URGENT! SUPPORT NEEDED NOW!
Our 1958 Connell House in Pebble Beach has been in jeopardy now for several years. Thru the efforts of Sally Aberg and others, monies were raised to create the applications for designation as State Monument and also eligibility for Listing on the National Register (actual listing has to be agreed to by the owner, which she has, of course, refused).
The building has been neglected now for all these months, sitting boarded up awaiting the review times to run out to where the owner can proceed with demolition. These are the only 'tools' available to preservationists; a sad state of affairs for our country. No one can force this lady to take care of this during this period, nor will we ultimately be able to restrict her ability to demolish.
The only real hope is that she has now made herself so unpopular with this misbegotten McMansion project, that she may move on, just to avoid the unpleasant aftermath of her plan.
You can still donate to support the effort, or read more about the background of this saga at:
amap1.org
You can reach Sally Aberg for an update at:
forthecolors@comcast.net
Help save the Neutra designed Karachi US Embassy - Sign the petition today in support of saving and repurposing this modernist Icon; the only surviving Neutra Structure in the region.
A Crosswalk Crime in Silverlake - Sign the petition today to show your support for this redesign of the 'Crosswalk Crime' that has been visited upon the VDL House; City Monument #640 at 2300 Silver Lake Blvd.
This is the current view of VDL II since August 2011
Below is what we hope to get back to, and in future to trim some of the trees blocking the view.
Why not something like this, which is at nearby Glendale Blvd. at Deane, but do this to the right of the above scenes, at the new crosswalk, well out of sight to/from VDL?
The Kronish House - A NEUTRA FINALLY SAFE? Solution now perhaps in the making? We await word. See our blog for the latest.
We shift our focus now to the OTHER Neutra we hope to save for future public access; the 'Neutra Center in Silver Lake'. Donate and sign our petition; see the blog for details!
Meanwhile we continue to count for Kronish until we can report on it's fate
DONATE/SIGN TO CONVERT THE NEUTRA OFFICE BUILDING TO "NEUTRA CENTER"
The Neutra Institute is conducting a National Fund Raising Campaign.
Be among many to commit and continue to change the history of preservation In our country! Our new goal is to also attract some of the richest patrons in our country to step up and make up any shortfall to repurpose this icon to 'The Neutra Center in Silver Lake'! WE NEED $5 MILLION! We propose a partnership with LACMA, to form LACMA EAST! Donations are tax exempt between the County Museum of Art and this Institute.
Can we build on the successes we achieved with our efforts for Kronish? Fans still need the opportunity to visit and experience interiors of saved Neutra examples from history!
The Neutra office Building, built 1950, is the only surviving example of Neutra Commercial Design. As such, it has been a City Monument and listed on the National Register for years. Will this make it any more successful for salvation? Situated amid a cluster of a dozen Neutra's within walking distance, it is the ideal 'central' for visitors and fans. It can also serve as HQ for the Neutra Institute.
Visit the Blog page to read more about the situation and our efforts so far. SIGN our petition.
To keep this simple for us; please establish a PayPal account or use your credit card and contribute with the most generous amount you can feel comfortable by clicking the "Donate" button below. We'll keep a tally and let you know how we're doing.
Thanks for helping us celebrate 85 years in practice! In case you missed the initial action last April 8-10, a few of the speeches are now available on our Articles page.
Visit our store to see how you can purchase your own 85th Anniversary poster like the one below.
NEW AND EXCITING!
Guess what! YOU can own this sketch! For the first time a series of Richard Neutra sketches have been selected to be reproduced for sale. Those selected include two views of the famous Van Der Leeuw (VDL) Research House II, two views of the Garden Grove Community Church and one each of his Howard Hawks House and Monterrey Park Civic Center.
See the store for details and order yours today! >>
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Complete
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PUBLISHER FOUND! - New Neutra Book
Dion Neutra's vision for a book series about the philosophy and history
of the firm as seen through the fate of its built works, celebrating
86 years in practice.
Stay tuned for publication date; hopefully in 2012
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Neutra's Biography
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Sign up for the Neutra 4k-8k run walk event 4/20/14.
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Research Projects of the Institute over the years
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to these days and how your architectural experience can help the firm
in the design of new and exciting Neutra projects in the 21st Century.
Wanted:
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Dion Neutra's latest Challenge!
The world famous modernist icon, the Richard Neutra Lovell Health House
has preservation problems!
Demolition
Derby: Lost Monuments! A
look at the irrational demolition of significant Neutra architecture
in the U.S. and other historical places.
Student
Packages: Neutra Office Drawings Available - The
Institute now offers student packages with reproductions taken from
original project documents.
From Dion Neutra
Welcome to the Neutra architecture
web site, sponsored by the Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design.
I develop and administer programs for
the Institute, while also serving as consultant and advisor to owners
of Neutra buildings who wish to maintain or adapt/modify those buildings
in the spirit of the original designs. For more on this click on Consulting
Services.
This site is central to our work. It
offers a range of resources for the study and advocacy of Neutra architecture,
such as:
Links -- quick access to
more information about the Neutra oeuvre and related topics
Tours -- on-line tours and
transcripts of site visits to selected Neutra classics
Bulletins -- the latest
news from the Institute, including how you can help save endangered
Neutra buildings
Articles -- highlights
of Neutra in the news, an overview of the Institute's Aims
and Purposes, and selected writings by Dion Neutra
Bookstore -- Neutra-related
items for sale through Amazon.com, rare and out-of-print materials
offered by the Institute, exclusive student
packages for academic use, and a special traveling
exhibition available for lease
Gallery -- an expanding
collection of Neutra images
JOIN THE INSTITUTE!
We are looking for like-minded persons
who would like to contribute or be involved with us in the stewardship
of the planet with reference to the built environment. For more information
about the Institute, please see our Aims
and Purposes.
For an annual membership fee of $15,
you'll receive our periodic reports on activities and projects of the
Institute. Just fill out our quick and easy signup form to open your
PayPal account to join. We aim to create a 'Neutra Community' dedicated
to saving what's left of the Neutra oeuvre; you can help!
Your membership fee is a tax-deductible
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or mail a check or money order for the amount of $15 (payable to Neutra
Institute for Survival Through Design) to the address at the bottom
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Among the Institute's activities, we
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Richard and Dion Neutra Architecture. All Neutra designs are copyrighted
and protected by U.S. and international intellectual property laws,
as is the name Neutra when used in conjunction with any product or service
related to our firm and representative work. To prevent others from
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This site is maintained by volunteers.
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Dion Neutra, Architect; Executive
Consultant
[son and partner of Richard Neutra]
Evolution Quotes: "Manhattan Beach architect Michael
Lee said, 'People are actually walking in the door holding photos of
Neutra houses and saying, 'This is what I want.' " (DailyBreeze, Doretta
Zemp, March 2006).
Neutra
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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY!
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the original Battle of Gettysburg, get your signed copy of Dion's 180p. coffee table book; Volume 1 of "The Neutras, Then & Later". Contained therein are spreads on the Cyclorama Center; last views of it in its heyday. 
