Architecture Uncorked: Lautnerpalooza!
Event Details
- Date
- Nov 14, 2026, 5:00 PM
- Ends
- Nov 14, 2026, 6:30 PM
- Venue
- Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
- Address
- 4800 Hollywood Blvd.
- Source
Event info via Discover Los Angeles
Architecture Uncorked: Lautnerpalooza! is at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Los Angeles, on Nov 14, 2026, 5:00 PM.
Wine, architecture and cake share one room on Saturday, November 14, when FORT: LA brings its Architecture Uncorked series to Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. This edition, billed as Lautnerpalooza!, celebrates the John Lautner Foundation's 30th anniversary and the architect whose cantilevered, sculptural houses shaped the look of Los Angeles. It is one of the more unusual LA food festivals-style evenings on the calendar, though it is a single compact event rather than a sprawling fest.
When: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 5:00 to 6:30 PM Where: Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles Price: Not listed on the source page
What the evening covers
According to the listing, the program mixes architecturally inspired presentations, wine pairings and trivia games. It also includes the unveiling of the finalists in "Cantilever and Crumb, Sugar and Structure: A John Lautner Bake-Off," a contest that asks bakers to turn Lautner's structural ideas into cake.
The event poster names the lineup. Frank Escher speaks on the foundation's 30th anniversary, Frances Anderton leads a hot-topic segment that was still to be announced, and India Mandelkern pairs wines for Lautner. The poster also bills the night as the series' eighth edition, with the tagline "Historic Homes, Hot Topics and Worldly Wine."
Why go
Architecture Uncorked is FORT: LA's ongoing series that puts architecture, conversation and wine in the same room. If you have driven past a Lautner house or admired one in a film, this is a low-key way to hear the people who keep his legacy going, and to taste something while you do. At 90 minutes it also leaves the rest of the night free, which makes it a handy pick among the LA events this weekend.
Getting there
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre sits on Hollywood Boulevard, run by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. The poster encourages carpooling or ride share. The source page does not describe parking, set times beyond the 5:00 to 6:30 PM window, or the cost of attending, so check the organizer's site at fortla.org or the poster's sign-up code before you head out.
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