art and architecture

1. STUDY ON
WORKING
STYLE OF
ARCHITECTS
Course Name: Art and Architecture 5
Group Member:
Ausaf Al Araf (20-43809-2)
Abdur Rahman Azad (20-43916-2)

2. Biography
• Born on April 8, 1892, in Vienna,
Austria
• Studied under Adolf Loos at the
Technical University
• In 1923, at the age of 31, Neutra
moved to the United States and
settled in Southern California and
became a naturalized citizen in
1929.
• Died on April 16, 1970, at the age
of 78.

3. CAREER
• Pioneer architect of international style.
• Established as a leading figure of Modernism.
• Designed more than 300 houses in California and few else
where.
• Worked under Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Introduced the International Style to America and (newer)
Los Angeles Design to Europe.
• First work in Los Angeles was in landscape architecture.
• Was a Form-giver , Teacher, Mentor, Outspoken Speaker
and Writer.
• Published WIE BAUT AMERIKA
• Won the Wilhelm Exner Medal (1959) and AIA Gold
Medal(1977).

4. ARCHITECTURAL
STYLE
• Neutra’s work was highly innovative at the time, he
was known for attending to the real needs of his
clients as opposed to imposing his own agenda – he
would sometimes use detailed questionnaires to
find out their needs.
• His domestic architecture was a blend of art,
landscape, and practical comfort.
• He was one of many architects in southern
California and the American Southwest who
adapted their ideas from the European Bauhaus
movement.
• This movement became known as Desert
Modernism for the flat-surfaced, industrialized look
that tied itself in with its surrounding landscape.

5. PHILOSOPHY
• His design approach id vary simple.
• Neutra believed in houses that have patios or porches that
make the outdoors seem part of the house.
• His designs are pure, clean and straight line organized
without any curve or arc and mixed with landscape of the
site.
• Neutra's ability to incorporate technology, aesthetics,
science and nature in his designs brought him to the
forefront of modernist architecture.
• He said that “architecture should be a means of bringing
man back into harmony with nature”.
• He is most noted for combining indoor and outdoor spaces.

6. TIMELINE

7. Famous Projects

8. Kaufmann Desert House
• Located in California, USA
• The Kaufmann Desert House was completed in 1946 in Palm Springs.
• This house also reflects Neutra’s need for harmony with nature.
• The Desert House was originally made for the occupancy of Edgar J.
• Kaufmann and later singer Barry Manilow.

9. Kronish House
• Constructed in 1955 and located on California in the United States.
• One of only three Richard Neutra designs ever built in Beverly Hills, the Kronish House is
reportedly Neutra's largest residential commission in North America.
• The house is one of only three Neutra designs ever built in Beverly Hills.

10. Van Leeuw Research House
• Constructed in 1966, this is one of Neutra’s last works.
• He designed it with help from his son, Dion.

11. LOVELL HOUSE

12. LOVELL HOUSE
• Location: 4616 Dundee Drive in California
• Date :Between 1927 and 1929
• Neutra's most famous work was the Lovell House (nicknamed the Health
House).
• It was nicknamed the Health House because it had many areas in the
house where the indoors were combined with the outdoors.
• He used many open walls with windows and large ceiling and open
spaces where patrons could relax and enjoy the outdoor California
weather and landscape.
• It is often described as the first steel frame house in the United States.
• The interior reflects Neutra's interest in transparency, and hygiene.
• The Historic American Buildings Survey described the Lovell House as "a
prime example of residential architecture
• where technology creates the environment

13. SITE PLAN

14. Ground Floor
Plan

15. First Floor
Plan

16. Second Floor
Plan

17. Elevations

18. Sections
SECTION BB’ SECTION AA’

21. The construction of a full-scale swimming pool
with diving board suspended above
grade long before mass pool industry was bom--
must have been revolutionary in its
time.

22. The stark while walls stand out among
the wooded terrain; the ribbon
windows offer
expansive views and a significant
amount of light to enter the interior
spaces

23. Interior

24. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Richard Neutra is considered one of the twentieth century's
most influential architects.
• His first major commission-Lovell House-built in Los Angeles in
1929, just six years after his arrival in the
United States, is known as one of the landmarks of modern
architecture.
• He is recognized for his open and innovative designs, his
extensive use of glass allowing indoor and
outdoor spaces to flow freely together, and his application of
industrial techniques to architecture.
• Made major contributions to urban planning.
• Won over fifty awards for architectural designs.

25. Thank You
So Much