Article: Neutra VDL Studio and Residences in need

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:17 am

Public tours to raise revitalization funds for Richard Neutra residence

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Deke · Post by **Deke** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:26 am

Who owns the VDL House? It's always in a state of impoverished need.

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:47 am

About twenty years ago, the house was donated to Cal Poly Pomona. It is now technically owned by the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, a non profit...

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:40 pm

Universities and Colleges are not very good stewards of architecture. USC owns Freeman, which is practically lost due to lack of care and incredibly bad choices about the restoration that has been executed. SUNY Buffalo owned DD Martin for decades, and it did not fare well at all.

Rood · Post by **Rood** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:52 pm

Roderick Grant wrote:Universities and Colleges are not very good stewards of architecture. USC owns Freeman, which is practically lost due to lack of care and incredibly bad choices about the restoration that has been executed. SONY Buffalo owned DD Martin for decades, and it did not fare well at all.

What about Hanna? How is it doing?

Wrightgeek · Post by **Wrightgeek** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:07 pm

From what little I know of the situation, the Univ. of Chicago certainly did not do the Robie House any favors during their ownership period.

Wrightgeek · Post by **Wrightgeek** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:24 pm

Since I took a shot at the U. of Chicago re: their treatment of the Robie House, in the interest of fairness I think I should mention that Lawrence Technological Univ. has done an admireable job of stewardship with the Affleck Residence in Michigan, especially here in recent years under the guidance of our friend and FLWBC board member Dale Gyure.