Institute E-zine  Issue No. 01-2        Sunday,July 15, 2001

A publication of the Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design. © 2001.

Welcome to Issue No. 2 of the current E-Zine online magazine of the
Institute. [See May 1 for the last one of the series].

Inspired by Neutra at 75 and the upcoming gala event of October 6, Dion
Neutra's 75th birthday, and the current showing of the 'Traveling Exhibition'
The architecture of Richard and Dion Neutra - The view from Inside' in Santa
Ana until August 15, [See below] .

We welcome new members! Affiliates, in order to continue receiving these,
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!        SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2001 6:00-10:00 PM

The final big event of Neutra-75 will be the celebration of Dion Neutra at
his own 75th birthday! As of this writing, the venue is set to be the Eagle
Rock Recreation Center at 1100 Eagle Vista Drive, Eagle Rock, CA. This affair
will feature selected speakers familiar with the life of Dion, who have
signed up in advance to contribute their remarks. If you think you qualify
and would like to participate, please get in touch.

We hope to feature a catered dinner by Fred Eric, chef of Fred 62 and Vida;
famed restaurants here in L.A. Donation $20/person. We'll soon have a Paypal
button on the home page of the website for you to order your tix. For new
members, we'll throw in membership for the rest of fiscal 2001 as part of
your donation. If you have a preference for entrée; drop us an E and we'll
try to accommodate as we plan the final menu. We're going to try to update
the website to allow people to choose there as well.

As mentioned, we are still formulating the format for this on-line Zine se
ries and are positing the following departments:

Letters you are invited to write in and express your opinions; some may be
published. Again, address these to CrosonC2aol.com.

Status of Neutra Projects Report on the latest on the several projects which
are being preserved or addressed by Institute action. Included here will also
be losses.  Send a support letter for Gettysburg. Just to keep the pressure
on. Our latest idea on this one is to create a NPR piece by way of
interesting a TV Newsmagazine to pick this up. Also visit our 'Demolition
Derby' page on the website. This is in development, so stay tuned.

I sadly have to report the loss of our 8-story La Veta Medical building in
Orange [Taschen P. 441], which I just learned last weekend was torn down some
months ago without fanfare, opposition or concern. A photo of its vacant site
is part of the show in Santa Ana. Can anyone tell us what the reason for this
was? Why was no one given a chance to see if it could be saved?

The demolition of the last reflection pool at the Orange County Courthouse
was the subject of a Sat. July 7 cover story in the LA Times Orange County
edition, to which I wrote a letter to Editor asking why I wasn't consulted
before making this kind of decision. Again, this one is not lost yet; write
your Orange County supervisor!

The Von Huene Cabin in Mammoth, which is capable of moving, is threatened
with demolition. If any one knows of a vacant site in Mammoth, that would be
the easiest, but I believe this structure, which is about the size of a
trailer module, could be moved down the highway as well. Contact us here if
you have ideas. Wouldn't it be great NOT to have to repeat what happened with
the von Sternberg house, featured in the July issue of Architectural Digest?

News Flash: Just as we are going to press, I received an E-mail from over the
transom telling me that my search of 30 years might be over! A teen-age boy
shot some super-8 footage of the destruction of the von Sternberg house in
progress! I hope to view a tape of this tomorrow! Stay tuned on this one.

'Traveling Exhibition' The View from Inside Show

You can view this show NOW in person until August 15!  They announce a Panel
Discussion there on Thursday, August 16, at 10:00AM 'Neutra and advanced
architecture in historic districts'. Call for details and participants.

125 N. Broadway  Suite A, Santa Ana, CA. The phone Number there is 714 567
7234. Well worth it; the ambiance is quite amazing! Plan to have a meal while
there.

How to get bookings; augment the exhibition with models, what else can be
done to enhance this show? I'm told there is a big story in the LA Times of
today, on this.

Neutra in the News A link to the Institute site where the latest in news
stories about the Institute and the firm are highlighted. We struggle to keep
up with this fast moving segment.

Latest on Dion Link to website to review articles, lectures, or other
activities of our Executive Consultant.

Institute Projects on which we are now working We invite your participation;
let us know if any of the following tweak your interest!

84-1 00-2 Publishing Program 'Neutra-Then and Now'; republish the German
'Pflanzen, Wasser, Steine, Licht' in English; maybe even 'Survival Through
Design' [some interest being shown by a publisher]
97-5 Neutra Website-Design, Maintenance, Funding [See our new page
'Demolition Derby'; could use help from imaginative and creative web-design
people]
89-1 The View from Inside Exhibition -Distribution
00-3 Scholarship program [First year completed; very successful].
01-1 Documentary Film [Demo reel in final stages; other events of N-75 being
recorded]
01-2 Preservation Strategies
01-3 Membership Roster; E and Snail mailing lists
01-4 Institute E-Zine project [Can always use help here and elsewhere; drop
us a line!]
01-5 The Ultimate CAD program - Article by DN; about 2000 words. In
commemoration of Kubrick's '2001-A space Odyssey' . Can we NOW invoke the
services of the computer to fulfill the promise of RJN s book 'Survival
through Design'? Looking for a publisher. Just submitted to Architectural
Record; first choice. Stay tuned.
01-6 A REAL patients Bill of Rights. Start by ordering Dan Haley's red book
'The Politics in Healing'. Mention you heard about it here, and call 800 898
0639. Join with us to urge passage of relevant bills in congress which would
pave the way for alternative means of treatment to become available here,
which have been driven off-shore, or which are unknown to your family doctor.
[See our bookstore page for more details].

We would welcome your suggestions of other departments or issues to consider.

Meanwhile, this will further test our data-base. Please let us know if you
get more than one copy of this [if so, please excuse]. Spread the word to
your friends who may have signed up with you, to let us have their E
addresses if they did not receive this. Encourage new prospects to sign up
with us [see home page]

We hope to publish every few months depending on need, available material,
and time Stay tuned for more details of the birthday program in October!

Dion Neutra, Architect, Executive Consultant
Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design
2440 Neutra Place Los Angeles, CA 90039
Phone/Fax:323 666 1806  www.neutra.org dion@neutra.org