| | New to our Network: Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium! | Iconic Houses is not just about 20th-century residential gems that have become house museums. We also collect hotels designed by renowned architects because they offer a unique opportunity to experience great architecture. Now, the world-famous Paimo Sanatorium is opening its rooms for the summer season for overnight stays. It's the ultimate place to recharge your batteries in nature - be the first to experience it!
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| | Welcome Cossitt Cottage in San Diego! | Cossitt Cottage is one of a set of four adjacent and nearly identical homes designed by Irving J. Gill for Frederick and Mary Cossitt in 1910 in progressive Southern California. The Cossitt Cottages were designed as distinctly modern, non-ornamented cubes. Number 1 is available as a short term rental and is used by the Irving J. Gill Foundation for special events and tours.
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| | Last-Minute Chance - Join City Icons Amsterdam! | Due to a cancellation a place is available on our upcoming City Icons tour programme on 24-26 May in Amsterdam. This small but significant tour conference is open to all architecture enthusiasts. Come and have fun with an international group of likeminded people as we enjoy a canal cruise, receptions in the most majestic canal houses and exclusive visits to private homes in some of the most spectacular contemporary city icons.
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| | Edith Farnsworth House: 20th Anniversary Celebration and Book Launch | Join the June 11 celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Edith Farnsworth House being open to the public and the book launch of The Edith Farnsworth House: Architecture, Preservation, Culture by Professor Michelangelo Sabatino – the first comprehensive history of this international landmark!
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| | Icon for Sale - Casa Legorreta in Mexico | Architecture fans know that owning a Legorreta home is like owning a Frank Lloyd Wright or Mies van der Rohe - a rare privilege. Located in the UNESCO World Heritage village of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, Casa Legorreta (2005) was designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, the first Latin AIA Gold Medal winner. It is on the market for the first time ever.
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| | Icon for Sale - Haus Wittmann in Austria | At the end of the 1950s, Johannes Spalt, the celebrated Austrian architect and a member of the legendary Arbeitsgruppe 4, met furniture manufacturer Franz Wittmann. The result was a mutually beneficial professional collaboration and a friendship that lasted for decades, and a house for Wittmann that is now on the market.
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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. 42 icons are already listed, but we have more houses on our radar that need research in order to be published. We need your support for that. Please donate to help us put these houses in the spotlight to hopefully save them from demolition. Your support means so much to us: Thank you!
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