| | Welcome Prairie House by Herb Greene! | Designed and built in 1960-61 by architect Herb Greene in Norman, Oklahoma, this iconic landmark is a vision of the American School, a term Frank Lloyd Wright used to describe organic architectural structures that embody their surroundings in form and function. Cedar planks on the exterior create wonderful patterns and shape, and the interior, which is full of movement and flow, uses cedar shake shingles throughout.
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| | Maison Cazenave Tour On Demand in Webshop | The private owners of Maison Cazenave gave Iconic Houses an online tour to get to know the architecture of this hidden gem by Swiss architect Hans Demarmels. Now we can share the recorded tour with you! Restoration work is still in full swing, which makes it all the more special to see this unique house before the official tours start. Stream it through our webshop to experience it yourself!
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| | Save the Date! 28 July: Inside Iconic Houses at Farnsworth House | Join us for an expert-led tour of one of the most iconic modern buildings in the world: Mies van der Rohe's sleek glass residence. This groundbreaking country retreat was designed in 1945 for Dr. Edith Farnsworth. Join our online tour with Director Scott Mehaffy and our official tour partner Kristin Stone of the Pasadena Tour Company.
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| | Palaces for the People - Model Home in Het Schip | In a new series of articles Natascha Drabbe takes us to the most iconic houses of the 20th century. If one thing revolutionized interiors in the Netherlands in the 1920s, it was the need to build more homes for the working class. A world-famous example of this is the residential block Het Schip in Amsterdam. This 'workers' palace' was designed by architect Michel de Klerk in the style of the Amsterdam School.
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| | Follow Iconic Houses on Instagram | Help us spread the word: follow Iconic Houses on our new Instagram account. We were hacked so created this (hopefully temporary) account. We are doing all we can to regain our original account. Until then, we wil continue to inspire you with news on the modern house museums that make up our network on this alternative hub: www.instagram.com/iconichousesnetwork
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| | Adopt an Icon at Risk - PLEASE DONATE! | Thanks to your donations, we can add new houses to our Icons at Risk Watch List. As well as the 42 icons already listed, we have 30 more houses on our radar worldwide that need research in order to be published. And we need your support for that. Please donate to our non-profit and help us continue putting these houses in the spotlight to try to save them from demolition. Your support means so much to us: thank you!
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