What Makes a House Iconic?
Villa Beer opened 8 March 2026
Architectural Conservation Trust Launched
SPECIAL - Best of Belgium
Join City Icons: Barcelona & Beyond, May 29-31, 2026
Icon for Sale: Van Schijndel House
Iconic Encounters: Glasgow's Charles Rennie Mackintosh
SPECIAL – Women & Iconic Houses
SPECIAL - Casas Icónicas en España!
The Humanism of Charlotte Perriand
Inside UNESCO Icons: Houses That Made History - Part 1
Inside UNESCO Icons: Houses That Made History - Part 2
Czech It Out: A Stylish Soirée of Exhibition and Film
Sopot Hosts Icons of Czech Avantgarde Exhibition
Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House - Film Screenings
Iconic Encounters: Barcelona
SPECIAL – Austria
SPECIAL – Czech Classics
SPECIAL - Vacances en France!
SPECIAL – Iconic Dreams Europe
SPECIAL – Iconic Dreams North America
Tautes Heim. Story & Details
Casa Gomis acquired by Spain's Ministry of Culture
Our Badge of Honour
New Year's Reception and Eileen Gray Screening
Funding Win Marks Anniversary of Mackintosh Acquisition
Modernist Houses Lost in the LA Wildfires
Casa d’Abreu Neto: Siza’s First Work
Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House
Iconic Encounters: London
Interview in Leading Catalan newspaper ARA
Record Number of New Iconic Houses - Part 1
Record Number of New Iconic Houses - Part 2
At Plečnik House: To Decide Where the Shadow Falls
A Story of Burnt Books and Broken Bricks
Remembering Irving J. Gill
Iconic Houses in the Media in 2024
Bauhaus Villa in Berlin For Sale
Historical Exhibition, Marie-Laure de Noailles, Painter, Conversation
Mackintosh’s Hill House Becomes an International Iconic House!
Istanbul’s Modernist Ataköy Housing Estate is At Risk
Early Furniture Designs by Le Corbusier on Permanent Display in Maison Blanche
Photo Report City Icons Amsterdam
Healing Through Architecture
Reopening An Iconic Modernist Landmark
City Icons Kick Off with Talk by Linda Vlassenrood
MORE MIES - Pure Architecture in Haus Lange Haus Esters
Through a Bauhaus Lens: Edith Tudor-Hart and Isokon
Modernism Week Lecture: 12 Years of Iconic Houses
Aluminaire House Grand Opening
Exhibition Icons of the Czech Avant-Garde
An Elementalist and Mediterranean Architecture
Icon for Sale - Loos Villa: Haus Horner
SPECIAL – UK Originals
SPECIAL – Dutch Delights!
SPECIAL – German Greats!
SPECIAL – Northern (High)Lights!
SPECIAL – Iconic Collective Housing
SPECIAL – Iconic Artist Residencies
Support the Frankfurt Declaration (on Housing)
Winy Wants a World Wonder
Welcome Atelier Volten!
Sleep in a Modernist Gem – Huis Billiet in Bruges
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - 100 Years Van Zessen House
Exclusive Tour and Film Screening Package
The Last House Designed by Adolf Loos Will Be Built in Prague
Icons of the Czech Avantgarde
Icon for Sale - Casa Legorreta
Rietveld Day: 200 Enthusiasts Explored 3 Utrecht Icons
Hurray! 10 Years Iconic Houses
7th International Iconic Houses Conference A Huge Success
Meet Conference Co-Chair Iveta Černá
Meet Conference Co-Chair Maria Szadkowska
Eighteen Iconic Houses Under One Roof
17 June - 'Pioneers-film' Screening Amersfoort
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Van Eesteren House Museum
Welcome Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Zentrum in Vienna!
Welcome Vila Volman! Jewel of Czech Functionalism
Movie Night: Adolf Loos- Revolutionary Among Architects
'Inside Iconic Houses' Case Study House #26 Webcast in Webshop
Inside Iconic Houses at Taut’s Home in Berlin
Rediscovering Forgotten Loos Interiors in Pilsen
'Inside Iconic Houses' - Online Tour Program
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - The Diagoon House
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Rietveld Schröder House
Rietveld Houses Owners Association
Corberó Space: New Life for Hidden Jewel
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Pierre Cuypers' House and Workshops
Reeuwijk Celebrates Completion of Restoration Rietveld Homes!
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Van Doesburg Rinsema House
Welcome Rietveld's Van Daalen House!
Architect Harry Gessner Passed Away at 97
Watch Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House Now On Demand
Icon Saved: Dorchester Drive House
Welcome Umbrella House!
Iconic Houses in the Netherlands – Berlage’s Masterpiece
Iconic Houses in The Netherlands - Het Schip
Inside Iconic Houses - Tour of Maison Cazenave
Inside Iconic Houses Tours Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami
Casa Masó Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Inside Iconic Houses tours Roland Reisley's Usonian Frank Lloyd Wright House
Rietveld’s Experimental Housing in Reeuwijk Saved
Serralves Villa after restoration
Portraits of the Architect - Interview with Gennaro Postiglione
Test Labs for New Ideas - Interview with Natascha Drabbe
Inside Iconic Houses - Isokon Building
Inside Iconic Houses - 16 December: Sunnylands with Janice Lyle
BCN-BXL Coderch-De Koninck - Beyond Time
New Chairman Architect Nanne de Ru on The Perfect Platform
Health and Home - Interview with Beatriz Colomina
A Life Less Ordinary – Interview with Valentijn Carbo
Invisible Women - Interview with Alice T. Friedman
Winy Maas on the Green Dip
Anita Blom on Experimental Housing of the 1970s
Women’s Worlds - Interview with Natalie Dubois
The Culture of Living - Interview with Robert von der Nahmer
Hetty Berens: A Fresh Take on Modernism
Niek Smit on Supporting Modern Heritage
Alice Roegholt on Amsterdam’s Working-Class Palaces
July is Iconic Houses Month
Hans van Heeswijk on The Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House
Wessel de Jonge on Dutch Icons at Risk
Save Maison Zilveli - Sign the Petition!
How a Building Tells a Story - Recorded Event
Toolkit for Owners of a Modern House
13 Aalto Sites Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage
Villa Beer At Risk - Sign the Petition!
Business Cards of Stone, Timber and Concrete in the Brussels Region 1830-1970
Exhibiting & Visiting Modernist Monuments
Fostering Well-Researched Responsible Design
ICONS AT RISK
Enjoy a virtual visit to the California House and a Q&A with architect Peter Gluck
Exhibition 'Modernism and Refuge'
A Hidden Gem of Postmodernism
New Centre for Historic Houses of India
An Online Chronicle of the Douglas House
Villa Henny, geometric style icon in The Netherlands
A Mendini temple in Amsterdam
IH-lectures USA & Canada Feb 2020 on Melnikov House
Sponsors and Friends
An Afternoon with the Glucks
Chandler McCoy on Making Modern Houses Sustainable
Catherine Croft: Getting Away from the Demolition Mentality in the UK
Patrick Weber on Discovering an Unknown Icon
Fiona Fisher on Iconic Interiors
Jocelyn Bouraly on Villa Cavrois
Mireia Massagué on finding success through a new kind of partnership
Danish Moderns – Looking Back at Our Mini-Seminar
Venturo house complements Exhibition Centre WeeGee’s offering
Lecture report: Remembering Richard Neutra
Hôtel Mezzara and the Guimard Museum project
We welcome 13 new members!
BREAKING NEWS: 8 Wright Sites Inscribed on Unesco World Heritage List!
LECTURE 29 August - Raymond Neutra: My Father and Frank Lloyd Wright
Iconic Reads
Iconic Houses End Year Message
City-ordered rebuild of landmark house stirs debate: Appropriate or overreach?
Kohlberg House Restoration in Progress
Planned Demolition of Rietveld Homes in Reeuwijk
Renovation Gili House in Crisis
An Iconic Saga
Restoring Eileen Gray’s Villa E-1027 and Clarifying the Controversies
Modernism on the East Coast
Iconic Houses in Latin America
Conference testimonials
House Tours May 2018
Expert Meetings
Natascha Drabbe - Iconic Houses: The Next Chapter
Terence Riley -KEYNOTE SPEAKER- on Philip Johnson
New era for Villa E-1027 and Cap Moderne
Hilary Lewis on Philip Johnson and his Glass House
John Arbuckle on Great House Tours
William D. Earls on the Harvard Five in New Canaan
Stover Jenkins on Working for Philip Johnson
Frederick Noyes on his Father’s House
Scott Fellows and Craig Bassam on their Passion for Preservation
Jorge Liernur -KEYNOTE SPEAKER- on Latin American Modernism(s)
Fabio Grementieri on Modernism in Argentina
Catalina Corcuera Cabezut on Casa Luis Barragán
Renato Anelli on Lina Bo Bardi’s Casa de Vidro
Tim McClimon on Corporate Preservation
Amanda Nelson on Building Donor Relationships
John Bacon on Planned Giving
Jean-Paul Warmoes on the Art of Fundraising in America
Chandler McCoy on Why Less is More
Katherine Malone-France on Moving with the Times
Anne Mette Rahbæk on Philanthropic Investments and Preservation
Peter McMahon on Saving Modern Houses on Cape Cod
Toshiko Kinoshita on Japanese Modern Heritage Houses
Roland Reisley on Life in a Frank Lloyd Wright House
5th Iconic Houses Conference May 2018
Kristin Stone, Pasadena Tour Company
Restoring the past: The Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Home Studio
Behind the Scenes: Hendrick de Keyser Association
Crosby Doe, Architecture for Sale
Latin America Special – Focus on Mexico
De Stijl in Drachten
Preserving the Nancarrow House-Studio
Meet the Friends - Nanne de Ru
Latin America Special – Focus on Brazil
Jan de Jong’s House is Latest Hendrick de Keyser Acquisition
Stay in a Belgian Modernist Masterpiece
In Berlin’s Modernist Network
Rietveld-Schröder House Celebrates De Stijl Anniversary
Meet Our New Foundation Board Members
Maintaining Aalto's Studio – Linoleum Conservation
Virtual Tour of a Papaverhof Home in 3D
Getty Grant for Villa E-1027
Plečnik House in Ljubljana
Iconic Dacha
Iconic Houses: A Bohemian Road Trip
Work in Progress: Capricho de Gaudí
11 Le Corbusier Homes now on Unesco World Heritage List
At home with Le Corbusier
Henry van de Velde’s Study in Haus Hohe Pappeln Restored
Lynda Waggoner reports
A Conference to Remember
4th International Iconic Houses Conference
Guest of Honor - Harry Gesner
Fallingwater: European Lecture Tour
Wright Plus 2016 Walk
Susan Macdonald, Getty Conservation Institute
John Mcllwee, Garcia House
Meet the Friends – Elisabeth Tostrup
Iconic Houses: The Story So Far
Willie van Burgsteden, designer Iconic Houses
Buff Kavelman, Philanthropic Advisor
Meet the Friends - Frederick Noyes
Sheridan Burke, GML Heritage
Meet the Friends - Raymond Neutra
Sidney Williams, Frey House
Franklin Vagnone and Deborah Ryan, Museum Anarchists
Meet the Friends - James Haefner
Toshiko Mori, architect
Malachi Connolly, Cape Cod Modern House Trust
Meet the Friends - Penny Sparke
Lucia Dewey Atwood, Eames House
Cory Buckner, Mutual Housing Site Office
Jeffrey Herr, Hollyhock House
Speaking Volumes: Building the Iconic Houses Library
Sarah Lorenzen, Neutra VDL Studio and Residences
Ted Bosley, Gamble House
Keeping It Modern - Getty Conservation Grants
Meet the Friends - Thomas Schönauer
Wim de Wit, Stanford University
Linda Dishman, Los Angeles Conservancy
Jesse Lattig, Pasadena Heritage
Join us in Los Angeles! Update
Work in Progress: Casa Vicens
Work in Progress: Van Wassenhove House
Work in Progress: Villa Cavrois
Work in Progress: The Pearlroth House
Conference calls!
Follow us!
Third Iconic Houses Conference a huge success
Conference House Tours Barcelona
Marta Lacambra, Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera
Natascha Drabbe, Iconic Houses Foundation
Special speaker Oscar Tusquets
Jordi Tresserras, UNESCO Network ‘Culture, tourism and development’
Christen Obel, Utzon Foundation
Elena Ruiz Sastre, Casa Broner
Fernando Alvarez Prozorovich, La Ricarda
Tim Benton, Professor of Art History (Emeritus)
Susana Landrove, Docomomo Spain
Rossend Casanova, Casa Bloc
Icon at Risk: Casa Gomis / La Ricarda
Conference Program 25 November 2014
Jordi Falgàs, Casa Rafael Masó
Documentary La Ricarda
Marga Viza, Casa Míla/La Pedrera
Celeste Adams, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Conference 25 November 2014 at La Pedrera
Henry Urbach, The Glass House
Victoria & Albert Museum London November 12, 2013
Tommi Lindh, new director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation and Museum
Iveta Černá, Villa Tugendhat
Lynda Waggoner, Fallingwater
Kimberli Meyer, MAK Center
Rent a house designed by Gerrit Rietveld
Barragán House on Screen
Gesamtkunstwerk – An Icon on the Move
Triennale der Moderne 27 September - 13 October 2013
Prestigious Art Nouveau mansions in Brussels open
September 14 + 15: Heritage Days in Paris
June's New Arrivals: Museum Apartments
Iconic Houses is now on Twitter and Facebook
Corbu’s Cabanon: Reconstruction and Lecture
Projekt Mies In Krefeld: Life-sized model of the Krefeld Clubhouse
New arrivals: Spain special
MAMO: Le Corbu’s ‘Park in the Sky’ open 12 June
Taut's Home wins Europa Nostra Award
Annual Wright Architectural Housewalk: 18 May
Frank Lloyd Wright Homes on Screen
Message from the Editor
Neutra’s House on Screen
Michel Richard, Fondation Le Corbusier
Symposium The Public and the Modern House
Melnikov House on Screen
Iconic Houses in the media
Message from the Editor
Round Table Review
Eileen Gray House on Screen
Copy Culture
At Home in the 20th Century
New 20th century Iconic Houses website launches
Philippe Bélaval, Centre des monuments nationaux
Breaking Records: 15 New Iconic Houses Join!

 
We’re thrilled to announce that 15 new house museums and places to stay have recently joined the Iconic Houses Network — and we may even surpass last year’s record! Several more exceptional house museums we’re currently in conversation with are preparing to come on board soon.
Among the latest additions we proudly welcome today are:
- A remarkable house in Ivrea (near Turin), commissioned by visionary industrialist Adriano Olivetti.
- The stunning Bomma Atelier, housed in Prague’s Cubist Diamond House.
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Casa Museo olivettiana in Ivrea
Welcome to Casa Museo olivettiana in Ivrea! Talponia ('mole town'), designed in 1968 by Gabetti and Isola, is a striking semi-circular, two-storey residential complex built into an artificial slope to house Olivetti’s international workforce. Stretching 300 meters underground, it contains 13 duplexes and 72 simplex apartments—one of which is now open to visitors as a house museum.
Bomma Atelier in Downtown Prague
BOMMA Atelier, housed in the Czech Cubist Diamond House (1913), is a hidden gem where heritage meets contemporary design. Emil Králíček’s historic interiors, with bespoke 1930s furnishings, provide the backdrop for BOMMA’s lighting collections and international design showcases. Visitors can even book an overnight stay in this extraordinary landmark.
LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, USA
Former home and sculpture garden of the late Jack Lenor Larsen (1927–2020), this unique site reflects his passion for beauty, world cultures, and creative living. Visitors can explore a vibrant mix of curated and permanent outdoor artworks, along with Larsen’s rich collection of sculpture and mid-century modern furniture inside.
Laubenganghäuser in Bauhaus Dessau, Germany
Designed by the Swiss architect and Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer and built in 1929/30, the Houses with Balcony Access embody Meyer's vision of “people’s needs over luxury.” Featuring striking red brick and open corridor balconies (Laubengänge), they remain a landmark of social housing and affordable living for low-income families.
Turn End in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, UK
Three village houses (The Turn, Middle Turn, Turn End) were designed and built in the 1960s, Peter and Margaret Aldington doing much of the building work themselves. They received a RIBA Award for Architecture in 1970. In 1998, the three buildings were added to the list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
Villa Rezek in Vienna, Austria
Villa Rezek, by architect Hans Glas, is an important example of Viennese Modernism in the interwar period. The influence of Adolf Loos and Josef Frank is unmistakable, as is that of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. With its huge, fully retractable windows, the house is reminiscent of a sanatorium of this day. No coincidence since it was built for two doctors.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, USA
Wright's first home in LA is an exotic blend of pre-Columbian, Japanese and Californian influences. Commissioned by heiress Aline Barnsdall, it pays homage to her favourite flower, the hollyhock, with abstract designs of the plant in its frieze and other details. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a National Historic Landmark.
Alvar Aalto's Villa Kokkonen in Järvenpää, Finland
Villa Kokkonen, the home of renowned composer Joonas Kokkonen, was designed by his close friend Aalto and is the only artist studio he ever created. It is also a rare example of a private home designed in his late career (1969). House and interior bare many characteristics of his style and several unique lighting fixtures are designed by Aalto himself.
Fay & Gus Jones House in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
The Fay and Gus Jones House was designed by architect Fay Jones for himself and his family in 1956. It is exemplary for his take on organic architecture through his use of materials, the relationship to the landscape, and establishing a continuity of movement beginning in the landscape and continuing inside.
Majamaja: Summer Getaway in Helsinki's Archipelago, Finland
Wake up to the subtle sounds of seabirds and gently rolling waves of the Baltic Sea. Majamaja is a pioneering solution for future off-grid living with minimised environmental footprint, that allows you to reconnect with nature. Bookings are open for the 4 unique off-grid seaside designer homes, initiated by Finnish architect Pekka Littow.
F.L. Wright's Kentuck Knob in Chalk Hill, USA
Built on a hexagonal module, Kentuck Knob is a small, one-storey Usonian house, meaning affordable for the average American: a signature design of Wright. Both dramatic and serene, the house stands 625 metres above sea level and almost appears to be part of the mountain it sits on. Completed in 1956, opened for tours in 1996.
El Palauet Royal Suites in Barcelona, Spain
This stunning Catalan Art Nouveau gem in the heart of Barcelona's Gràcia is designed by renowned architect Pere Falqués I Urpí (1906), the visionary behind the iconic street lamps of Paseig de Gràcia. El Palauet is Barcelona's best kept secret and now as boutique hotel, a privileged place to enjoy personalised service and the most exquisite luxury.
Arthur Erickson House & Garden in Vancouver, Canada
Behind a weathered cedar fence lies the secret garden of famous Canadian architect Arthur Erickson. His modest house, which uses existing structures, overlooks a contemplative garden, with ponds, and mature Pacific Northwest trees. This composition of house and garden is one of his most unique design achievements.
Gaudí's Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Spain
This masterpiece of Catalan Modernism designed by Antoni Gaudí, on Barcelona’s Passeig de Gràcia (1906), is notable for its organic shapes, vibrant colours and nature-inspired façade. The interior features sculpted wood, stained glass and an innovative light well. Gaudí’s genius is evident in everything from the ergonomic design to the pioneering ventilation system.
Gaudí's Casa Botines in León, Spain
At the end of the 19th century, the young architect Antonio Gaudí left Barcelona for the first time to build a textile warehouse combined with apartments in León, in northern Spain. Casa Botines is a 'modernista' building that now houses a museum dedicated to Gaudí, Spanish art of the 19th and 20th centuries and the building itself.
Posted September 3, 2025