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SHEATS GOLDSTEIN HOUSE ARCHITECT JOHN LAUTNER THE CONTEMPORARY CONCRETE CASTLE THE SPIRIT IN ARCHITECTURE EXAMINES THE WORK OF JOHN LAUTNER , ONE OF THE MOST VISIONARY AND PROFOUND ARCHITECTS, WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER IN LOS ANGELES IN THE 1930'S. THIS ILLUMINATING JOURNEY INTO LAUTNER'S WORLD FEATURES NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE FROM HIS APPRENTICESHIP WITH FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AT TALIESIN; EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS EXTRAORDINARY BUILDINGS; AND INTERVIEWS WITH HISTORIANS, CRITICS, COLLABORATORS, CLIENTS, AND LAUTNER HIMSELF, WHICH PUT HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN PERSPECTIVE. HIS BUILDING'S USE IN FEATURE FILMS AND HIS "GOOGIE'S COFFEE SHOP DESIGN DEMONSTRATE HIS CONTRIBUTION TO POPULAR CULTURE. CASA MARBRISA ACAPULCO-MEXICO ARCHITECT - JOHN LAUTNER For More Information Contact : BETTE COHEN B.E.E. Productions 8313 1/2 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046-7011 (323) 852-1259 FAX (323) 852-1259 RELATED LINKS: Screenings and Exhibitions In Search of A Living Architecture: Albert Frey ALUMINUM FILMS THE MAKING OF "THE SPIRIT IN ARCHITECTURE: JOHN LAUTNER" NEW THE SPIRIT IN ARCHITECTURE: Project History GNOSIS LTD., Suzanne Johnson THE MODERN COMMITTEE John Lautner Foundation Glass Designs |