John Lautner, the Marquette-born architect of California’s wildest houses

John Lautner grew up in Marquette, trained under Frank Lloyd Wright and designed some of the most daring homes in Los Angeles.
The Superior Dome and what a giant wooden roof brings to Marquette

Opened in 1991, the Superior Dome on the NMU campus is one of the largest wooden domes in the world and hosts football, trade shows and graduation.