Born in 1911, lautner apprenticed to frank lloyd wright before establishing his own office in hollywood in 1939. Perched in the hills of beverly crest, the concreteand. The reality is that you cannot keep architecture lovers out. John lautner after years of indefatigable research, tycho and janrichards book adds an invaluable resource for our understanding of lautner. John lautner practiced for over 50 years, designing more than 200 buildings. If you want to download this book read john lautner, architect pdf full ebook. Those books held within the aa library are indicated with a shelfmark.
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