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great sites/events
- "Southern California Architectural History" John Crosse is an expert researcher who continually teases out the deeper links in SoCal history.
- "The Most Beautiful Box" – Lamprecht at the Neutra's 1964 Taylor House June 11 Along with one of Neutra’s lead project architects, John Blanton, and craftsman Eric Lamers, I’ll add a little discourse on boxes. But forget about that, just come to revel in this little gem!
- Modernism Magazine: Richard Neutra in Europe Modernism Magazine is a well-rounded source for all the modern arts
- Society of Architectural Historians Southern California Chapter One of the most active chapters in the country, this is the go-to site for exposure to superb experiences in architecture
- You-Are-Here Martin Schall documents cities, architects and architecture all over the world, collecting buildings by photographing them. A great resource.
lamprecht lectures
- Barbara Lamprecht: Neutra Lecture at the Goethe-Institut Chicago Thursday January 12: Richard Neutra's Role in bridging American and European Modern Architecture Chicago was Neutra’s own crossroads, where Loos, Wright, Sullivan converged in the heart of American industry
- Neutra, Chicago, and European and American Modernism at the Goethe Institut, Chicago The lecture explores German influences on Neutra, Chicago’s pivotal role in his career, and his own role as a bridge between European and American Modernism. e bridging
preservation issues
- Plain, Common…and Historic? Fans Seek to Preserve Ranch Houses Front page article on how the ranch style is at last getting some respect … not in California, but in Georgia, and Daniel Paul and I are quoted.
- Rem Rips Preservation Koolhaas argues that preservation’s quest for perfection distorts our understanding of the past. He’s right.
- Rems Rips Preservation 2: DesignBoom offers Rem touring OMA’s exhibition attacking preservation
- The High Price of the New Beijing The Chinese know very well why authentic historic fabric cannot be tolerated.
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June 2018 M T W T F S S « Jan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Richard Neutra – Complete Works
