One of the events in the celebration of John Lautner’s birth in 2011 was a panel discussion, “Preserving Lautner’s Legacy”, held at the Wilshire Christian Church in Los Angeles. This discussion is now available on youtube, at http://youtu.be/rINak85pUzk and can be seen here as well: 
The panel was hosted by The Los Angeles Conservancy and The John Lautner Foundation, with the support of the Getty Conservation Institute. Linda Dishman, Los Angeles Conservancy Executive Director, moderated the discussion. Members of the panel were: Helena Arahuete, Principal, Lautner Associates; architect consultant to the Harvey Residence (1951); Advisor to The John Lautner Foundation
Frank Escher, board member of the John Lautner Foundation; Principal, Escher GuneWardena Architecture; architect consultant to the Malin Residence (Chemosphere) (1960); Member of the Board of Directors of The John Lautner Foundation
Mark Haddawy, current owner of the Harpel Residence (1956); Advisor to The John Lautner Foundation
Michael LaFetra, board member of Los Angeles Conservancy; current owner of the Rawlins Residence (1980); Advisor to The John Lautner Foundation
Ron Radziner, FAIA, Principal, Marmol Radziner; architect consultant to the Garcia Residence (1962)
March 2, 2013 Nancy Pearlman has generously offered tours of the Pearlman Cabin in the past, but will not do so this year.  Pearlman Cabin; photo by Murray Grigor
Curbed LA reports on an essay in Virginia Quarterly Review on the use of Lautner homes in film, and specifically as the homes of villains. The idea has struck others in the past, most notably Jon Yoder, who wrote A View to Kill For?
Modern Painters (July/August 2008)
Lengthy analysis of films featuring Lautner buildings, reference to exhibit, by Jon Yoder. The following video, by Curbed LA, offers a glimpse of most of the films featuring Lautner buildings. 
You can read the whole Virginia Quarterly Review article here (the online version is abbreviated). [Thank you, Hillary Cramer, for providing the pdf version.]
After four years on the market, the Schaffer residence (Glendale) has found a buyer. Curbed LA reports on the sale here. The new owner is already living in the house, and is happy with its condition, is not planning any renovations. 
The Lautner residence in Pensacola was designed for Ernest Lautner, a cousin of John Lautner, and his wife Mildred. It was built in 1957 by Ernest, a contractor, and later sold to his son Max, who owns it still. It is maintained by Max’s nephew Stephen Lautner, who lives primarily in Atlanta. While the house is clearly visible from the water (Bayou Texar), it is nearly hidden from the road. Not long after it was built, a photographer named Frank Hardy took these photographs of it, both from the bayou and from the air. He used a Widelux camera (see some information about this camera) while on the water, and a Hasselblad from the air. Much later, his son Frank posted some of these images on his blog. A reader sent a note to the Foundation about this blog, and we contacted the younger Frank, who kindly sent us these photographs. See the entire album for more past and present photographs of this remarkable residence.
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