This splendid book offers a fascinating look at the architect who combined the principles of Frank Lloyd Wright with breathtaking technical achievements. 350 illustrations.
"This book celebrates the career of a neglected giant, who enriched the Southland for over fifty years.... Enthusiasts have had to wait for this sumptuous publication to discover the full range of John Lautner's achievement.
The book traces the unfolding of his protean conceptions up to his death in 1994.
"This book celebrates the career of a neglected giant, who enrichedthe Southland for over fifty years.... Enthusiasts have had to wait for this sumptuous publication to discover the full range of John Lautner's achievement.
An overview of the work of architect John Lautner, a pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright who experimented with new methods of construction and with inventive formal departures, and who had...
Although Lautner's dramatic houses are well-known, this is the first time his work has been seriously examined by scholars. Historian Nicholas Olsberg contributes an analysis of Lautner's evolution, providing social and cultural context.
Michigan-born architect John Lautner was behind some of the most striking and innovative architectural designs in mid-20th-century America.
This thesis explores the development of Lautner's idiosyncratic approach to architecture.
""American architect John Lautner (1911-1994) is responsible for some of the most original buildings of the space age and, indeed, the 20th century.
After years of research, Tycho Saariste and Jan-Richard Kikkert's book adds an invaluable resource for our understanding of Lautner. This book contains a description of the research and the travels to all built Lautner houses.
With iconic buildings by Craig Ellwood, Pierre Koenig, John Lautner, Charles and Ray Eames, and Oscar Niemeyer, among others, L.A. Modern presents the full spectrum of Los Angeles modernism in gorgeous new color photography.