| | Invitation to Dinner! Join us at Villa 1 | Here’s an unusual opportunity to combine supporting our work at Iconic Houses with dinner in a future Iconic House! On October 8, we are launching our new series of fundraising dinners with a special evening at Villa 1 in the Netherlands. This is a rare chance to visit a unique 21st-century house in a stunning location and an opportunity to connect with others from the architectural and cultural world.
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| | Welcome Villa Rothmayer! | The personal residence of the Czech architect Otto Rothmayer is an important work of Prague’s interwar architecture. His wife, Božena Rothmayerová, was a renowned textile artist and promoter of modern lifestyle. The design reflects the inspiration by Rothmayer's teacher Jože Plečnik. Today, the house is regarded as a unique document of the intellectual background and daily life of two leading figures of Czech modern art.
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| | Work in Progress - Capricho de Gaudi | Carlos Mirapeix, Managing Director of the Capricho de Gaudí, gives us a look behind the scenes. The Capricho represents the starting point for Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. This early work in Comillas, 150 km west of Bilbao in the north of Spain, is full of passion and originality and includes all the ingredients for which Gaudí is world-famous.
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| | A Bohemian Road Trip | If you want to discover some of the highlights of 20th-century residential architecture, you’ll have to make some effort. But the experience will leave an indelible memory! Start by flying to Vienna and driving to the Unesco-listed Villa Tugendhat. Then continue your journey to the famous Villa Müller in Prague. And for the icing on the cake: spend a night or two at Haus Schminke in Löbau!
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| | Weizmann House Closed for Renovations till May 2017 | Weizmann House was built in 1936 as the private home of Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Dr. Vera Weizmann. The house was designed by well-known Jewish architect, Erich Mendelsohn, who left Germany when the Nazis rose to power. On Dr. Weizmann's election as President of the State, the house became the official residence of the President of Israel.
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