| | Welcome Semler Residence - Hidden Gem in Pilsen! | This is the only apartment in Pilsen where Loos implemented his unique Raumplan. The individual rooms vary in height, having been elevated to several different levels and interconnected by stairs to create continuously adjoined spaces. The Raumplan principle can be admired in the spacious lounge with its Finnish birch cladding, rare Makassar, and clinkstone-block fireplace.
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| | Last Available Spots! Icons of Czech Avantgarde 22-26 May Almost Sold Out! | Networking has never been so much fun! Calling all architecture enthusiasts and house museum professionals! Be inspired by the receptions, lectures and 16 house tours in Prague, Pilsen and Brno at our 7th International Conference, plus a post-conference field trip to Vienna and Ljubljana. Hurry - only a few tickets left!
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| | New Year, New Website! | To celebrate our 10th anniversary we have revamped our website with bigger pictures, a clearer menu, and handy search functions. Explore ten new house museums that we welcomed last year. Stream recordings of 20 Inside Iconic Houses expert-led tours. Or check out our expanded list of iconic reads, with works on the almost 200 house museums in our network.
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| | A Bohemian Road Trip to Icons of the Czech Avantgarde | Our conference in Central Europe takes us to the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia. For a taster, read our article on the classic homes of Prague and Brno, Villa Müller and Villa Tugendhat, and some new house museums we discovered there: Vila Volman and the Museum of Tower Blocks near Prague, and Villa Beer and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky's apartment in Vienna.
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| | Volunteer Position Social Media and Icons for Sale | We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who can help contribute to the smooth running of our social media and to expanding our Icons for Sale section. If you would like to join our great team or would like to know more, please send us an email at info@iconichouses.org
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| | New Film - An Interview with Alan Goldberg | Alan Goldberg, FAIA, came to New Canaan, CT, in 1966 to join the firm of Eliot Noyes & Associates, eventually becoming a partner. The Noyes firm was changing the way businesses in the U.S. used design in their operations. Now in his 90s, Goldberg serves as an advocate for New Canaan’s modern architecture. The film is part of the oral history program at The Glass House.
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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. 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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