John
Lautner received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northern
Michigan University and apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright
at Taliesin Fellowship in Wisconsin and Arizona. Lautner
generates designs that owe a great deal to his fellowship
at Taliesin. He creates daring and innovative spaces that
fit each design situation and which meet each client's individual
requirements. He attempts to improve life with spaces that
meet all basic human needs for emotional, psychological
and physical shelter. Utilizing visually intriguing and
functionally ingenious spaces, Lautner creates houses with
vast clear span interiors. He integrates water and the surrounding
landscape into his overall design. He boldly experiments
with new industrial processes and materials in his continual
search to meet total human needs. He considers concrete
the most desirable material for his needs, because it allows
for an infinite variety of spaces.
Selected
Works:
Chemosphere (residence), Hollywood, California 1960
Silvertop (residence), Los Angeles, California 1963
Elrod (residence), Palm Springs, California 1968
Sheats (Goldstein residence), Los Angeles, California 1963,
remodeled in 1989
