| | Welcome Fondation Hartung-Bergman in Antibes! | Since 2022, the Foundation is open to the public to highlight the artistic heritage of German French painter Hans Hartung and Norwegian abstract expressionist painter Anna-Eva Bergman. Designed by the couple itself, architect Mario Jossa (student of Marcel Breuer) finished construction in 1973. The compound consists of two separate studios of the artists and the villa.
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| | Registration Open! City Icons: Amsterdam, May 2024 | From Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May, IH-City Icons makes its debut with Amsterdam: Housing Highlights. This weekend Conference Tour is curated to strengthen contacts in the network in the years between our biannial conferences. Explore Amsterdam’s unique residential architecture – from its Golden Age roots in the 17th century, through its modernist social housing heritage, to the city’s most vibrant contemporary residential icons.
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| | New Members 2023 in Review: Riez House in Brussels | In 1925, Joachim Riez, a Belgian building materials merchant, commissioned the architect Jean-Baptiste Dewin to design and build his house, a perfect example of Art Deco in the port district. The builder was already well known at the time, having already been commissioned by Victor Horta to build Solvay House (1903), and by Michel Polak to build the Villa Empain (1934).
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| | New in Schaumburg, IL, USA: Schweikher House | Schweikher’s house and studio was built in 1938, following an inspiring visit to Japan. It is a sophisticated blend of eastern and western sensibilities. The second owners, Manhattan Project scientist Dr. Alex Langsdorf and Doomsday Clock creator, Martyl Langsdorf, lived in the house for 60 years and were excellent stewards of it, preserving the structure in near original condition.
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| | New in Columbus, IN, USA: Miller House and Garden | Commissioned by industrialist and philanthropist J. Irwin Miller and his wife and completed in 1957, Miller House epitomizes the international modernist aesthetic with an open and flowing layout, flat roof and stone and glass walls. The Miller House and Garden are an integrated home and landscape, enveloped in a compelling composition of forms and spaces.
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| | Our First Member in Sweden! Markeliushuset | Sven Markelius' Markeliushuset (1935) in Stockholm is internationally famous for its architecture and social and cultural-historical significance. It offered communal amenities -daycare, shared kitchen and restaurant, laundry centre and grocery store- to help women and working families. Now, Markeliushuset opens a new chapter by becoming a member of Iconic Houses!
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| | New in Brussels: Maison Cauchie | Maison Cauchie is one of the most original works of Brussels Art Nouveau, influenced by the work of the Glasgow architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and by the Viennese Secession. Paul Cauchie (1875-1952), painter, graphic designer, furniture designer and architect, brilliantly illustrates the various facets of the decorative revival marked by Art Nouveau.
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| | New in Pilsen: Semler Residence | 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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| | New in Bruges: Huis Billiet | 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 is functionally designed. After years of neglect, the house was restored in 2017 and available for overnight stays.
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| | Volunteer in Iconic Houses Research Group | | In a few countries, active researchers use their network to find potential new modern house museums that meet the criteria to become an affiliated museum of Iconic Houses. Do you enjoy looking for modern museum homes that are not yet part of Iconic Houses? Then join our research group! Contact Natascha Drabbe at ndrabbe@iconichouses.org if you are interested to get involved. |
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| | Adopt an Icon at Risk - PELASE DONATE | Thanks to your donations, we can add new houses to our Icons at Risk Watch List. 42 icons are already listed, but we have more houses on our radar 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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