started his own practice in 1939, lautner melded his spaceage vision for housing with the california landscape, incorporating great expanses of glass, lowslung furniture, and natural materials. Those are also good books, but not nearly as high quality as the architecture of john lautner. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. It was designed by the midcentury architect john lautner. Complete projects list the john lautner foundation. John lautners concrete domed elrod house overlooks coachella valley. The architecture of john lautner olsberg, nicholas, cohen, jeanlouis, escher, frank, olsberg, nicholas on. Designed by architectand apprentice of frank lloyd wrightjohn lautner. Asymmetrically arranged shapes, from circular volumes to long, flat planes, step up the hill and around each other to form a strangely harmonious, abstractly futuristic, and truly organicfeeling whole. Most of the photos in this book appear to have been taken shortly after the buildings were completed and some during construction, so it makes a great companion to the architecture of john lautner.
Rooted in a personal design philosophy that is the imaginative extension of the organic architectural theories of frank lloyd wright he was one of wrights first apprentices, his exuberant designs and broad spectrum of approaches epitomize the landscape of southern california. Lautner practiced primarily in california, and the majority of his works were residential. It covers more buildings than any of the others, and includes lautner s own comment on each, making it an invaluable record of real architecture. Lautner s designs share a sense of drama, powerful geometry and warmth, and a profound respect for the site. Tour john lautners iconic sheatsgoldstein residence curbed. This book provides a good summary of what youll find in the architecture of john lautner by weintraub. There is a floor plan, some photographs, and often some technical sketches for each of his projects. Rooted in a personal design philosophy that is the imaginative extension of the organic architectural theories of frank lloyd wright he was one of wrights first apprentices, his exuberant designs and broad spectrum of approaches epitomize the landscape of. Nine years after the jacobsen house, we can see that structure is clearly a major theme in john lautners work. The property was the famed architect s largest undertaking, sprawling across six acres. They are unique entities unlike those of any other architect. Lesser known to laymens eyes is the work compiled in the recent paperback release of john lautner, architect edited by frank escher. It is called simply john lautner, architect and is a large, handsome, 288page volume lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs 160 in color of lautners incredible structures.
Four private residences designed by john lautner, the midcentury architect whose legacy may have been underestimated. The property was the famed architects largest undertaking, sprawling across six. The quality of all the photos is excellent, having very good composition, lighting, resolution, and contrast. Walstrom house by john lautner was constructed in 1969. He wanted his architecture to nourish clients both mentally and spiritually, as well as satisfy their basic need for shelter. John lautner architecture and influence major works. The real thing was started by robin poirier, builder of several lautner projects and one of the few contractors to go toward lautner rather than run the other way. His houses, many perched on hillsides with sweeping glass walls overlooking the valley below, are icons of the drama and exuberance of the best of southern california architecture.
Rather than be cowed by the obvious difficulty in constructing oneofakind projects, poirier embraced them. Architecture projects from john lautner, an architecture office firm centered around. Born in 1911, lautner apprenticed to frank lloyd wright before establishing his own office in hollywood in. An additional design by john lautner was not built. Through no fault of his own, john lautners contributions to modern architecture have been widely recognized only in the last ten or fifteen years. See more ideas about john lautner, architecture and modern architecture. Of all john lautners creations, the hope residence might be the least well known but the most unforgettable. Buy the architecture of john lautner 01 by weintraub, alan, hess, alan, lautner, john isbn. Alan hess, author of googie redux ultramodern roadside architecture records lautners contributions to a new caroriented architecture developing in southern. At the arango house on mexicos acapulco bay, he realized this grand ambition to glorious effect. Were continuing our series on modernist buildings in palm springs with american architect john lautners arthur elrod house.
An exploration of the complete built work idea books. Jim olson inside the architect s treetop house duration. John lautner 19111994, a california based architect, was an early apprentice of frank lloyd wright. Its footprint is much more compact, and it only has 96. Frank escher has done a wonderful job with this book. Jun 07, 2016 a john lautner beach house in malibu is revitalized with an assist from interior designer waldo fernandez and architect michael kovac, business dynamo jamie mccourt breathes new life into a. But his first solo design, the house he built for himself and his wife in silver lake in 1940, is much less well known.
There is some biographical information but most of the book looks at his works. Architect this book presents some fifty of the realized projects as well as republishing an interview that marlene laskey conducted with the architect in 1986, and a collection of lautners observations. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed may 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. John lautners harpel house, 1956 parson architecture. He was an original striving for the unique, drawing his inspiration from the site, unbending and outspoken. The home was featured in the pensacola news journal of november 2, 1958. Were continuing our series on modernist buildings in palm springs with american architect john lautner s arthur elrod house. The stone, glass, and copper cliffclimber is a hollywood hills homage to frank lloyd wrights fallingwater. Completed in 1949, the building was designed by master architect john lautner as eight units of student housing. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. John lautner triangle modernist houses americas largest.
Lautner received his bachelor of science degree from northern michigan university and later apprenticed with frank lloyd wright at taliesin fellowship in wisconsin and arizona. John edward lautner 16 july 1911 24 october 1994 was an american architect. John lautner architecture and influence architecture. Peek inside bob hopes iconic john lautnerdesigned palm. There are interviews with lautner, the story of each building, blueprints, and a timeline with bibliography. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The architecture of john lautner hardcover april 22, 2008 by nicholas olsberg author, editor. Harpel displays his ongoing interest in developing a fully integrated and expressed structural system, for each project, as an important architectural value. I also own john lautner, architect by escher, and lautner by barbaraann campbelllange. Lautner was born in 1911, the older of two children. John lautner and real architecture the objective standard. John lautner talks about the clients, their wishes, and his solutions. The architecture of john lautner alan hess, john lautner.
Buy john lautner, architect by john lautner, frank escher editor online at alibris. Balboa island jaws house by legendary architect john. Born in 1911, lautner apprenticed to frank lloyd wright before establishing his own office in hollywood in 1939. Known as the elrod house, this john lautnerdesigned five bedroom, five and a half bathroom residence was commissioned by designer arthur elrod in 1968 and has been featured in numerous. He was an apprentice and employee of the famed architect frank lloyd wright from 1933 until 1939, whom he contacted after reading lloyd wrights autobiography in 1933. The book is richly illustrated, often with photographs made specially for this book. Jim olson inside the architects treetop house duration. The next house in our series on john lautner is the harpel house.
The lautner offers 4 luxury vacation rental living units by architect john lautner, the park is our 10,000 sq. Architect john lautner became known as one of the finest practitioners of what is often called the organic modern style, responsible for some of the most famous southern california designs of the twentieth century. Apr 05, 2018 in diamonds are forever 1971, james bond did battle with bikiniclad guards bambi and thumper in lautners elrod house 1968, a dramatic, circular concrete structure built into, around, and incorporating the jagged rocks of a palm springs cliff. John lautner s concrete domed elrod house overlooks coachella valley. John lautner, architect by john lautner, frank escher. A lost john lautner house is found and restored the new. A lost john lautner house is found and restored the.
American architect john lautner designed the elrod house in the elrod house is an example of lautners socalled free architecture designs, where nature and architecture are fused into one element. Lautners designs share a sense of drama, powerful geometry and warmth, and a profound respect for the site. A john lautner beach house in malibu is revitalized. Not until robert venturis 1972 book learning from las vegas did the architectural mainstream even come close to validating lautners logic. John lautners sixty years in architecture comprise one of the great. Nov 16, 2016 of all john lautner s creations, the hope residence might be the least well known but the most unforgettable. This book is a great complement to the pretty picture books as it has images that are not regularly seen in the other lautner books i just feel this book doesnt. The house is circular with brick walls that taper, using 67 radial douglas fir beams and a 14foot central pillar. The lautner gallery john lautners 1947 masterpiece. The purpose of architecture is to improve human life. John lautner after years of indefatigable research, tycho and janrichards book adds an invaluable resource for our understanding of lautner. Get to know more about legendary american architect john lautner and the history of the former desert hot springs motel.
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