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Our Badge of Honour
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Historical Exhibition, Marie-Laure de Noailles, Painter, Conversation
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Modernism Week Lecture: 12 Years of Iconic Houses
Aluminaire House Grand Opening
Exhibition Icons of the Czech Avant-Garde
An Elementalist and Mediterranean Architecture
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Winy Wants a World Wonder
Welcome Atelier Volten!
Sleep in a Modernist Gem – Huis Billiet in Bruges
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - 100 Years Van Zessen House
Exclusive Tour and Film Screening Package
The Last House Designed by Adolf Loos Will Be Built in Prague
Icons of the Czech Avantgarde
Icon for Sale - Casa Legorreta
Rietveld Day: 200 Enthusiasts Explored 3 Utrecht Icons
Hurray! 10 Years Iconic Houses
7th International Iconic Houses Conference A Huge Success
Meet Conference Co-Chair Iveta Černá
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Eighteen Iconic Houses Under One Roof
17 June - 'Pioneers-film' Screening Amersfoort
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Van Eesteren House Museum
Welcome Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Zentrum in Vienna!
Welcome Vila Volman! Jewel of Czech Functionalism
Movie Night: Adolf Loos- Revolutionary Among Architects
'Inside Iconic Houses' Case Study House #26 Webcast in Webshop
Inside Iconic Houses at Taut’s Home in Berlin
Rediscovering Forgotten Loos Interiors in Pilsen
'Inside Iconic Houses' - Online Tour Program
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - The Diagoon House
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Rietveld Houses Owners Association
Corberó Space: New Life for Hidden Jewel
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Pierre Cuypers' House and Workshops
Reeuwijk Celebrates Completion of Restoration Rietveld Homes!
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Van Doesburg Rinsema House
Welcome Rietveld's Van Daalen House!
Architect Harry Gessner Passed Away at 97
Watch Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House Now On Demand
Icon Saved: Dorchester Drive House
Welcome Umbrella House!
Iconic Houses in the Netherlands – Berlage’s Masterpiece
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Het Schip
Inside Iconic Houses - Tour of Maison Cazenave
Inside Iconic Houses Tours Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami
Casa Masó Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Inside Iconic Houses tours Roland Reisley's Usonian Frank Lloyd Wright House
Rietveld’s Experimental Housing in Reeuwijk Saved
Serralves Villa after restoration
Portraits of the Architect - Interview with Gennaro Postiglione
Test Labs for New Ideas - Interview with Natascha Drabbe
Inside Iconic Houses - Isokon Building
Inside Iconic Houses - 16 December: Sunnylands with Janice Lyle
BCN-BXL Coderch-De Koninck - Beyond Time
New Chairman Architect Nanne de Ru on The Perfect Platform
Health and Home - Interview with Beatriz Colomina
A Life Less Ordinary – Interview with Valentijn Carbo
Invisible Women - Interview with Alice T. Friedman
Winy Maas on the Green Dip
Anita Blom on Experimental Housing of the 1970s
Women’s Worlds - Interview with Natalie Dubois
The Culture of Living - Interview with Robert von der Nahmer
Hetty Berens: A Fresh Take on Modernism
Niek Smit on Supporting Modern Heritage
Alice Roegholt on Amsterdam’s Working-Class Palaces
July is Iconic Houses Month
Hans van Heeswijk on The Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House
Wessel de Jonge on Dutch Icons at Risk
Save Maison Zilveli - Sign the Petition!
How a Building Tells a Story - Recorded Event
Toolkit for Owners of a Modern House
13 Aalto Sites Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage
Villa Beer At Risk - Sign the Petition!
Business Cards of Stone, Timber and Concrete in the Brussels Region 1830-1970
Exhibiting & Visiting Modernist Monuments
Fostering Well-Researched Responsible Design
ICONS AT RISK
Enjoy a virtual visit to the California House and a Q&A with architect Peter Gluck
Exhibition 'Modernism and Refuge'
A Hidden Gem of Postmodernism
New Centre for Historic Houses of India
An Online Chronicle of the Douglas House
Villa Henny, geometric style icon in The Netherlands
A Mendini temple in Amsterdam
IH-lectures USA & Canada Feb 2020 on Melnikov House
Sponsors and Friends
An Afternoon with the Glucks
Chandler McCoy on Making Modern Houses Sustainable
Catherine Croft: Getting Away from the Demolition Mentality in the UK
Patrick Weber on Discovering an Unknown Icon
Fiona Fisher on Iconic Interiors
Jocelyn Bouraly on Villa Cavrois
Mireia Massagué on finding success through a new kind of partnership
Danish Moderns – Looking Back at Our Mini-Seminar
Venturo house complements Exhibition Centre WeeGee’s offering
Lecture report: Remembering Richard Neutra
Hôtel Mezzara and the Guimard Museum project
We welcome 13 new members!
BREAKING NEWS: 8 Wright Sites Inscribed on Unesco World Heritage List!
LECTURE 29 August - Raymond Neutra: My Father and Frank Lloyd Wright
Iconic Reads
Iconic Houses End Year Message
City-ordered rebuild of landmark house stirs debate: Appropriate or overreach?
Kohlberg House Restoration in Progress
Planned Demolition of Rietveld Homes in Reeuwijk
Renovation Gili House in Crisis
An Iconic Saga
Restoring Eileen Gray’s Villa E-1027 and Clarifying the Controversies
Modernism on the East Coast
Iconic Houses in Latin America
Conference testimonials
House Tours May 2018
Expert Meetings
Natascha Drabbe - Iconic Houses: The Next Chapter
Terence Riley -KEYNOTE SPEAKER- on Philip Johnson
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Hilary Lewis on Philip Johnson and his Glass House
John Arbuckle on Great House Tours
William D. Earls on the Harvard Five in New Canaan
Stover Jenkins on Working for Philip Johnson
Frederick Noyes on his Father’s House
Scott Fellows and Craig Bassam on their Passion for Preservation
Jorge Liernur -KEYNOTE SPEAKER- on Latin American Modernism(s)
Fabio Grementieri on Modernism in Argentina
Catalina Corcuera Cabezut on Casa Luis Barragán
Renato Anelli on Lina Bo Bardi’s Casa de Vidro
Tim McClimon on Corporate Preservation
Amanda Nelson on Building Donor Relationships
John Bacon on Planned Giving
Jean-Paul Warmoes on the Art of Fundraising in America
Chandler McCoy on Why Less is More
Katherine Malone-France on Moving with the Times
Anne Mette Rahbæk on Philanthropic Investments and Preservation
Peter McMahon on Saving Modern Houses on Cape Cod
Toshiko Kinoshita on Japanese Modern Heritage Houses
Roland Reisley on Life in a Frank Lloyd Wright House
5th Iconic Houses Conference May 2018
Kristin Stone, Pasadena Tour Company
Restoring the past: The Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Home Studio
Behind the Scenes: Hendrick de Keyser Association
Crosby Doe, Architecture for Sale
Latin America Special – Focus on Mexico
De Stijl in Drachten
Preserving the Nancarrow House-Studio
Meet the Friends - Nanne de Ru
Latin America Special – Focus on Brazil
Jan de Jong’s House is Latest Hendrick de Keyser Acquisition
Stay in a Belgian Modernist Masterpiece
In Berlin’s Modernist Network
Rietveld-Schröder House Celebrates De Stijl Anniversary
Meet Our New Foundation Board Members
Maintaining Aalto's Studio – Linoleum Conservation
Virtual Tour of a Papaverhof Home in 3D
Getty Grant for Villa E-1027
Plečnik House in Ljubljana
Iconic Dacha
Iconic Houses: A Bohemian Road Trip
Work in Progress: Capricho de Gaudí
11 Le Corbusier Homes now on Unesco World Heritage List
At home with Le Corbusier
Henry van de Velde’s Study in Haus Hohe Pappeln Restored
Lynda Waggoner reports
A Conference to Remember
4th International Iconic Houses Conference
Guest of Honor - Harry Gesner
Fallingwater: European Lecture Tour
Wright Plus 2016 Walk
Susan Macdonald, Getty Conservation Institute
John Mcllwee, Garcia House
Meet the Friends – Elisabeth Tostrup
Iconic Houses: The Story So Far
Willie van Burgsteden, designer Iconic Houses
Buff Kavelman, Philanthropic Advisor
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Sheridan Burke, GML Heritage
Meet the Friends - Raymond Neutra
Sidney Williams, Frey House
Franklin Vagnone and Deborah Ryan, Museum Anarchists
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Toshiko Mori, architect
Malachi Connolly, Cape Cod Modern House Trust
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Lucia Dewey Atwood, Eames House
Cory Buckner, Mutual Housing Site Office
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Speaking Volumes: Building the Iconic Houses Library
Sarah Lorenzen, Neutra VDL Studio and Residences
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Keeping It Modern - Getty Conservation Grants
Meet the Friends - Thomas Schönauer
Wim de Wit, Stanford University
Linda Dishman, Los Angeles Conservancy
Jesse Lattig, Pasadena Heritage
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Tim Benton, Professor of Art History (Emeritus)
Susana Landrove, Docomomo Spain
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Marga Viza, Casa Míla/La Pedrera
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Victoria & Albert Museum London November 12, 2013
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Iveta Černá, Villa Tugendhat
Lynda Waggoner, Fallingwater
Kimberli Meyer, MAK Center
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Barragán House on Screen
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Triennale der Moderne 27 September - 13 October 2013
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Corbu’s Cabanon: Reconstruction and Lecture
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Annual Wright Architectural Housewalk: 18 May
Frank Lloyd Wright Homes on Screen
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Neutra’s House on Screen
Michel Richard, Fondation Le Corbusier
Symposium The Public and the Modern House
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SPECIAL – Austria
Modern Living in Austria: Six Iconic Homes and Their Stories
Discover six outstanding modernist houses in Austria and Vienna—each a unique architectural vision with a remarkable history. From Josef Frank’s timeless Villa Beer to Günther Domenig’s experimental Steinhaus, these homes reflect the richness and diversity of Austrian modernism. The selection includes masterpieces by Raimund Abraham and Gerrit Rietveld and sheds new light on domestic space as a cultural and social expression, as seen in the apartment of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky. A recent discovery is the newly restored museum home of the previously little-known architect Hans Glas, now open to visitors for the first time. All houses are part of the Iconic Houses Network and accessible to the public—as museums, research venues, or extraordinary places to stay.
We want your tips!
We’re always looking out for new and inspiring examples. So, if you know a unique and unmissable house from the 20th century, please tell us about it by mailing info@iconichouses.org. Thanks for your suggestions!
Note: Plan your visit(s) well in advance, as house museums can have irregular visiting times and often require online reservation.
Tap on the links or photos to read further.
Villa Beer, Josef Frank and Oskar Wlach, Vienna, 1930
Icon of Viennese Modernity
Built between 1929 and 1930 by Josef Frank (1885–1967) and Oskar Wlach (1881–1963) for the Beer family, Villa Beer is regarded as one of the most significant examples of interwar Viennese architecture. Architecture critic Friedrich Achleitner described it as “probably the most important example of Viennese domestic culture from the interwar period.” Despite its generous dimensions, partially open-plan layout, and large garden-facing windows, the house exudes an extraordinary sense of homeliness.
Frank’s concept of the “house as path and place” remains palpable. His approach to modernism—structured yet lively interiors—makes Villa Beer a singular experience. Protected as a historic monument since 1987, the house has remained largely in its original condition.
Currently undergoing extensive restoration in collaboration with Austria’s Federal Monuments Office, Villa Beer will open permanently to the public in spring 2026 as a museum home, featuring cultural programming, symposia, and a “research in residence” initiative.
In 2022, Villa Beer joined the international Iconic Houses network, gaining the recognition it deserves—as a living space where architecture becomes tangible.
Rietveld House in the Werkbundsiedlung, Gerrit Rietveld, Vienna, 1931
Living in a Landmark
In Vienna’s Werkbundsiedlung stands a remarkable row house designed by Gerrit Rietveld (1888–1964) in 1931. This modernist landmark was recently restored with support from Vienna’s Urban Renewal Fund and the Federal Monuments Office. Rietveld’s original five-level split design has been meticulously revived, including lighting, colour schemes, and spatial layout. A photovoltaic system was discreetly added in 2022 to fit the home’s historic character.
The sculptural layout reflects De Stijl principles, centred around a narrow Dutch spiral staircase that required special approval. The north side holds smaller rooms, while the south side opens into a striking double-height living area. Large windows and glass doors create a bright, open atmosphere.
Wall-to-wall windows can be fully opened, giving the impression of a garden salon. Living here feels like inhabiting a spatial artwork.
Villa Rezek, Hans Glas, Vienna, 1934
Functional Elegance in Pre-War Vienna
Villa Rezek is a rare example of Viennese interwar modernist architecture. Designed in 1933 by Hans Glas (1892–1960) for a Jewish doctor couple who later fled the Nazi regime, the villa shows strong influences from Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe—clean lines, functional layout, and understated elegance define the structure.
One standout feature is the fully retractable glass façade that opens the living space to the garden—like Villa Tugendhat—creating an airy, almost sanatorium-like atmosphere, fitting for its physician clients. The southern façade is bright and transparent, with large windows, terraces, and sweeping views.
After years of neglect, the villa was restored by architect Max Eisenköck to closely match its original design. Inside, the layout and furnishings reflect refined Viennese domestic culture of the 1930s, offering an authentic view into modernist ideals. Villa Rezek provides a rare and valuable glimpse into pre-war architecture and lifestyle.
The Dellacher House, Raimund Abraham, Burgenland, 1969
Timeless Architecture in Southern Austria
The Dellacher House is an icon of Austrian postwar architecture, designed by Raimund Abraham (1933–2010) for his childhood friend Max Dellacher. Located in the rolling hills of Oberwart, the white, symmetrical structure—with its cubic forms and grand staircase—radiates timeless strength.
Interior space is reduced to essentials, yet the strict structure and dramatic geometry create a monumental presence. Abraham emphasized a deep connection between architecture and place: “Every architectural creation is a confrontation with its site.”
Listed as a historic monument in 2007, the house was meticulously restored in 2016 by architect Johannes Handler in collaboration with the Federal Monuments Office.
Since 2020, it has been open for guided tours and overnight stays—offering a rare chance to experience this architectural landmark firsthand.
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Apartment, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Vienna, 1970
A Tribute to the Designer of the Frankfurt Kitchen
Since October 2022, the former apartment of Austria’s most influential female architect, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, has been open as the MSL Center. Located in Vienna, it gives visitors intimate insight into her life and legacy.
Best known for the Frankfurt Kitchen, Schütte-Lihotzky (1897–2000) lived here for the last 30 years of her life in a space she designed herself. Her vision blended traditional Viennese domestic culture with modernity and functional spatial design—emphasizing independence for women. The apartment, including original furniture and bathroom, has been partly reconstructed and listed as a historic monument since 2021.
The MSL Center is more than a museum—it is a research hub focused on documenting and honouring women pioneers in Austrian architecture. By showcasing their contributions, it fosters greater recognition of women’s roles in the public realm.
Visitors can experience the atmosphere of this thoughtfully designed, compact home. Its interior reflects Schütte-Lihotzky’s ideals: a small dwelling with big ideas about living, autonomy, and social engagement.
Domenig’s Steinhaus, Günther Domenig, Steindorf, Kärnten, 2008
A Life’s Experiment
The Domenig Steinhaus on Lake Ossiach is an iconic and experimental masterpiece by Austrian architect Günther Domenig (1934–2012). Over three decades, Domenig developed this expressive building as a personal and artistic search for architectural essence. He transformed elements of the Carinthian Alpine landscape and traditional farmhouses into a complex spatial composition of “architectural fractures” and dramatic forms.
A sculpture of steel, glass, and concrete, the Steinhaus became a landmark of Austrian architectural history—often associated with deconstructivism. Its custom-built details even led to innovations in building technologies.
Declared a protected monument after Domenig’s death and added to the Iconic Houses network in 2016, the Steinhaus sustained mudslide damage in 2020. Since 2021, it has been carefully restored by Domenig’s student, Georg Wald.
Today, the Steinhaus is more than a museum. The foundation Domenig established in 2008 carries on his legacy, offering the house as a knowledge hub, creative lab, and space for artistic exchange—keeping his architectural spirit alive.
Posted July 10, 2025