Dion Neutra
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Dion Neutra (October 8, 1926 – November 24, 2019) was a modernist /
Life
Neutra started training with his father at age 11.[1] He attended the University of Southern California, spending his junior year abroad studying at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology architecture program in Zurich, and graduated cum laude.[1]
Neutra became president of the Neutra company upon Richard Neutra's death in 1970.[1] He worked with current owners of Neutra properties to update them sympathetically with original design intentions.[1]
Neutra hosted the 85th anniversary party for Neutra Architecture 1926-2011 from April 8–10, 2011 at the Eagle Rock Recreation Center and the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences.[2]
Neutra died on November 24, 2019, at his home on Neutra Place ("Reunion House") in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles at the age of 93.[3][1]
Preservation efforts
As of July 16, 2011, he began writing a blog dedicated to the preservation of the Kronish House in
Selected works
- Dion Neutra Reunion House, 1950, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- Kester Avenue Elementary School, 5353 Kester Avenue, Los Angeles (with Sherman Oaks, California
- Kronish House, 1955, Beverly Hills, California
- VDL II Research House, 1966, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- Treehouse Apartment, 1968, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- Scheimer House, 1972, Tarzana, Los Angeles
- Huntington Beach Public Library, 1975, Huntington Beach, California
- Canfield Elementary School, 1976, West Los Angeles, California
- Treetops Apartments, 1980, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- Claremont Graduate Management Building, 1982, Claremont, California
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dion Neutra, architect". neutra.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Institute for Survival Through Design". neutra.org.
- ^ Lank, Barry (June 9, 2021). "Silver Lake's 'Reunion House' by Richard Neutra declared an L.A. historic monument". The Eastsider LA. City News Service. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "kronish". Archived from the original on 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ Rozzo, Mark (2019-11-25). "Architect Dion Neutra, who fought to save his father's iconic buildings, dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "cyclorama". 20 March 2023.
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