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About John Lautner, Film and Television, John Lautner Buildings

Both Lautner Docs to Screen in Netherlands

Both The Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner and Infinite Space , documentaries on John Lautner’s work, will screen at a theater in Enschede, The Netherlands, on November 27, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. The films will be introduced  and discussed by Bette Cohen, director and producer of The Spirit in Architecture, and Jan-Richard Kikkert, Dutch architect who has visited and recorded information on almost every Lautner building in existence, who recently traveled to Marquette, Michigan, to lecture on Lautner.

See more information on the film screenings at

http://www.concordia.nl/film/programma/film_architectuur_john_lautner_in_beeld/

100th Birthday, About John Lautner, Exhibits

Marquette Exhibit Ends Soon; wins “Most Awesome” Award

The exhibit on John Lautner at the DeVos Museum of Art in Marquette, Michigan, will close November 13. The exhibit will be open late Saturday, and will offer a closing celebration including a concert by the Terminal Orchestra.

The Michigan Museums Association has awarded the exhibit at the DeVos as well as its sister exhibit at the Marquette Regional History Center its “Most Awesome Experience” award! If you have a chance to see the two museum exhibits, one which features the work of John Lautner and the other of which delves into his family background and life in the Upper Peninsula, do it now! The history exhibit will extend into January of next year, so there is more time for that one.

100th Birthday, About John Lautner, Exhibits

Exhibits’ Official Openings Friday

Both new exhibits on John Lautner, already open in Marquette, Michigan, will host a formal opening reception Friday, September 2, 2011.  Frank Escher, editor of the monograph John Lautner, Architect, will speak on Lautner at 5:00 p.m., and the DeVos art museum’s reception will follow at 6:00 p.m. The reception at the Marquette Regional History Center begins at 7:00 p.m. (so you can go to everything if you want!).

See this article on the exhibits for more information on the opening reception and all related events.

 

events, John Lautner Buildings, News, The John Lautner Foundation

Register for Gala Now

Join The John Lautner Foundation for an exclusive evening at the iconic and newly restored Harpel Residence, benefiting the Foundation’s Preservation Fund. Guests will be treated to intimate home tours of the Harpel Residence and a special auction featuring rare Lautner memorabilia and other items. The evening will also honor early Lautner clients Leonard Malin and Ken Reiner, the original owners of the Chemosphere Residence (1960) and Silvertop Residence (1963), respectively.

When
Sunday, July 24, 2011

6:00 pm, Intimate Home Tour

7:00 pm, Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres, Awards Presentation and Auction

Where
Harpel Residence (1956), Hollywood Hills

Tickets $250

Register here:

online event registration
by Regonline

 

 

Complete event details, including directions to the Harpel Residence, will be sent separately upon ticket purchase.

Mistress of Ceremonies
Linda Dishman, Executive Director, Los Angeles Conservancy

Guests of Honor and Recipients of The John Lautner Foundation Award
Leonard Malin, Client, Chemosphere (1960)
Ken Reiner, Client, Silvertop (1963)

Gala Host Committee
Michela O’Connor Abrams
Thomas Demand
Mark Haddawy
Ray Kappe
Kelly Lynch
Karol Lautner Peterson
Ann Philbin
Arianne Phillips
Jeremy Scott
Eric Lloyd Wright

Gala Sponsor
Dwell

100th Birthday, John Lautner Buildings, News

Lautner House Tour Date Changed Because of 405 Closure

The date for the tour of Lautner homes, originally scheduled for July 17, has been changed to Saturday, July 23, to avoid traffic difficulties expected to arise from Cal Trans’ temporary closure of the 405 freeway in the L.A. area. The Foundation Board of Directors and the MAK Center decided there was too much risk associated with the closure to assure a smoothly-operating tour.

Tickets are available at the MAK center: http://makcenter.org/MAK_Exhibitions_Current.php#
JLF members get $10 discount.

The Calendar of Events is kept up to date as quickly as new information comes in. Be sure to check it at http://www.johnlautner.org/wp/?page_id=663 for the latest information and ticket information.

John Lautner Buildings, News

SAVE the Tour Date

SAVE THE DATE

MAK Center at the Schindler House and The John Lautner Foundation Present

Tour of John Lautner-designed homes

Sunday, July 17, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Tickets will go on sale June 1st, at makcenter.org

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House is partnering with The John Lautner Foundation to organize a ticketed house tour as part of a series of events taking place on the occasion of John Lautner’s 100th birthday year. The tour will acknowledge and further educate people about Lautner and his work and the importance of preserving it.

Each self-guided tour itinerary will take approximately five hours, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 17.

Proceeds will benefit The John Lautner Foundation and the MAK Center; both are non-profit organizations that help preserve and highlight the region’s modern architecture.

100th Birthday, 100th Birthday Press, Bibliography

100th Birthday Press

For media inquiries, contact Erin Cullerton, Design Agency Co, erin@designagencyco.com.

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The following articles have been written this year about John Lautner’s work and the 100th Birthday events:

L.A. Confidential magazine October 2011

My Marquette (blog) September 11, 2011

art & education August 2011

HUGE Magazine, Japan August 2011

The Architect’s Newspaper (comment) July 29, 2011

Curbed LA July 28, 2011

Curbed LA July 28, 2011 (tour)

Curbed LA July 25, 2011 (Sheats-Goldstein)

Hollywood Patch July 2011

LA Times Blogs July 27, 2011

LACurbed July 25, 2011

LA Times July 23, 2011

SFGate July 15, 2011

LACurbed July 14, 2011

New York Times Movie Section July 14, 2011

Design & Architecture July 14, 2011

L.A. Weekly July 14, 2011

New York Times July 13, 2011

Wallpaper magazine July 12, 2011

Residential Architect July 6, 2011

flavorpill July 2011

Take Sunset June 13, 2011

The Architect’s Newspaper June 10, 2011

California Home + Design June 6, 2011

Dexigner June 6, 2011

PrairieMod June 6, 2011

Wolfram Publications Blog, May 11, 2011

e-architect.co.uk, May 2011

DesignBoom, May 14, 2011

Thought2form blog, May 17, 2011

Calendar listings:

http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2011/07/culturedjuly-2011.html (may need to find “culture(d)” section from main page.

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