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franjayo
10-08-2005, 04:45
I am reposting this Lautner reference with the fantastic photo of the Arango house. From the www.johnlautner.org site:
Lautner became an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright for six years, joining the first group of Taliesin Fellows. In 1937 he supervised the construction of two of Wright's projects, and two years later established his own practice in Los Angeles. His buildings have been featured in countless publications, in a documentary film on his life and work, in the James Bond and Diehard films, among others, and in commercials for television.
photo reference:
http://www.johnlautner.org/arango.html
takesh h
10-08-2005, 05:30
One of the beauties about PPB is this. It introduces you to bunch of curious architects whom you didn't know.
John Lautner is one, and I came to know Henry Klumb through Juan's old thread and Paulo Mendes da Rocha too.
Hope this section will grow and shed lights on many more less-known architects of the world. :cheers:
One of the beauties about PPB is this. It introduces you to bunch of curious architects whom you didn't know.
John Lautner is one, and I came to know Henry Klumb through Juan's old thread and Paulo Mendes da Rocha too.
Hope this section will grow and shed lights on many more less-known architects of the world. :cheers:
I'm with tou Takesh.
Actually you gave me a good idea: how about a section about new talents?
Other day I was reading the book "40 architects under 40" and the question of the introduction came on my mind right now:
Who are the Richard Rogers, Norman Fosters, Tadao Andos and Richard Meiers of tomorrow?
cobberman
10-08-2005, 19:51
Not only is ppb good about finding new talents, it joins people from other countries would normally wouldn't hear of such architects. I definately appreciate all of you from other countries who post their local architecure becasue it exposes me to what is happening globally.
takesh h
31-08-2005, 08:06
A new monograph on Lautner just came out from TASCHEN.
Lautner (http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/books/architecture/all/facts/04329.htm) :clap:
The master in his last years
With his master Frank Lloyd Wright at taliesin. Lautner is sitting at the table behind the master.
Working on a model for Broadacre City. This house was later built byAbby Beecher Roberts
Sleeping and drafting camp built by Lautner at Taliesin West
the plan of his home, one of his first projects in Los Angeles 1940
Frenchy Pilou
12-09-2005, 00:48
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Interior view. Built in a Hill top with 360 deg. view of Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley, in a small pie shaped piece of land.
innovative structural solutions
Remember this house is 60 years old!...
That is to be pioneer
A steel and gunite was used to hold up against the sun and the strong winds. The angular for of the gunite walls creates a sef supporting structure, makind them integrally strong with a maximum thickness of three inches of gunite. each unit is like a private littlle home with private garden-patio for sunbathing.
section witth steel frames
A wiew from patio to room
primocordara
12-09-2005, 03:16
Jcruiz ! great! I've been having a hard time finding plans of Lautner.:not worth
Do you happen have plans of the Aranjo house? I would love o make a Skippy of it!:)
Juan Gomez-Velez
12-09-2005, 03:20
Fransisco and Juan Carlos
Generally
Lautner gets to you.
He always aims at creating a space from within, with a seemingly inexhaustible imagination, and a very strong disregard for how things are seen from without at that. Very daring, very, very good. He reminds me of Bruce Goff and Bart Prince, following his own drummer as he marched along his path, as did they.
Specifically
The Carling House is one of the most extraordinary houses I've seen illustrated. It seems like a place that is both familiar and mysterious, cozy yet cranky, weird yet wonderful. Has anyone ever visited it?, has it been demolished?
Does anyone remember the house he built for Bob Hope? Hardly anyone ever gets to see an image of it. Does anyone know if it still stands?
Lautner's work is always worth seeing, and remains as challenging now as when built.
Saludos
Juan
sigue2000
12-09-2005, 11:22
Jcruiz ! great! I've been having a hard time finding plans of Lautner.:not worth
Do you happen have plans of the Aranjo house? I would love o make a Skippy of it!:)
Check for the book by Taschen (http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/books/architecture/all/facts/04329.htm)
and the Lautner Foundation (http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=plans&sp-a=00030171-sp00000000)
sigue2000
12-09-2005, 11:27
You can rent this one The Elrod Estate (http://commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/2309-1.shtml)
gary in westOz
13-09-2005, 15:15
For Aussie viewers
looks like some of Lautners building maybe shown on Getaway
Thursday night 15th September 2005
i was wondering if anyone else had any info on the Carling House. im doing a case study on it. anything would be appreciated, thanks
gary in westOz
25-01-2006, 06:53
frmm the book
John Lautner, Architect
franjayo
11-04-2008, 22:29
Rizzoli has a new book on Lautner (http://www.amazon.com/Between-Earth-Heaven-Architecture-Lautner/dp/0847830144).
Great discussion on all things Lautner by way of introducing recently opened show at the Hammer Museum.
Hear it at KCRW's "DNA:Design and Architecture", hosted by Frances Anderton,
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/de Streams from the site or can be iTuned, etc.
Exhibtion site:
http://www.hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/139/
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