![]() Her current work is an examination of Operation Breakthrough, a federally sponsored program created by HUD Secretary George Romney to improve design and construction of factory-produced housing. In 2015 Kristin published The Mutual Housing Experiment: New Deal Communities for the Urban Middle Class (Temple University Press). Szylvian, Associate Professor of History and Library and Information Science, St. ![]() Gary is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), a licensed architect, former Center for Architecture and Design Board Member, and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Design Review Board and as a Stewardship Advisor to the Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design. Recent projects include 2 acres of waterfront outdoor space at the Exploratorium "Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception" at Piers 15 & 17 in San Francisco, The New Stanford Hospital, and the expansion of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Blurring the lines between disciplines, he seeks to improve the livability of cities through the integration of architecture, infrastructure, and landscape. Gary Strang, FASLA, AIA, Principal, GLS Landscape/Architectureīased in San Francisco, for the past 28 years, Gary has focused on the design of contemporary urban landscapes. In addition to preservation, he endorses the Neutra commitment to socially and ecologically responsible design inspired by evidence. ![]() He is an “ambassador” for the Iconic House Network and has written scholarly articles on his father’s career. He has been active in the preservation of the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences and several other Neutra projects. Neutra has been drawn back to the legacy of his father and brother. After a public health career in environmental medicine and epidemiology at several universities and the California Department of Public Health, Dr. Raymond Neutra is the youngest son of Richard Neutra, one of the most influential modern architects of the twentieth century. Raymond Neutra, President, The Neutra Institute for Survival Through Designĭr. This was Neutra’s melding of “cheap and thin” with nature and reflects the themes of the Neutra practice where single homes were used as case studies for low cost housing, experimentation with building technology, the practicalities and psychology of efficient and flexible small spaces, indoor/outdoor living, attention to near and distant views, landscaping and plot plans for privacy and community building activities.ĭr. Gary Strang, FASLA, AIA, Principal, GLS Landscape/Architecture will also provide remarks as we close out the series. Raymond Neutra, President of The Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design, talks with Historian Kristin Szylvian, author of The Mutual Housing Experiment and Pastor David Grice, President of the Board of Directors for Avion Village, who will tell the story of the cooperative's birth and how it functions today 80 years later. Join us for the conclusion of a three-part series exploring the ideas and work of the pioneer Viennese-American architect, Richard J. AIA Member: $15 | General: $20 | Student: $5
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