| Record Number of New Iconic Houses - Continued | In the first half of this year, a record number of 20 specialist modern house museums have joined the international Iconic Houses network. Without exception, they are pearls of modern architecture and architectural highlights to visit, experience and enjoy. Here we present the second ten icons, following on from last month's ten.
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| Welcome Grotta House by Richard Meier! | Echoing the styles and techniques that are found in Richard Meier's best work, the Grotta House (1989) was designed to house the Grottas' extensive, museum-quality collections of mainly Mid-Century Modern craft and design. The house is based on a strict grid, with large expanses of glass. Its exterior surfaces are comprised of porcelain-enamelled steel panels.
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| Welcome Jan Kotěra's Laichter House in Prague! | Laichter House, built in 1910, is a fine example of early Bohemian modernist architecture that was years ahead of its time, being inspired by international architects including H.P. Berlage and Frank Lloyd Wright. Today a house museum, it also offers event and co-working spaces and a suite where guests can stay to experience the spirit of the place.
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| A Story of Burnt Books and Broken Bricks | Laichter House was once a casualty of 20th-century tensions between democracy and totalitarianism. Home to a publishing family, it was raided by communists in 1948 who took away and burned the house's collection of 27,000 books. Today, once again in the hands of the Laichter family, the house tells a story of cultural regeneration.
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| New SPECIAL – Czech Classics | In the Czech Republic, the Iconic Houses Network has no fewer than 14 wonderful modern house museums. Among the best known are Adolf Loos' Villa Müller and Mies van der Rohe's masterpiece, the World Heritage-listed Villa Tugendhat. But there are also many hidden gems by unsung local heroes to discover!
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| At Plečnik House: To Decide Where the Shadow Falls | Bart Lunenburg, an innovative and upcoming Dutch artist, has been invited by the Plečnik House in Ljubljana to take part in a series of contemporary interpretations of Plečnik's legacy. Lunenburg's multidisciplinary artistic practice is largely concerned with architecture and its associated visual imagery, the absence and presence of buildings, their memories and histories.
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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. 45 houses 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 hopefully save them from demolition. Your support means so much to us: Thank you!
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