| Description |
234 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
John Lautner's luxuriant tectonics / Jean-Louis Cohen -- Idea of the real / Nicholas Olsberg -- Shaping awareness / Nicholas Olsberg -- Structuring space / Frank Escher |
| Summary |
"Accompanying a full-scale exhibation of his work at Los Angeles's Hammer Museum, Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner comprehensively explores Lautner's full body of work, including his apprenticeship with Frank Lioyd Wright and the culture and geographical context of Los Angeles." "This illustrated monograph includes previously unpublished plans, drawings, construction images, and Lautner's own photographs to unveil the evolution, originality, and logic of his designs, focusing on the atmospheres and vistas they establish and the connections to landscape and fluidity that mark their innovative spatial arguments."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"Published in association with Hammer Museum." |
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"This publication accompanies the exhibition Between earth and heaven: The architecture of John Lautner, organized by Frank Escher and Nicholas Olsberg and presented at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, July 13-October 12, 2008"--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 228) and index |
| Subject |
Lautner, John, 1911-1994 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Exhibitions.
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Architecture, Domestic -- California, Southern -- Designs and plans -- Exhibitions.
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Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Architectural drawings.
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| Author |
Lautner, John, 1911-1994.
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Olsberg, R. Nicholas.
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Escher, Frank.
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Hammer Museum.
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| LC no. |
2007926994 |
| ISBN |
9780847830145 |
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0847830144 |
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