Perhaps selfishly so i can show pictures of my house when it was first built in 1947 by the master himself. The john lautner foundation was founded in 1995 to preserve the lautner archive. During the forties and fifties, he established his own architecture office and designed several small and mediumsized houses of unusual daring and freedom. Architecture of john lautner by alan hess, 9780500284209, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The architecture of john lautner by alan hess, 1999 online. The architecture of john lautner by alan hess 20030922. I also own john lautner, architect by escher, and lautner by barbaraann campbelllange. The pushbutton glass walls and retracting roofs, however innovative, always serve to create humane spaces that allow occupants to commune with nature and themselves. Born in 1911, lautner apprenticed to frank lloyd wright before establishing his own office in hollywood in 1939. In 2009, lautner was the subject of a documentary feature film direct by murray grigor, infinite space.
Sep 15, 2016 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. The architecture of john lautner lexile find a book. John lautners elrod house my favorite piece of palm springs architecture midcentury modern perfection. John lautner, passed away on october 19, 2016, after a long illness. John lautners sixty years in architecture comprise one of the great unexamined careers of the twentieth century. The lautner offers 4 luxury vacation rental living units by architect john lautner, the park is our 10,000 sq. Mar 21, 2018 john lautners elrod house in streetporters book photo. Architecture projects from john lautner, an architecture office firm centered around. John lautner by barbara campbell goodreads share book. Alan weintraub this volume traces the span of architect john lautner s career from the 1940s to the 1990s. The architecture of john lautner by alan hess 20030922 on.
In the architecture of john lautner, stunning photography and insightful text illuminate the work of this modern master. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads. 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. Jan 31, 2018 tour palm springs most iconic midcenturymodern homes by richard neutra, albert frey, and john lautner a new book captures their architectural splendor up close and personal by stefanie walde k.
Buy john lautner, architect by john lautner, frank escher editor online at alibris. The purpose of architecture is to improve human life. The architecture of john lautner alan hess, alan weintraub on. The architecture of john lautner universe architecture. Four new books capture iconic california architecture.
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. Buy the architecture of john lautner 01 by hess, alan, weintraub, alan isbn. In 1933 he joined frank lloyd wright at taliesin west. John edward lautner 16 july 1911 24 october 1994 was an american architect. John lautner s sixty years in architecture comprise one of the great unexamined careers of the twentieth century.
Born in 1911, lautner apprenticed to frank lloyd wright before establishing his own office in hollywood in. This revised and condensed reprint of the rizzoli title of the same name outlines all of lautners residential projects and details his career from his apprenticeship with frank lloyd wright to his status as one of the preeminent practitioners of midcentury modernism. Buy the architecture of john lautner 01 by weintraub, alan, hess, alan, lautner, john isbn. The architecture of john lautner by alan hess goodreads. John lautner was a california based architect that built very inspiring public buildings and private residences. Buy john lautner architecturedesign series new ed by alan hess, alan weintraub isbn. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The architecture of john lautner universe architecture series. Complete projects list the john lautner foundation. John lautner, architect by john lautner, frank escher editor. The architecture of john lautner hess, alan, weintraub, alan isbn. Click download or read online button to get john lautner architect book now. Solow professor in the history of architecture at the institute of fine arts at new york university. Frank escher is a principal in the architecture firm escher gunewardena.
John lautners sixty years in architecture comprise one o. Buy architecture of john lautner by alan hess online at alibris. Streetporter highlights jawdropping glamourlike that of george randolph and rosalie hearsts home, which was. John lautner, faia 19111994 john lautner was one of the most important american architects of the twentieth century, and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The quality of all the photos is excellent, having very good composition, lighting, resolution, and contrast. It contains photographs of 25 important designs revealing his multifaceted houses, particularly his. 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. 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. Those are also good books, but not nearly as high quality as the architecture of john lautner. The book is richly illustrated, often with photographs made specially for this book.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. John lautner architect download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Tour palm springss most iconic midcenturymodern homes by. It is the story of brilliance and of a complicated life and the most sensual architecture of the 20th century. Jul 06, 2008 rather it showcases the deeply poetic nature of the architecture he pursued throughout his career, says escher, whose book john lautner, architect, came out three months before the. Through no fault of his own, john lautners contributions to modern architecture have been widely recognized only in the last ten or fifteen years. Despite the extraordinary technical achievements of his concrete roofs, steel cantilevers, and double curves, dynamic engineering is never the main point of his work. Infinite space, a new documentary feature film, traces the lifelong quest of visionary genius john lautner to create architecture that has no beginning and no end. Going back to the future with the visionary west coast architectmichiganborn architect john lautner 1911 1994 was behind some of the most striking and innovative architectural designs in mid20thcentury america. An exploration of the complete built work idea books. His career spanned fiftyfive years and left an indelible mark on the built environment of southern california. The book traces the unfolding of his protean conceptions up to his death in 1994. May 15, 2019 this film traces the lifelong quest of visionary architect john lautner to create architecture that has no beginning and no end.
Lautner was born in 1911 and raised in marquette, michigan. Infinite space the architecture of john lautner2008 youtube. John lautner after years of indefatigable research, tycho and janrichards book adds an invaluable resource for our understanding of lautner. In the few months since i purchased this beautifully illustrated and impecabbly written monograph, john lautner seems to have become hollywoods. The other modernism, hess writes, the prairie architects. The architecture of john lautner universe architecture series alan hess, alan weintraub. John lautner 19111994 disappearing space by campbelllange, barbaraann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bette jane cohen, director, producer, and editor of the 1990 film the spirit in architecture. John lautner designed over 200 architectural projects during his career, but many designs for larger buildings were never realised. The architecture of john lautner alan hess, john lautner. The book illustrates john lautners work in photos beautifully, but it lacks plans to allow the reader to grasp the projects better.
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