| | Welcome Huis Billiet - Modernist Gem in Bruges! | Huib Hoste designed Huis Billiet in 1927 for Jules Billiet and his family. The house has several modernist features: the three-dimensional facade, the multiple colours of the interior and exterior and the use of concrete. The former diamond-cutting factory at the rear of the house is functionally designed. After years of neglect, the house was lovingly restored in 2017 by the current owners and is now available for overnight stays.
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| | Almost Sold Out! Icons of Czech Avantgarde, 22-26 May | Calling all architecture enthusiasts and house museum professionals! Be inspired by receptions, lectures and 16 tours of modern house museums in Prague, Pilsen and Brno at our 7th International Iconic Houses Conference. Networking has never been so easy and enjoyable! Our Post-Conference Field Trip brings you to Vienna and Ljubljana (Iconic Houses members and donors only). Hotels fill up quickly so don't delay!
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| | ADOLF LOOS- Revolutionary Among Architects: 9 March Preview at Van Schijndel House in Utrecht | A new documentary portrait of the architect, critic and eccentric who changed how we think about architecture. The legacy of Adolf Loos is presented through unpublished archival materials and stories from his family and collaborators. Today, most of his houses and interiors can be found in Prague, Pilsen, and Brno and they are all included in our conference tours of 22-26 May!
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| | New in our Webshop: Stream Taut's Home Tour | Private owners and stewards Ben Buschfeld and Katrin Lesser take us on a tour of Taut’s Home in Berlin: a cultural treasure with the character of a museum, carefully restored to fit the needs of overnight guests! Designed by Bruno Taut, the home is part of the famous Horseshoe Estate and is probably the only house where Taut's interior colour scheme has been completely restored and where all the original tiled stoves are still in place.
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| | Dutch Iconic Houses - Van Eesteren House Museum | Far from the centre of Amsterdam with its 17th-century canals, in the post-war suburb of Slotermeer is a unique house from 1952: the Van Eesteren House Museum. The atmosphere of the 1950s is completely restored: sleek, multifunctional furniture, new hygienic materials, and also a coal stove for heating, a bakelite telephone and a Bruynzeel kitchen - ultra-modern for that time.
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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 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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