Mackintosh’s Hill House Becomes an International Iconic House!
SPECIAL – Czech Classics
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Iconic Houses in the Media
Interview in Leading Catalan newspaper ARA
Bauhaus Villa in Berlin For Sale
Historical Exhibition, Marie-Laure de Noailles, Painter, Conversation
Our Badge of Honour
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Early Furniture Designs by Le Corbusier on Permanent Display in Maison Blanche
Photo Report City Icons Amsterdam
Healing Through Architecture
Reopening An Iconic Modernist Landmark
City Icons Kick Off with Talk by Linda Vlassenrood
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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
Icon for Sale - Loos Villa: Haus Horner
SPECIAL – Iconic Dreams Europe - Sleep in an Iconic House!
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Public Screenings and Private Streaming of Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House
Support the Frankfurt Declaration (on Housing)
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
Meet Conference Co-Chair Maria Szadkowska
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
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Rietveld Schröder House
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
New era for Villa E-1027 and Cap Moderne
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
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Franklin Vagnone and Deborah Ryan, Museum Anarchists
Meet the Friends - James Haefner
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
Ted Bosley, Gamble House
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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Fernando Alvarez Prozorovich, La Ricarda
Tim Benton, Professor of Art History (Emeritus)
Susana Landrove, Docomomo Spain
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Victoria & Albert Museum London November 12, 2013
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Round Table Review
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SPECIAL – Czech Classics
In the Czech Republic, the Iconic Houses Network has no fewer than 14 wonderful modern member house museums to date. Among the best known, of course, is Villa Müller in Prague by Adolf Loos, an important European pioneer of modern architecture. And in Brno there is Villa Tugendhat, the masterpiece designed by celebrated German American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2001. But there are also quite a few hidden gems by unsung local heroes that you can explore while you browse our world map or check the directory. In 2023 we toured many of the Czech Member houses. You find more about that program in this link. The 18 Iconic Shorts (Pecha Kucha format presentations) of that conference can be streamed for free in this link.
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 here below to read further.
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Laichter House, Jan Kotěra, Prague, 1910
Laichter House is a poignant example of early Bohemian modernist architecture. It is a place that tells the story of the 20th-century tensions between democracy and totalitarianism and demonstrates that once seemingly decimated cultural hotspots can come alive again with a house museum, as well as a suite for guests to stay overnight.
Vila Volman, Karel Janů and Jiří Štursa, Čelákovice, 1939
One of the most beautiful and expensive residences of the first Czechoslovak Republic built for Josef Volman and his family. The architects, who had a very detailed knowledge of Le Corbusier's work, conceived Villa Volman as a work of art in a large natural park above the romantic landscape of the Elbe River.
Semler Residence, Adolf Loos and Heinrich Kulka, Pilsen, 1934
The interior of Oskar and Jana Semler’s family apartment, which was built into an earlier residential building, is a top monument of modern architecture in Central Europe. The very large apartment has no floors, instead individual spaces of different heights are concentrated around a central living hall on six different levels: Loos'(Raumplan).
Villa Winternitz, Adolf Loos and Karel Lhota, Prague, 1932
Villa Winternitz, the last building designed by Adolf Loos to be completed before his death, was built in 1932 for lawyer Josef Winternitz and his family. The spacious building has all the aspects of a Loos Raumplan, built-in furniture, beautiful materials and unexpected colours. It's possible to rent the house for an overnight stay.
Villa Tugendhat, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Brno, 1930
The Tugendhat Villa is a unique work of art in terms of construction, layout, interior furnishing, technical support and integration into a natural setting. For the first time in the history of architecture, a steel structure in the form of cross-shaped columns was used in a private house. The interiors feature rare materials like onyx and Macassar ebony.
Villa Müller, Adolf Loos, Prague, 1930
Known as an innovative landmark of early modernist architecture, the Villa Müller embodies Loos' ideas of economy and functionality. The spatial design, known as Raumplan, is evident in the multi-level parts of individual rooms, indicating their function and symbolic importance. Raumplan is exhibited in the interior as well as the exterior.
Villa Rothmayer, Otto Rothmayer, Prague, 1929
Villa Rothmayer is an important work of Prague’s interwar architecture. Its design can be characterized as ascetic Classicism with elements of vernacular architecture propagated in Czech lands by Rothmayer's teacher Plečnik. The interiors are not very spacious, but their connection to the veranda and picturesque garden is crucial.
Villa Stiassni, Ernst Wiesner, Brno, 1929
Villa Stiassni was built for the Jewish textile manufacturer Alfred Stiassni, who lived here with his wife Hermine and daughter Susanne for just nine years till they fled for the Nazi occupation in 1938. With a gardener's house, stables, driver's apartment, greenhouses, swimming pool and tennis court, it was one of the largest private lots in Brno.
Brummel House, Adolf Loos, Pilsen, 1929
The unspectacular grey house, closely to the Pilsen bus station, hides an architectonical jewel inside. The interior of Brummel house is a radiating colorful oasis where you can easily forget the unpleasant outside world. The interior on the 2nd floor was lived in by Jan Brummel, his wife Jana and her mother Hedvika Liebstein.
Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery, Adolf Loos, Prague, 1929
The complete interior has been saved, carefully restored on the initiative of the Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery and re-installed in another apartment of approximately the same size in the heart of Prague. One of the world's most comprehensive collections of Loos's original furniture and glassware is here on permanent view.
Hotel Avion, Bohuslav Fuchs, Brno, 1928
Hotel Avion is a symbol of interwar Czechoslovak avant-garde and one of the narrowest hotel complexes in Europe. The ten-story terraced building on a plot 8 metres wide amd 34 metres deep is 40 metres high, making it the tallest building in the historical centre of Brno. The hotel has 37 rooms, a restaurant and Bauhaus Centrum Avion.
Villa Bílek, František Bílek, Prague, 1911
The exhibition in Villa Bílek includes his significant works of art dating to the early 1890s. Bílek’s late oeuvre is represented by two monumental woodcarvings. Also Bílek’s original furniture which was created in connection with the construction of his new studio villa documents the versatility of his artistic approach.
Josef Hoffmann Museum, Josef Hoffmann, Brtnice, 1907
Merging two smaller houses probably created the Hoffmann house. Hoffmann refurbished the house and concentrated on the interior, designed new pieces of furniture and had the walls in the rooms painted in vivid colours. The exterior changed very little. It was only after a fire of 1934, that the original mansard roof was given today's form.
Jurkovič House, Dušan Samo Jurkovič, Brno, 1906
The Jurkovič House is one of the prime examples of modernist architecture with elements of folk art. The central hall is restored to its authentic form, and the reception area has his original furniture. The permanent exhibition also presents other works by Jurkovič and temporary design and architecture exhibitions are programmed at the house.
Posted November 7, 2024