Dion Neutra
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Dion Neutra is a modernist / International style
American architect and consultant who worked originally with his father, Richard Neutra
(1892–1970).
Dion started at age 11. 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.
He became president of the Neutra company upon Richard Neutra's death in 1970.
He is interested in consulting with current owners of Neutra properties to update them sympathetically with original design intentions.
He 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
.
since the Records Department has been relocated to Norwalk, California
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International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
American architect and consultant who worked originally with his father, Richard Neutra
Richard Neutra
Richard Joseph Neutra is considered one of modernism's most important architects.- Biography :Neutra was born in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Vienna, Austria Hungary, on April 8, 1892. He was born into both-Jewish wealthy family...
(1892–1970).
Dion started at age 11. He attended the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, spending his junior year abroad studying at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
architecture program in Zurich, and graduated cum laude.
He became president of the Neutra company upon Richard Neutra's death in 1970.
He is interested in consulting with current owners of Neutra properties to update them sympathetically with original design intentions.
He 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
Neutra VDL Studio and Residences
Neutra VDL Studio and Residences, the home of architect Richard Neutra, is located at 2300 Silver Lake Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California. It is also known as the Neutra Research House, the Van der Leeuw House or the Richard and Dion Neutra VDL Research House II. It was designed by Richard...
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Preservation efforts
As of July 16, 2011, he began writing a blog dedicated to the preservation of the Kronish House in Beverly Hills, California, currently under threat of demolition. Other projects Dion has championed include the Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg on the Gettysburg battlefield, Pennsylvania, and the Mariners Medical Arts Building in Newport Beach, California. He is also concerned about the future of the Los Angeles County Hall of RecordsLos Angeles County Hall of Records
The Los Angeles County Hall of Records, a rare high-rise by Richard Neutra , sits in the northern end of the Civic Center in Downtown Los Angeles. An exemplar of modernist architecture, the building includes louvers similar to the Kaufmann Desert House...
since the Records Department has been relocated to Norwalk, California
Norwalk, California
Norwalk is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 105,549 at the 2010 census, up from 103,298 at the 2000 census, making it the 58th most populous city in California and the 255th nationally....
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Selected works
- Dion Neutra Reunion House, 1950, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- Kronish House, 1955, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
- 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 LibraryHuntington Beach Public LibraryThe Huntington Beach Public Library and Cultural Center is located in Huntington Beach, California. This medium-sized public library offers free wireless access, online databases, books, children's programs, computers, DVD movies, CD music for the residents of Huntington Beach, California....
, 1975, Huntington Beach, CaliforniaHuntington Beach, CaliforniaHuntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population... - Canfield Elementary School, 1976, West Los Angeles, California
- Treetops Apartments, 1980, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- Claremont Graduate Management Building, 1982, Claremont, CaliforniaClaremont, CaliforniaClaremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...