biography
pronunciation:
[noytra]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1892–1970)
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| biography:
| Architect and writer, born in Vienna, Austria. He emigrated to the USA (1923) and, working with R M Schindler and also alone, he designed uncompromisingly Modernist houses and schools, mostly in California, incorporating such innovations as steel framing, as for Lovell (Health) House (1929), Los Angeles. Later, with Robert Alexander (1949–mid-1960s), he tackled larger public projects. His books include Survival Through Design (1954), which promoted ‘biorealism’, a balance among buildings, people, and the environment. |
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