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Raymond Richard Neutra

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@Legacypac: Thank you for the help and feedback. I removed the spouse and children info from the box, and added a reference to the award in the introduction. I also added to the introduction a statement about Raymond's work on his father's legacy, which is one of the claims establishing his notability.Jsbmhca 717 (talk) 12:08, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
Raymond Richard Neutra
File:Raymond Neutra.jpg Raymond Neutra.jpg
Pronunciation(/ˈnɔɪtrə/)
Born (1939-03-12) March 12, 1939 (age 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
🏡 Residence Pacific Grove, California, U.S.
💼 Occupation
👴 👵 Parent(s)
🏅 AwardsGoldsmith Career Award, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
🌐 Websitehttp://www.neutrahistory.org

Raymond Richard Neutra (/ˈnɔɪtrə/), born in 1939, is a physicial and environmental epidemiologist. He is the son of modern architect Richard Neutra, whose works are the focus of Raymond's present preservation efforts..[1]

In 1990, Raymond was the founding president of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, which later awarded him with the Goldsmith Career Award.[2]

Biography[edit]

Raymond was born in Los Angeles California, growing up in the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences, which is now a Natural Historic Monument.[3][4] This is the live-work space that his father designed in stages in 1932 and 1940; in 1966 he designed an additional wing with his son, Dion, after a fire destroyed all but the garden and basement.[5] [6]

Career[edit]

Raymond was influenced by his father’s concern with physiology and design, pursuing a research career in environmental medicine and epidemiology.[7]

After doing medical anthropological research and medical practice on the Navajo Reservation[8], Raymond taught at Harvard, where he researched decision analysis[9] and evidence-based medicine[10][11]. From 1980 to 2007, he served in leadership positions in environmental and occupational epidemiology at the California Department of Public Health[12]

Preservation Efforts[edit]

Raymond assisted his father with his publications[13] and wrote jointly with him during his lifetime.[14] Raymond wrote a physician’s introduction to the second edition of “Survival Through Design,”[15] and provided the necessary documentation to justify the National Historic Landmark status for the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences.[16] In cooperation with Friends of Neutra VDL and Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, he has contributed to the landmark’s restoration[17][18].

In cooperation with historian Eileen Wallace, Raymond has been building a website on the social history of the site.[19] This project has led to a number of publications about his father’s collaborators and clients[20][21][22], including a recent Kindle book about the forty-year relationship between Raymond’s parents and Frank Lloyd Wright[23]. These publications have been the basis for several lectures on evidence-based design[24][25], some of which are available on YouTube[26][27]

Raymond serves as an advisor to the Iconic House network[28]


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  1. "Iconic Perspectives: Richard Neutra's VDL Studio & Residences". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. "International Society for Environmental Epidemiology". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "Richard Neutra's Studio and Residence". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. "Meet the Friends - Raymond Neutra". Iconic Houses. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. "Neutra VDL Studio and Residence". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. "Iconic Perspectives: Richard Neutra's VDL Studio & Residences". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  7. "Meet the Friends - Raymond Neutra". Iconic Houses. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. Levy JE, Neutra RR, Parker D (1987). Hand Trembling, Frenzy Witchcraft and Moth Madness: A Study of Navajo Seizure Disorders. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
  9. Weinstein, M, Fineberg H,Elstein A, Frazier H, Neuhauser D Neutra R, McNeil B (1980). Clinical Decision Analysis. Philadelphia: Saunders.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
  10. Neutra RR, Feinberg S, Greenland S, Friedman E (1978). "The effects of fetal monitoring on neonatal death rates". New England Journal of Medicine. 299 (7): 324–326.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Neutra RR (1977). J. P. Bunker, B. A. Barnes, and F. Mosteller, eds. Costs, Risks and Benefits of Surgery. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 277–307.CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link) Search this book on
  12. "Richard Neutra's Studio and Residence". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  13. Hines T (2005). Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture. New York: Rizzoli. pp. 318–319. Search this book on
  14. Neutra RR, Neutra D, Neutra RJ (1969). "The architect's role in encouraging wider use of outpatient facilities". Hospitals. 43 (53): 570.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. Neutra RJ (1969). Survival Through Design. New York: Oxford Press. Search this book on
  16. "National Historic Landmarks Program" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  17. "Friends of the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  18. "In the Name of the Father". Atomic Ranch Magazine: 56–57. 2014.
  19. "Iconic Perspectives: Richard Neutra's VDL Studio & Residences". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  20. Neutra RR (2009). "Remembering Julius Shulman". DWELL: 26.
  21. Neutra RR and Lamprecht BM (2015). "Rereading: My Dear Richard". Harvard Design Magazine. 40: 92–99.
  22. Neutra RR (2013). "Puerto Rican Encounters". Arquitextos. 158 (1).
  23. Neutra RR (2017). "Cheap and Thin:" Neutra and Frank Lloyd Wright. Kindle Book. Search this book on
  24. . ANFA INTERFACES AND NEUTRA COME TO LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles. 2016 http://anfarch.org/p1402/. Retrieved 11 March 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. Brin, Joseph (13 September 2014). "Raymond Richard Neutra's Hippocratic Oath for Designers". Metropolis. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  26. ArchiTV Video Lecture; Iconic Houses • Richard Neutra's Studio and Residence.
  27. Besant Hill School: Raymond Neutra, '57 Presentation.
  28. "Meet the Friends - Raymond Neutra". Iconic Houses. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.