One of the events in the celebration of John Lautner’s birth in 2011 was a panel discussion, “Preserving Lautner’s Legacy”, held at the Wilshire Christian Church in Los Angeles. This discussion is now available on youtube, at http://youtu.be/rINak85pUzk and can be seen here as well:

The panel was hosted by The Los Angeles Conservancy and The John Lautner Foundation, with the support of the Getty Conservation Institute. Linda Dishman, Los Angeles Conservancy Executive Director, moderated the discussion. Members of the panel were:

Helena Arahuete, Principal, Lautner Associates; architect consultant to the Harvey Residence (1951); Advisor to The John Lautner Foundation
Frank Escher, board member of the John Lautner Foundation; Principal, Escher GuneWardena Architecture; architect consultant to the Malin Residence (Chemosphere) (1960); Member of the Board of Directors of The John Lautner Foundation
Mark Haddawy, current owner of the Harpel Residence (1956); Advisor to The John Lautner Foundation
Michael LaFetra, board member of Los Angeles Conservancy; current owner of the Rawlins Residence (1980); Advisor to The John Lautner Foundation
Ron Radziner, FAIA, Principal, Marmol Radziner; architect consultant to the Garcia Residence (1962)

Nancy Pearlman has generously offered tours of the Pearlman Cabin in the past, but will not do so this year.

Pearlman Cabin; photo by Murray Grigor

A View to Kill For?
Modern Painters (July/August 2008)
Lengthy analysis of films featuring Lautner buildings, reference to exhibit, by Jon Yoder.

The following video, by Curbed LA, offers a glimpse of most of the films featuring Lautner buildings.

You can read the whole Virginia Quarterly Review article here (the online version is abbreviated). [Thank you, Hillary Cramer, for providing the pdf version.]

The new owner is already living in the house, and is happy with its condition, is not planning any renovations.

While the house is clearly visible from the water (Bayou Texar), it is nearly hidden from the road.  Not long after it was built, a photographer named Frank Hardy took these photographs of it, both from the bayou and from the air. He used a Widelux camera (see some information about this camera) while on the water, and a Hasselblad from the air. Much later, his son Frank posted some of these images on his blog. A reader sent a note to the Foundation about this blog, and we contacted the younger Frank, who kindly sent us these photographs.

See the entire album for more past and present photographs of this remarkable residence.

From Lautner Residence, Pensacola

From Lautner Residence, Pensacola

From Lautner Residence, Pensacola

The response to our announcement of a T-shirt sale was overwhelming. We received far more orders than we have shirts, so later orders will be refunded.

Now that it is no longer 2011, the remaining JL100 T-shirts are on sale! You can get any size for $14 (as long as they last). Just go to the shop (click on JLF Shop at the top of this page) to order.

Be aware that because of holiday traveling we will be unable to ship most of these orders until next week.

Curbed LA announced the other day that five Lautner homes are currently on the market:

Schaffer residence (Glendale): small jewel that was featured in A Single Man. Currently listed at $1.395 M.

Carling residence (Hollywood Hills): one of three Lautner designs that feature a three-point steel truss support, eliminating the need for interior posts. Listed for $2.995M

Bergren residence (Hollywood Hills): one of the earliest, the house was rebuilt after a fire and has experienced other changes since. Listed for $1.495M

Baxter residence (West Hollywood): actually a remodel that has been since remodeled. Some Lautner touches remain. Listed for $2.995M

Polin residence (Hollywood Hills): another of the three featuring a three-point steel truss support. For lease at $10K/mo.

Visit Curbed L.A. for more information and comments.

The Garwood residence in Malibu is also for sale, listing at $15.9M. See the listing.

You can read the article online at http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/JulyAug_Lautner.pdf. The article will also be available for download on the Foundation website, on the Biography page.