To ensure delivery, please add noreply_iconichouses@mailinglijst.nl to your adress book Icons of the Czech Avant-Garde: Authenticity & Style Diversity 7th International Iconic Houses Conference 2023 Early Bird Discount Ends 15 January: Register Now! In the Czech Republic, the Iconic Houses Network has no fewer than 11 wonderful modern member house museums. Immerse yourself in two keynotes, 16 short presentations and a rich program of 16 guided tours of residential masterpieces and hidden gems that are ready to welcome you. 22-26 May: Prague, Pilsen & Brno (open to all). 27-30 May: Post-Conference Field Trip Vienna & Ljubljana, open to Iconic Houses members and donors only. Detailed lecture & tour program + registration >> Family Homes for the Middle Class: A Crucial Task of Czech Functionalist Architecture In his keynote address, leading Czech architecture expert Professor Vladimír Šlapeta describes how modern architecture of the late 19th and early 20th century, led by Jan Kotěra, Otto Wagner's student, quickly moved towards its own autonomous expression, reflecting both historic domestic traditions and global architectural tendencies. Detailed lecture & tour program + registration >> The Genesis of Loos' Raumplan Architect and Adolf Loos expert Professor Burkhardt Rukschcio's keynote explores the history of the restoration and reconstruction of the famous Looshaus in Vienna, completed in 1910 according to plans by Adolf Loos. Due to its simple, unornamented façade, the local press turned it into a veritable building scandal. It was carefully restored in 1989 under Rukschcio's direction. Detailed lecture & tour program + registration >> Tour Program: 22+23 May - Prague • Villa Müller, Adolf Loos, Prague, 1930 • Villa Rothmayer, Otto Rothmayer, Prague, 1929 • Museum of Tower Blocks, Josef Havlíček, Kladno, 1956 • One Family House, various architects, Lidice, early 1950s • Adolf Loos Apartment & Gallery, Adolf Loos, Prague, 1929 • Villa Bílek, František Bílek, Prague, 1911 • Villa Winternitz, Adolf Loos and Karel Lhota, Prague, 1932 Find out more >> 24 May - Field Trip to Adolf Loos Interiors in Pilsen • Brummel House, Adolf Loos, 1929 • Apartment of the Kraus Family, Adolf Loos, 1931 • Lunch at the famous Pilsner Urquell Brewery • Semler Residence, Heinrich Kulka, 1934 • Apartment for Dr Vogl's Family, Adolf Loos, 1928 • Hugo Semler’s Apartment, Adolf Loos, 1932 Find out more >> 25+26 May - Field Trip Brno • Vila Volman, Karel Janu and Jiří Štursa, Čelákovice   (30 km outside of Prague on the way to Brno), 1939 • Villa Tugendhat, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Brno, 1930 • Villa Stiassni, Ernst Wiesner, Brno, 1929 • Jurkovič House, Dusan Jurkovič, Brno, 1906 Find out more >> 27+28 May - Post-Conference Field Trip Vienna, Austria • Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s former Apartment, Vienna, 1970 • Villa Beer, Josef Frank, Vienna, 1931 • Haus Dellacher, Raimund Abraham, Oberwart (on the way to Ljubljana), 1969 Find out more >> 29+30 May - Post-Conference Field Trip Ljubljana, Slovenia Plečnik Program: Plečnik House, Jože Plečnik, 1929 Guided tours of Plečnik’s Cultural Axis with Plečnik House curator Ana Porok and Matic Šavli. • Lunch at Plečnik’s Central Market • Plečnik’s Water Axis • Plečnik’s National and University Library • Plečnik’s Žale Cemetery • Plečnik’s churches of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Michael Find out more >> Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House: Screening 26 January in Amsterdam School Museum Het Schip How did progressive architecture develop in The Netherlands over the past 100 years, and how did it impact the average Dutch home? This film spotlights the strongest examples of innovative, avant-garde residential Dutch architecture. Featuring 20 iconic houses, it includes famous examples of social housing, an area in which the Netherlands was particularly rich. Purchase your tickets here >> Now in Webshop: Stream Case Study House #26 Tour Join us for an expert-led tour of the only Case Study House outside of Southern California. The remarkable CSH #26 in San Rafael was designed by architect Beverley David Thorne and completed in 1962. This Mid-Century Modern gem has had Alfonso Cordon and Cord Struckmann as its stewards since 2015. As private owners of the house, they make it available for photo shoots, stays and rentals. Stream the tour via our webshop >> follow us          This email was sent to you by info@iconichouses.org because you subscribed to the Iconic Houses newsletter or because you are a relation of the Iconic Houses Foundation Board or Advisory Board Members. Update Profile/Email Address/Unsubscribe. Privacy Policy   |  Iconic Houses Foundation, Pieterskerkhof 8, 3512 JR Utrecht, The Netherlands