It still . . . gives us a thrill

Architects Frank Escher and Ravi GuneWardena have been heavily influenced by the late John Lautner, who made his own mark in architecture by pushing the boundaries. Escher-GuneWardena recently restored Lautner's Chemosphere House: With it's an octagonal design that's part Jetsons, part Bond, it is considered a masterpiece of California Modernism.