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Early Bird Iconic Houses Conference & House Tours!
Iconic Houses presents its 7th International Conference: 22-26 May 2023 in the Czech Republic in partnership with Villa Müller in Prague, Villa Tugendhat in Brno, Pilsen Turismus and the Plečnik House in Ljubljana. The conference and tours in Prague,Pilsenand Brno are open to all. For members and donors, there's a post-conference field trip to Vienna and Ljubljana on 27-30 May. Early bird discount ends 15 January.
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Welcome Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Zentrum!
The apartment of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, the Austrian architect known for her design of the 'Frankfurter Küche', considered the archetype of the modern fitted kitchen, has been preserved! This architectural jewel in Vienna, part of our post-conference tour programme in May 2023, defines independent work and living spaces for women. It combines modernity with traditional Viennese living culture.
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Inside Iconic Houses at Taut's Home: 15 December
Join us for an exclusive expert-led tour inside a special house on one of the world ́s most groundbreaking residential estates! Taut's Home is part of the World Heritage Horseshoe Estate by Bruno Taut in Berlin. Owners and curators of the tiny, museum-like holiday home will provide an insider's perspective. The house was awarded the Berlin Monument Award and the European Union Prize for Monument Preservation.
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Rediscovering Forgotten Interiors by Loos in Pilsen
One of the most significant contributors to rediscovering the forgotten Loos designs in Pilsen was art historian Věra Běhalová. Small in stature, but enormously enthusiastic, she did her utmost to protect them. Until recently, the fact that Adolf Loos operated in Pilsen was all but unknown. Many Jewish clients of his perished during the Second World War in Nazi concentration camps; only a few were able to escape in time.  
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New in Webshop: Stream Villa Tugendhat Tour
Join Iveta Cerna, Director of Villa Tugendhat, for an exclusive tour of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s masterpiece and UNESCO World Heritage listed house in Brno. The villa was designed for Greta and Fritz Tugendhat in 1928/29 and completed in 1930. It remains a unique work of art in terms of its construction, layout, interior furnishing, technical support and integration in nature.
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Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Diagoon House
The Diagoon House by Herman Hertzberger, built in 1971 in a suburb of Delft, is an excellent example of giving people more influence over the design of their own homes. The house is conceived as a semi-finished product to be completed and extended depending on the owners' functional and emotional needs. To encourage this, the Diagoon House is not a neutral structure but offers many different initial conditions. 
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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. Like many non-profits, the Iconic Houses Foundation is in a precarious position due to Covid. Please donate to 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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