NEUTRA Survival Through Design
2019, PJ Letofsky, USA, 104 minutes

NEUTRA Survival Through Design is a comprehensive documentary into the 125 year life, work, and times of Austrian/American Architect Richard Neutra (1892-1970) – the legacy which continues to this day through the work of son Dion Neutra. Panel discussion with film director, series partners and audience Q&A to follow film screening.

This screening is part of MODERNISM AS CHARACTER, a three-part series of screenings, conversations, and discussions, featuring Modernist design, buildings, landscapes, allied arts, and ideas organized by Docomomo Chicago and the Gene Siskel Film Center. Special thanks to film series partners MAS Context, Goethe-Institut, Chicago Architecture Center, Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture, and Preservation Chicago.