John Lautner

Dissolving the Confines
For this most idiosyncratic of architects, successful structures drew their inhabitants into communion with the natural world.

Josef Frank
Making Swedish Modern
Frank’s relaxed, accessible style convinced millions to embrace modernism.

Modern Screen
Many Americans first encountered modernism at the movies — and it sometimes beat the real thing.

Spaces: The House Collector
Putting his money where his heart is, Michael LaFetra gathers modernist homes, before someone else can tear them down.

On the cover John Lautner, Sheats-Goldstein House (1963/1989), in Los Angeles. Photo by Tim Street-Porter.