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Icons at Risk

Icons at Risk is an international initiative to preserve the world’s most endangered modern houses of unique architectural importance, following in the footsteps of the Iconic Houses network for house museums. Many of the world’s most iconic modern homes are being lost due – largely – to being as yet unrecognized as ‘heritage’. Those from the second half of the 20th century are especially vulnerable, lacking any legislative protection. We need to act now, or risk losing them forever. What can be done to save them? Icons at Risk sets out to answer that question. In this fresh endeavor, efforts focus on the rapidly vanishing, at-risk sector of new heritage. Raising public awareness and supporting house owners to take action are the main ways in which Icons at Risk will aim to slow the loss of important 20th-century homes.

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60 Hornton Street

James Melvin

1969, United Kingdom

Abrams House

Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown

1979, USA

Airey system houses Zeist

J. F. Berghoef

1950, The Netherlands

Alpern Residence

Edgar Tafel

1950, USA

Bavinger House

Bruce Goff

1950, USA

Bernat Klein Studio

Peter Womersley

1972, United Kingdom Scotland

Booth Cottage

Frank Lloyd Wright

1913, USA

Booth Cottage Photo courtesy Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy.

Casa del Puente

Amancio Williams and Delfina Gálvez Bunge de Williams

1945, Argentina

Casa Gili

José Antonio Martínez Lapeña and Elías Torres

1987, Spain

Casa Guzman

Alejandro de la Sota

1972, Spain

Casa Guzman. Photo courtesy Archivo Fundación Alejandro de la Sota.

Casa Sperimentale

Giuseppe Perugini, Uga De Plaisant, Raynaldo Perugini

1968-1973, Italy

Casa Van der Driesche

José Antonio Martínez Lapeña and Elías Torres

1973, Spain

A. Conger Goodyear House

Edward Durell Stone

1938, USA

Conlon Nancarrow Home

Juan O’Gorman

1940, Mexico

Connell House

Richard Neutra

1958, USA

Edificio Holiday

Joaquim Rodrigues

1956, Recife, Brazil

Forrest-Baker House

Ron Thom with Dick Mann

1963, Canada

Garden City La Butte Rouge

Joseph Bassompiere and Paul de Rutte

1931-1965, France

Garden City La Butte Rouge. Photo Docomomo France.

Habiflex

Richard Gottlob, Horst Klement

1974, Germany

Jacobs House

Frederick Stahl

1968, USA

Kohlberg House

Luther Crowell

1961, USA

Largent House

Richard Neutra

1936, USA

Maison Binotto

Serge Binotto

1969, France

Maison Zilveli

Jean Welz

1933, France

Maslon House

Richard Neutra

1963, USA

Monsanto House of the Future

Richard Hamilton and Marvin Goody

1957, USA

Nakagin Capsule Tower

Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Ass.

1972, Japan

Paul Stevens House

Paul Stevens

1933, Belgium

Aerial view from the southwest.

Pearlroth House

Andrew Geller

1956, Country

Rachel Raymond House

Eleanor Raymond

1931, USA

Reeuwijk Housing Project

Gerrit Rietveld

1959, The Netherlands

La Ricarda

Antonio Bonet Castellana

1949-63, Spain

Robin Hood Gardens

Alison & Peter Smithson

1972, United Kingdom

Sirius Building

Theo (Tao) Gofers

1980, Australia

Steimel House

Oswald Matthias Ungers

1962, Germany

Vann Molyvann’s House

Vann Molyvann

1970, Cambodia

Villa Beer

Josef Frank, Oskar Wlach

1930, Austria

Villa Cavrois

Robert Mallet-Stevens

1932, France

Villa E-1027

Eileen Gray

1929, France

Villa dei Direttori

Renzo Zavanella

1932, Italy

Villa Girasole

Angelo Invernizzi a.o.

1935, Italy

Villa Namazee

Gio Ponti

1957-64, Tehran, Iran

Von Sternberg House

Richard Neutra

1936, USA

Willert Park Courts

Frederick C. Backus

1939, USA

60 Hornton Street

Architect: James Melvin
Year of completion: 1969
Location: London, United Kingdom


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Abrams House

Architects: Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Year of completion: 1992
Location: Pittsburgh, MA, USA


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Airey system houses

Architect: J. F. Berghoef
Year of completion: 1950s
Location: Zeist, Netherlands


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Alpern Residence

Architect: Edgar Tafel
Year of completion: 1950
Location: Scarsdale, NY, USA


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Bavinger House

Architect: Bruce Goff
Year of completion: 1950
Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA


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Bernat Klein Studio

Architect: Peter Womersley
Year of completion: 1972
Location: Selkirk, United Kingdom


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Booth Cottage

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Year of completion: 1913
Location: Glencoe, Illinois, USA


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Casa del Puente

Architects: Amancio Williams and Delfina Gálvez Bunge de Williams
Year of completion: 1945
Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina

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Casa Gili

Architects: José Antonio Martínez Lapeña and Elías Torres
Year of completion: 1987
Location: Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain


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Casa Guzman

Architect: Alejandro de la Sota
Year of completion: 1972
Location: Algete, Madrid, Spain


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Casa Sperimentale

Architects: Giuseppe Perugini, Uga De Plaisant, Raynaldo Perugini
Design and Construction: 1968-1975
Location: Fregene, Italy


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Casa Van der Driesche

Architects: José Antonio Martínez Lapeña and Elías Torres
Year of completion: 1973
Location: San Josep, Ibiza, Spain


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A. Conger Goodyear House

Architect: Edward Durell Stone
Year of completion: 1938
Location: Old Westbury, NY, USA


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Conlon Nancarrow Home

Architect: Juan O’Gorman
Year of completion: 1940
Location: Mexico-City, Mexico


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Connell House

Architect: Richard Neutra
Year of completion: 1958
Location: Pebble Beach, CA, USA


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Edificio Holiday

Architect: Joaquim Rodrigues
Year of completion: 1956
Location: Recife, Brazil


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Forrest-Baker House

Architects: Ron Thom with Dick Mann
Year of completion: 1962
Location: West Vancouver, BC, Canada


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Garden City La Butte Rouge

Architects: Joseph Bassompiere and Paul de Rutte
Year of construction: 1931-1965
Location: Châtenay-Malabry, (Hauts-de-Seine), France


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Habiflex

Architects: Richard Gottlob and Horst Klement
Year of completion: 1974
Location: Dorsten, Germany


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Jacobs House

Architect: Frederick Stahl
Year of completion: 1968
Location: Nantucket, MA, USA


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Kohlberg House

Architect: Luther Crowell
Year of completion: 1961
Location: Wellfleet, MA, USA


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Largent House

Architect: Richard Neutra
Year of completion: 1936
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


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Maison Binotto

Architect: Serge Binotto
Year of completion: 1969
Location: Mirepoix, Ariège, France

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Maison Zilveli

Architect: Jean Welz
Year of completion: 1933
Location: Paris, France


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Maslon House

Architect: Richard Neutra
Year of completion: 1963
Location: Rancho Mirage, CA, USA


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Monsanto House of the Future

Architects: Richard Hamilton and Marvin Goody
Year of completion: 1957
Location: Tomorrowland (Disneyland) Anaheim, CA, USA


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Nakagin Capsule Tower

Architect: Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates
Year of completion: 1972
Location: Tokyo, Japan


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Paul Stevens House

Architect: Paul Stevens
Year of completion: 1933
Location: Herent (sub municipality Winksele), Belgium


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Pearlroth House

Architect: Andrew Geller
Year of completion: 1956
Location: Long Island, NY, USA


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Rachel Raymond House

Architect: Eleanor Raymond
Year of completion: 1931
Location: Belmont, MA, USA


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Reeuwijk Housing Project

Architect: Gerrit Rietveld
Year of completion: 1959
Location: Reewijk-Brug, The Netherlands


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La Ricarda

Architect: Antonio Bonet Castellana
Year of completion: 1949-1963
Location: El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain


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Robin Hood Gardens

Architects: Alison & Peter Smithson
Year of completion: 1972
Location: London, United Kingdom


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Sirius Building

Architect: Theo (Tao) Gofers
Year of completion: 1980
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Steimel House

Architect: Oswald Matthias Ungers
Year of completion: 1962
Location: Hennef (Sieg), Germany


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Vann Molyvann’s House

Architect: Vann Molyvann
Year of completion: 1970
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia


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Villa Beer

Architects: Josef Frank and Oskar Wlach
Year of completion: 1930
Location: Vienna, Austria


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Villa Cavrois

Architect: Robert Mallet-Stevens
Year of completion: 1932
Location: Croix, France

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Villa E-1027

Architect: Eileen Gray
Year of completion: 1929
Location: Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

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Villa dei Direttori

Architect: Renzo Zavanella
Year of completion: 1932
Location: Sermide, Mantua, Italy


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Villa Girasole

Architects: Angelo Invernizzi a.o.
Year of completion: 1935
Location: Marcellise, Italy


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Villa Namazee

Architect: Gio Ponti
Year of completion: 1964
Location: Tehran, Iran


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Von Sternberg House

Architect: Richard Neutra
Year of completion: 1936
Location: Northridge, CA, USA


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Willert Park Courts

Architect: Frederick C. Backus
Year of completion: 1939
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA

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WATCH LISTS - INTERNATIONAL

DOCOMOMO International MoMo at Risk - Heritage
Iconic Houses Icons at Risk
SOS Brutalism
World Monuments Fund World Monuments Watch

WATCH LISTS - NATIONAL

Australia
Docomomo Australia Buildings at Risk

Austria
Docomoco Austria Bedrohte Bauten

Belgium
Docomomo Belgium At Risk

Canada
West Coast Modern League Watch List

Germany
Docomomo Germany Bedrohte Bauten

Switzerland
Docomoco Switzerland Patrimoine en danger

United Kingdom
Historic Environment Scotland Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland
Historic England Heritage at Risk Register
The Twentieth Century Society - C20 Buildings at risk

USA
Docomomo New York/Tri-state Advocacy agenda
Docomomo US Threatened sites
National Trust for Historic Preservation America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
USModernist.org is active in general advocacy but doesn’t have a specific section on its website devoted to the at-risk buildings, but alerts its followers through its newsletters.

Icons at Risk is an initiative of the Iconic Houses Foundation
The Steering Committee includes:
* Natascha Drabbe, Architectural Historian and Executive Director/Founder Iconic Houses Network (Netherlands)
* Fiona Fisher, Curator, Dorich House Museum/Researcher, Kingston School of Art, Kingston University London (UK)
* Janice Lyle, Director Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage (USA)
* Chandler McCoy, Senior Project Specialist, Getty Conservation Institute (USA)

The International Peer Review Group includes:
* Iveta Černá, Director Villla Tugendhat (Czech Republic)
* Catherine Croft, Director 20th Century Society (UK)
* Fabio Grementieri, member of the National Commission of Monuments of Argentina, and Head of the Preservation Program at Torcuato Di Tella University (Argentina)
* George Smart, Founder USModernist.org (USA)
* Jyoti Somerville, GML Heritage Associate, architectural conservation expert with over 30 years' experience in built heritage conservation (Australia)
* Lynda S. Waggoner, Director Emerita Fallingwater (USA)

We are thankful for the research by Kristen Munchheimer, Graduate Intern (2018-2019) Getty Conservation Institute and Moriah Schnose, Administrative Coordinator for Retreats at Sunnylands. Most of the content related to Casa Sperimentale is based on research by Patrick Weber, Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL London and Sabine Storp as part of their programme at Bartlett School of Architecture.