Richard J. Neutra
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| Born |
Richard Joseph Neutra April 8, 1892 Leopoldstadt, Vienna |
| Died | April 16, 1970 (aged 78) Wuppertal, Germany |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards |
Wilhelm Exner Medal (1959) AIA Gold Medal (1977) |
Richard Joseph Neutra (German pronunciation: [ˌʁiçaʁt ˈnɔʏ̯tʁaː], English: /ˈnɔɪtrə/; April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) was an Austrian-American architect. Living and building for the majority of his career in Southern California, he came to be considered among the most important modernist architects.
Neutra was born in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Vienna, Austria Hungary, on April 8, 1892 into a wealthy Jewish family. His Jewish-Hungarian father Samuel Neutra (1844–1920) was a proprietor of a metal foundry, and his mother, Elizabeth "Betty" Glaser Neutra (1851–1905) was a member of the IKG Wien. Richard had two brothers who also emigrated to the United States, and a sister Pepi Weixlgärtner who was an artist who emigrated to Sweden where her work can be seen at The Museum of Modern Art.
Neutra attended the Sophiengymnasium in Vienna until 1910, and he studied under Adolf Loos at the Vienna University of Technology (1910–1918). He was a student of Max Fabiani and Karl Mayreder. In 1912 he undertook a study trip to Italy and Balkans with Ernst Ludwig Freud (son of Sigmund Freud).
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