Nationality American Role Architect Name Dion Neutra | Years active 1937–present Parents Richard Neutra | |
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Born October 8, 1926 (age 97) ( 1926-10-08 ) Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation Architect, Preservationist Education University of Southern California Structures Neutra VDL Studio and Residences Movies VDL Research House: Richard Neutra's Studio and Residence Grandparents Samuel Neutra, Elizabeth Glaser Neutra People also search for Richard Neutra, Dione Neutra, Raymond Neutra, Timothy Sakamoto | ||
Slhc interview with dion neutra part 1 05 31 2010
Dion Neutra (born October 8, 1926) is a modernist / International style American architect and consultant who worked originally with his father, Richard Neutra (1892–1970).
Contents
- Slhc interview with dion neutra part 1 05 31 2010
- Slhc interview with dion neutra part 2 05 31 2010
- Preservation efforts
- Selected works
- References
Dion started training with his father 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.
Slhc interview with dion neutra part 2 05 31 2010
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 Records since the Records Department has been relocated to Norwalk, California.