Stayin' Alive: The Legacy of John Lautner

Saturday, July 16, 2011 | 2 pm

This panel, featuring architects and critics Michael Rotondi, Craig Hodgetts, and Sylvia Lavin, will look at Lautner’s work, assessing its impact on the thinking and practice of architecture. It will be followed by a conversation on architectural preservation, featuring Frank Preusser, LACMA’s Conservation Scientist, and Christopher Carr, Vice President of The John Lautner Foundation. The conversation will be moderated by Nicholas Olsberg, archivist, cultural historian, and co-curator of the 2008 exhibition Between Earth and Heaven, the Architecture of John Lautner.
A special Birthday Reception to officially commemorate "John Lautner Day" will follow the discussion at 4:30 pm.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required and available one hour before the program | Space is limited
Image: Don Higgins © The John Lautner Foundation