.Dear Members and Donors,
A great way to get re-inspired and re-energised, is to join this new Iconic Houses initiative! We take you on a journey this year in a series of live streamed house tours, always led by experts and followed by a Q&A. Don't we all long to experience new destinations again? This initiative combines our professional interest in architecture with our personal desire to travel and to discover masterpieces and hidden gems during this culturally lean time. Can you think of a better way to get through this pandemic?
Invited to join the live streamed tours for free, are...
Donor Patrons, Corporate Members (€/$500/year) and Leadership Circle Members (€/$1,000/year) and the directors and curators of the 150 modern house museums that make up our network of museum professionals. In the meantime, every fan of architecture is free to join in. If you're supporting us as a donor we welcome you to participate in these live-streamed house visits that we now organise every other week for as long as traveling is still a thing of the future. In circa twenty tours you get to look behind the scenes and save the time and the money you would have spent on a physical visit. For the time being this is the most convenient and safe substitute for real travel. Join us on our journey to discover the most extraordinary Iconic Houses and meet their custodians and owners all over the world!
Follow this link if you are interested in a Corporate Membership or in becoming a Donor Patron. Contact us if you are interested in joining this global group of committed supporters at Leadership Level.
March & April Lineup - Your Iconic Houses Happy Hour
We can all use some inspiration, so we thought: let's take a look at the Iconic Houses in our network and travel live via Zoom with a small group of Iconic Houses members and donors to other places.
Here is our fantastic line-up for March and April:
On Thursday 25 March we meet at Alvar Aalto's Studio in Helsinki, Finland, to learn more about the master of Nordic modernism and get an expert tour by the Director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation. On 8 April we'll visit a hidden gem by Alvar Aalto, Maison Louis Carré, near Paris in France. And we conclude April on the 22nd to experience The Gamble House by Greene & Greene in Southern California.
Recordings available by mid May
Recordings of the houses that we visit, will become available to watch on demand by May. They will be available for free to our members and donors. They will also become available to purchase in our webshop. The first tours to watch on demand will be the Liljestrand House on Hawaii, Neutra's Lovell Health House in Los Angeles and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Natascha Drabbe
Executive Director and Founder Iconic Houses Network
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Experience Studio Aalto with Tommi Lindh
Livestream Tour with Q&A
Thursday, 25 March, 2021
Studio Aalto, Helsinki, Finland
Architect: Alvar Aalto, 1954-1955
Our expert host is Tommi Lindh, CEO of the Alvar Aalto Foundation.
Registration required
The studio was completed for use by Alvar Aalto’s architect’s office in 1955. The building is in Munkkiniemi in Helsinki, within walking distance of Aalto’s home. 'You can’t create architecture in an office environment', is how Aalto described working in an architect’s office. He designed a free-form studio section for the building, and a drawing room using natural light. The building curves around a stepped, amphitheatre-style courtyard sheltered from the wind. Many of Aalto’s best-known works were designed here at the Studio. Since 1984 the building has been in the custodianship of the Alvar Aalto Foundation. Check out the SPECIAL on Alvar Aalto, The Aalto House, Studio Aalto and the Muuratsalo Experimental House in the Explore More section of our website.
Thursday, 25 March, on Zoom
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST/LA
12:00 – 01:00 p.m. EST/NY
06:00 – 07:00 p.m. CET/Europe
07:00 – 08:00 p.m. in Finland
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - Members and Donors Only
Are you not a donor or member yet, and interested in becoming one?
In this link you will find all information to sign up as Donor Patron or Corporate Member. For more information on how to become involved as a Leadership Circle Member, please reach out to Natascha Drabbe, Executive Direcor and Founder of the Iconic Houses Network at ndrabbe@iconichouses.org.
Click here to ask questions in advance or let Tommi Lindh know if you're interested in seeing something in particular. He'll do his best to accommodate all requests within reason.
Photo: Studio Aalto (1954-55, 1962-63) interior, Helsinki. Photo Maija Holma Alvar Aalto Foundation.
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About Tommi Lindh
Architect Tommi Lindh is the CEO of the Finland based Alvar Aalto Foundation which works globally on all things concerning Alvar Aalto. Lindh did his licentiate theses in 2002 on 1930’s apartment blocks in Helsinki. Later he has been concentrating on issues concerning the sustainable conservation of modern architecture and Alvar Aalto. He has worked for the Finnish Government for 15 years as a senior adviser on architectural conservation. During his time as the director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation and Museum he has designed the layout of 10 exhibitions to the Alvar Aalto Museum Gallery in Jyväskylä, written several articles on Aalto and lectured on a variety of subjects to different audiences at home and abroad. Today Tommi Lindh works to advance the nomination of Aalto’s sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List and to widen the cooperation between the Alvar Aalto Cities of the world This will be done by using the vast museum collections and by making new publications, exhibitions, events and training available to the wider public. The interest in Alvar Aalto is ever growing. |
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Your Iconic Happy Hour - "The Aalto" Cocktail
Next time you're over in Helsinki, fans of Alvar Aalto should not miss visiting Sokos Hotel Torni's Ateljee Bar for magnificent views, as well as to order their signature cocktail "The Aalto", named after Finland’s greatest architect served in an Aalto vase! To serve this at home, we recommend the recipe that was successfully recreated by architect Bob Borson that we found on his website Life of an Architect.
Have a great time but be responsible as you celebrate Finland’s greatest son.
Cheers to the mighty Alvar Aalto! First the man and then the drink!
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SAVE THESE DATES - UPCOMING HOUSE TOURS
Thursday, 25 March, 2021
Studio Aalto - Live Tour and Q&A, on Zoom
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST/LA
12:00 – 01:00 p.m. EST/NY
06:00 – 07:00 p.m. CET/Europe
07:00 – 08:00 p.m. in Finland
Thursday, 8 April, 2021
Maison Louis Carré Live Tour and Q&A, on Zoom
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST/LA
12:00 – 01:00 p.m. EST/NY
06:00 – 07:00 p.m. CET/Europe
Thursday, 22 April, 2021
The Gamble House - Live Tour and Q&A, on Zoom
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST/LA
01:00 – 02:00 p.m. EST/NY
07:00 – 08:00 p.m. CET/Europe
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Maison Louis Carré
Livestream Tour with Q&A
Thursday, 8 April, 2021
Maison Louis Carré, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne (near Paris), France
Architect: Alvar Aalto, 1959-1963
Our expert host is Asdis Olafsdottir, Director of Maison Louis Carré.
Registration required
Maison Louis Carré is one of two most carefully executed and detailed private houses designed by Alvar Aalto (the other being the Villa Mairea). Built for a wealthy Parisian art dealer, the house is situated in the village of Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, some 40 km south-west of Paris. This masterpiece of modern architecture, combining buildings, garden, furniture and interior design in a total work of art, is Aalto's only remaining building in France and a true expression of his mature work.
Check out the Maison Louis Carré listing and its location on our world map.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - Members and Donors Only
Are you not a donor or member yet, and interested in becoming one?
In this link you will find all information to sign up as Donor Patron or Corporate Member. For more information on how to become involved as a Leadership Circle Member, please reach out to Natascha Drabbe, Executive Direcor and Founder of the Iconic Houses Network at ndrabbe@iconichouses.org.
Click here to ask questions in advance or let Asdis Olafsdottir at Maison Louis Carré know if you're interested in seeing something in particular. She'll do her best to accommodate all requests within reason.
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The Gamble House
Livestream Tour with Q&A
Thursday, 22 April, 2021
The Gamble House, Pasadena, CA, USA
Architects: Greene & Greene, 1908
Our expert host is Ted Bosley, Executive Director/CEO and President of the Gamble House Conservancy.
Registration required
You are invited to be our special guests as Ted Bosley gives a behind the scenes live-stream tour of The Gamble House. Come with us as we open locked doors, discover what's behind hidden panels and shine light in some famously dark corners. Guests will have the opportunity to join in what promises to be a lively Q&A at the conclusion of the tour.
The Gamble House is the most outstanding architectural example of the American Arts and Crafts movement. Combining artistic design principles with meticulous attention to craft and materials, the Gamble House transports visitors to a rarified world of beauty inspired by nature. Complete and authentic in nearly every detail, this iconic work of Charles and Henry Greene contains virtually all of the architect-designed decorative arts –including furniture, metal work, art glass, rugs, and light fixtures– that were designed for the house and its environment. A paean to the fine art of architecture, the Gamble House is not to be missed.
Check out The Gamble House listing and its location on our world map.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - Members and Donors Only
Invited are the 150 house museum members that make up our network, Donor Patrons, Corporate Members and Leadership Circle Members, Foundation Board Members, International Advisory Board members, colleagues and the volunteers who make our programs possible.
Are you not a donor or member yet, but interested in becoming one?
In this link you will find all information to sign up as Donor Patron or Corporate Member. For more information on how to become involved as a Leadership Circle Member, please reach out to Natascha Drabbe, Executive Direcor and Founder of the Iconic Houses Network at ndrabbe@iconichouses.org.
Click here to ask questions in advance or let Ted Bosley at The Gamble House know if you're interested in seeing something in particular. He'll do his best to accommodate all requests within reason.
You may watch the documentary about the Gamble House by Don Hahn or the Virtual Tour prior to the event. Click on the links here below.
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