In this book Arthur Drexler…closely analyzes Neutra’s style and discusses the background of his work, including the early influence of Wright and their shared admiration for aspects of Japanese design. Mr. Drexler comments also on Neutra’s early portrait and landscape drawings…and on fluctuations in critical esteem for Neutra’s work in relation to the development of modern architecture in the United States. Thomas S. Hines…has provided a detailed chronology of Neutra’s life and work. His informative comments on the commercial as well as the domestic projects, and on the relevant personal events in Neutra’s life, provide an invaluable context in which to reexamine one of the most important architects of the modern movement.