TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
(TrendHunter.com) Upon first glance, one may be lead to assume that we’re under invasion from UFOs or that these ultra-cool and futuristic private homes were inspired by the creators of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. …
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
These mid-century masterpieces by architects like John Lautner, William Krisel, Frank Lloyd Wright and Albert Frey are all available as vacation rentals. What a great way to 'get away'.
io9 (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
From now until October 12, Los Angeles-based io9ers can view architect John Lautner's original designs for the Chemosphere and other modernistic buildings at the Hammer Museum. Built in the Hollywood... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Doesn't this remind you of the iconic house by John Lautner in Hollywood Hills? Anyway, this new house is also sleek and lovely.
Slow Painting (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Lautner’s Mar Brisas House For those who find consolation in visionary architecture, this city has always been a powerful antidepressant. Its wealth of 20th-century treasures, mostly private homes, reminds us that it is possible to find quiet corners of enlightenment in dystopian times. “Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner,” an exhibition at the Hammer [...]
Archinect (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
An exhibition at the Hammer Museum, makes a strong case that John Lautner's legacy has been curiously underestimated. NYT
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The New York Times has posted a really detailed review of the new exhibit, "Between Heaven and Earth: The Architecture of John Lautner" which is on display at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Even though the Organic architect's work is critiqued favorably, the show is said to be kind of a snore. I'd be interested to hear what anyone who sees the show thinks. Check out the review here. Photo copyright...
Opinion Dominion (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
This time in the New York Times: a slideshow of houses by John Lautner . Very 60's feel, but in a very good way.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
“Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner,” an exhibition at the Hammer Museum, makes a strong case that Lautner’s legacy has been curiously underestimated.
Archinect (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
The John Lautner House Tours start this Sunday with visits to The Harpel Residence (1956), The Tyler Residence (1953), and The Schwimmer Residence (1982), as part of the Hammer Museum's current exhibition Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner . Future tours will be held on 8/24 , 9/14 , and 10/12 .
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
LOS ANGELES.- John Lautner (1911-94), one of the most important and influential architects of the twentieth century, had a remarkable career spanning nearly six decades. Residing and working in Los Angeles during much of that time, his designs are known for their radical innovation with specific attention to materiality, space and a consciousness of the natural environment. The Hammer Museum brings...
Archinect (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Eric Chavkin reviews recent John Lautner Exhibition in Hammer Museum exclusively for Archinect. Along with the museum show, Mr. Chavkin anecdotes his personal experiences with the late architect as well as his takes on few of the projects. Full review after the jump.
Archinect (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
The LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne reviews 'Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner', which opened yesterday at UCLA's Hammer Museum.
Apartment Therapy LA (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
This house, the Chemosphere, was used in both Charlie's Angels, and Body Double. If you've seen the movies Diamonds are Forever, Charlie's Angels or Body Double, you've oohed and aahed over John Lautn
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
In case you missed them, these were our reader's favorite posts from last week: What is Architecture? Which Room Poses the Biggest Decorating Challenge? I.D. Magazine on John Lautner A Usonian for Under $200,000?? The Latest in the Saga of the McMansion
