The tickets for the premiere night are sold out. There is a second screening on Wed., June 25th at the Hammer Museum which is about two-thirds sold; it would be great if that screening were sold out as well. Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets and is planning on attending either of the screenings.

One of Neutra’s most famous and important works is his own family’s former home, the VDL Research House. (It was called VDL after the Dutch philanthropist Dr C. H. Van Der Leeuw, who provided Neutra with the loan for the project.) Modern in design, VDL came to be known as a “glass” house” because of its many floor-to-ceiling windows. It was built to accommodate three families on a small 60×70 foot lot that included patios and gardens, as well as energy-saving innovations such as large overhangs and a rooftop reflecting pool that helped to keep the structure cool. Neutra proved that modern urban design could be at once beautiful, affordable, and environmentally-friendly.

VDL also housed Neutra’s office, where he designed hundreds of other projects over a thirty-year period. In addition to Shulman, many others began their professional careers with Neutra, including the architects Gregory Ain, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Donald Wexler, and Raphael Soriano.

In 1990, Neutra’s wife Dione gave a $100,000 endowment and the VDL Research House to the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design. Through the College, public and educational tours of the site have been made possible. However, VDL faces an immediate threat. Insurance and maintenance for the complex have proven costly, and VDL is long overdue for repairs, including a leaking roof that has caused water damage, and the uneven settlement of the house’s foundation. If the College is unable to raise $30,000 by October 1, 2008, the building could be closed and possibly sold to a private party, thereby resulting in the permanent loss of educational and public access. In addition to the $30,000, the College also hopes to raise another $2 million to cover current and future repairs and expenses.

For more information, and to learn how you can help, visit http://www.neutra-vdl.org/

Photo from Curbed LA

Kaufmann House sale has been cancelled.

Read more about it at Curbed LA:

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/05/palm_springs_ka_1.php

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Many are not aware of the Julius Shulman Institute at Woodbury University. Below is information about the institute provided to us by Woodbury University.

“The Institute focuses on Julius Shulman’s enduring involvement in the principles of modernism, which include efficiency, environmental sensitivity, social responsibility, and human meaning in all aspects of design, especially in the following areas:

1) The history, theory, and practice of contemporary architecture and design

2) The association of architecture, its designs and applications to the lifestyles of our society.

3) The application of photography as the basic instrument in the presentation of architecture to the public in journals, books, exhibits, and lectures.

The Julius Shulman Institute serves as an educational provider.

The Institute offers lectures, seminars, tours, and special workshops for elementary, middle, and high schools in the area, as well as at community organizations. It provides similar services for architects, college students, and others who are involved with architecture in their daily lives.

Through the Institute we have put together 17 slide show lectures with the help of Julius which are shown to mainly high school students throughout California. The slide shows fall under the title of “The Power of Photography” even thought they deal with a wide range of topics from everything from communication, transportation, steps and stairways of the world to the basics of photography.

The institute also sponsors lectures on the Woodbury campus as well as recognizing an outstanding architect each year who is then recognized as a Julius Shulman Fellow.”

Exterior View #1

30 images signed by Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai

$3500.00 per photograph

5 images signed by Frank Gehry, Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai

$5000.00 per photograph

Exterior View #2

30 images signed by Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai

$3500.00 per photograph

3 images signed by Frank Gehry, Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai

$5000.00 per photograph

Photo by Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai

The Kaufmann House sold for $16.84 million. Read more about it here:

http://www.dwell.com/daily/blog/18925984.html

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This is an artnet article on the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs which is offered by Christie’s in their May 13th, 2008 auction of modern and contemporary art. Beth Harris, the current owner, discusses the restoration in our film along with architects Leo Marmol and Chris Shanley.  The house truly is a masterpiece.

DIAMOND IN THE DESERT

by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

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True Hollywood Story is the title of one of the best layouts I have ever seen about Julius. The story appeared in the October 2007 edition of Dwell magazine. Below is a link:

True Hollywood Story

Story by Marc Kristal / Photos by Catherine Ledner and Julius Shulman