JOHN LAUTNER: - Triangle Modernist Houses

103. Architectural League Plans Ball for Nov. 14. Los Angeles Times, 1959(Nov 5): p. A2.
Lists Mrs. John E. Lautner as a committee head in the planning effort for the Women's Archiectural League's annual
Architects Ball to be held in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
104. [John Lautner project]. Progressive Architecture, 1959(Dec).
105. MacMasters, D., The Case for the Circular House. Los Angeles Examiner Pictorial Living, 1959(Feb 1): p. 4-7.
Article on John Lautner's Hatherall Residence (with Julius Shulman photos?).
106. Morand, F.C., Small Homes in the New Tradition. 1959, New York: Sterling Publishing Co.
Includes work by Lautner.
107. Mulcahy, F., Unusual Hilltop Home Overlooks Silver Lake. Los Angeles Times, 1959(Aug 9): p. F1, F21.
Article with 2 uncredited construction photos discusses the uniqueness of John Lautner's Silvertop at 2133 Redcliff
in Silverlake and the problems he had convincing the City of L.A.'s Dept. of Building & Safety of the structural soundness of
his design.
108. Reiner, K., Building Code Attacked [letter to the editor]. Los Angeles Times, 1959(Nov 13): p. B4.
Letter by the owner of John Lautner's "Silvertop" advocating a more enlightened building permit approval process
based on his difficulties obtaining permits for his home.
1960 Studio and home destroyed by fire. Re-establishes offices in the Hollywood Professional
Building at 7046 Hollywood Blvd. Iconic Chemosphere completed.
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Concannon Residence, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (demolished)
Malin Residence (Chemosphere), Los Angeles, CA 90046
Midtown School, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Chapel of World Peace, Dedicated to Martin Luther King, Los Angeles, (unbuilt)
Newport Research Center, Newport Beach, CA (unbuilt)
109. Watts Towers Topic of L.A. Art Panel. Los Angeles Times, 1960(Mar 13): p. I6.
Lautner a panelist along with John Entenza, Garrett Eckbo and others on a six-man panel discussion "The
Significance of the Watts Towers in the Community Landscape" sponsored by the Pasadena Art Museum and the Committee
for Simon Rodia's Towers in Watts on March 18 at the Pasadena Art Museum. The event will be followed by a fundraiser at
the Saul Bass Residence designed by Buff, Straub & Hensman at 227 N. Santa Rosa Ave. in Altadena.
110. Midtown School to Open Sept. 19. Los Angeles Times, 1960(Sep 6): p. A7.
Article on the soon to open independent, non-profit community Midtown School at 4155 Russell Avenue in Los
Angeles designed by John Lautner for founder Kenneth Reiner who also commissioned Lautner to design his personal
residence Silvertop in Silverlake and as a consultant for his new Kaynar Manufacturing Co. plant.
111. Support Seen Growing for Code Revision. Los Angeles Times, 1960(Mar 27): p. F2.
Discusses the efforts of the Council for Better Buildings to update the building code to more favorably look at
unique building designs and materials as long as the architect takes full responsibility for the design. The 300-member CBB
was formed by Silvertop owner Kenneth Reiner to make it easier for unique houses such as his designed by John Lautner to
be aprroved and built.
112. [Chemosphere]. Adhesives Age, 1960. 3-4.
Article on the materials used to construct Lautner's Leonard Malin House (Chemosphere) sponsored by Chem Seal.
113. Exhibit to Feature Role of Architect. Los Angeles Times, 1960(Aug 12): p. A1.
Review of the Exhibition "Form Givers at Mid-Century" on view through September 11th at the Municipal Art
Building at Barnsdall Park. Lautner listed as a probable attendee at the preview cocktail party and reception.