Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner

The Lighthouse, Scotland's National Architecture and Design Centre, is to stage the only European showing of 'Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner', as part of its 10th anniversary season.

Elrod Residence, John Lautner, Palm Springs, 1968 (photo Joshua White)

Over the course of a career spent largely in Los Angeles, John Lautner captured the essence of southern California in more than 150 distinctive structures. Trained by Frank Lloyd Wright, Lautner is best known for his private commissions such as the Elrod Residence in Palm Springs, featured in the James Bond movie Diamonds are Forever, and Los Angeles’s iconic ‘Chemosphere’.

Chemosphere, John Lautner, Los Angeles, 1960 (photo Joshua White)

This large scale retrospective will feature over 70 original drawings and models, spanning a 50-year period, as well as short films by award-winning documentary maker, Murray Grigor.

Marbrisa, John Lautner, Acapulco, 1973 (photo Sara Sackner)

'Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner' was organised by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, in cooperation with The John Lautner Foundation and The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. It is made possible through major gifts from the Dunard Fund USA, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency and Frank and Berta Gehry.

Pearlman Mountain Cabin, John Lautner, Idyllwild, 1957 (photo Joshua White)

The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow G1 3NU
United Kingdom
Exhibition from March 20 2009 to July 26 2009