Biographical Summary of John Lautner
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Born:
July 16, 1911, Marquette, Michigan.
Education:
A.B., English, Northern Michigan University, 1933; apprentice, Taliesin Fellowship
(Wisconsin and Arizona), 1933-39.
Spouse:
Marybud Faustina Roberts Lautner, 1934; Elizabeth Lautner, 1950; Francesca Lautner,
1982; four children.
MAJOR PROJECTS:
- 1937
- Temporary Sleeping/Drafting Room, Taliesin West, Arizona
- 1940
- Lautner House, Los Angeles, California Bell House, Los Angeles, California
- 1946
- Maurer House, Los Angeles, California
- 1947
- Desert Hot Springs Motel, Desert Hot Springs, California
- Grantvoort House, Flintridge, California
- Henry's Restaurant, Glendale, California
- Polin House, Los Angeles, California
- 1948
- Lincoln-Mercury Showroom, Glendale, California Sheats Apartments, "L'Horizon,"
Westwood, California
- Shaeffer House, Montrose, California
- 1949
- UPA Studios, Burbank, California
- Dahlstrom House, South Pasadena, California
- 1950
- Shusett House, Beverly Hills, California
- Harvey House, Los Angeles, California
- Foster House, Sherman Oaks, California
- 1953Bergren House, Los Angeles, California
- Remodel of Beachwood Market, Los Angeles, California
- 1955
- Baldwin House, Los Angeles, California
- 1956
- Speer Contractors Office Building, Los Angeles, California
- Harpel House, Los Angeles, California
- 1957
- Zahn House, Los Angeles, California
- Pearlman Mountain Cabin, Idyllwild, California
- Henry's Restaurant, Pomona, California (demolished)
- 1958
- Kaynar Factory, Rivera, California
- 1960
- Midtown School, Los Angeles, California
- Malin House, "Chemosphere," Los Angeles, California
- Concannon House, Los Angeles, California
- 1961
- Wolff House, Los Angeles, California
- 1963
- Reiner House, "Silvertop," Los Angeles, California
- Sheats House, Los Angeles, California
- 1965
- Zimmerman House, Studio City, California
- 1966
- Harpel House, Anchorage, Alaska
- Alto Capistrano Headquarters Building, San Juan Capistrano, California
- 1968
- Stevens House, Malibu, California
- Elrod House, Palm Springs, California
- 1969 Walstrom House, Los Angeles, California
- 1970
- Natural Sciences Building, University of Hawaii, Hilo Campus
- 1971
- Familian House, Beverly Hills, California
- 1973
- Arango House, Acapulco, Mexico
- 1975
- Nature Center, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California (unbuilt)
- 1978
- Jordan House, Laguna Beach, California
- 1979
- Segel House, Malibu, California
- Rancho del Valle, Crippled Children's Society Rehabilitation Center, Woodland
Hills, California
- Rawlins House, Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California
- 1980
- Bob Hope House, Palm Springs, California
- 1981
- Schwimmer House, Beverly Hills, California
- 1982
- Turner House, Aspen, Colorado
- 1983
- Krause House, Malibu, California
- Beyer House, Malibu, California
- 1989
- Remodel of Boykoff House, Los Angeles, California
- Goldstein Office, Los Angeles, California
- Goldstein Remodel of Sheats House, Los Angeles, California
- Todd Addition to Hancock House, Los Angeles, California
- 1990
- Boli House, Los Angeles, California (unbuilt)
- Davis Pool, Malibu, California (unbuilt)
- 1991
- Beverly Hills Bridge, Los Angeles, California (unbuilt)
- Eicher Addition and Remodel of Carling House, Los Angeles, California
- Marina Fine Arts Gallery, Marina del Rey, California
- Shearing House, Coronado Cays, California
- Walters Addition and Remodel of Concannon House, Beverly Hills, California
(unbuilt)
- Wood House, Malibu, California (unbuilt)
- Yokeno House, Pacific Palisades, California
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:
- Associate, office of Douglas Honnold, Los Angeles, California, 1944-46. Private
practice, Los Angeles, 1946-94.
- Lecturer, Chouinard Art Institute, 1960-62.
- HONORS:
- Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1970.
- Architectural Record Award for Excellence, 1971.
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Northern Michigan University, 1975.
- Architectural Record Award for Excellence, 1977.
- Cody Award, 1980.
- Man of the Year, Los Angeles chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1980.
- Olympic Architect, 1984.
- Gold medal, Los Angeles chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1993.
EXHIBITIONS:
- Exhibition of work at Mount San Antonio College, 1963.
- Exhibition of work at the University of Kentucky, 1966.
- Exhibition of work at California State University, Los Angeles, 1967.
- "The Three Worlds of Los Angeles," United States Information Service traveling
show, 1974.
- "12 Los Angeles Architects," California State Polytechnic University, Pomona,
1976.
- "A View of California Architecture, 1960-76," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
1977.
- One-man exhibition, Schindler House, Los Angeles, California, 1985.
- Exhibits in Vienna, Harvard University, Vancouver, Princeton University, and
Columbia University, 1985-1994.
PUBLICATIONS:
- John Lautner: architettura organicosperimentale.
Bari(Italia): Dedalo libri, 1981.