7th International Iconic Houses Conference

Icons of Czech Avantgarde: Authenticity & Style Diversity
In the Czech Republic, the Iconic Houses Network has no fewer than eleven wonderful modern member house museums. There is Adolf Loos' Villa Müller in Prague and five interiors in Pilsen, also  designed by Loos, who was an important European pioneer of modern architecture. And Villa Tugendhat in Brno, the masterpiece designed by celebrated German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is inscribed by Unesco on the World Heritage List since 2001. Immerse yourself with two keynotes and 16 short presentations and a dense program of house tours to residential masterpieces and hidden gems that are ready to welcome you.

Taken together, these talks and house tours offer a wonderful insight into the 20th-century development of the Czech house and the evolution from traditional vernacular architecture to the modernism of the International Style.

In addition, you’ll also visit the houses and studios of important Czech artists, such as František Bílek and Otto Rothmayer. We even visit Villa Winternitz, which was realized according to the concept of Adolf Loos by his student and collaborator Karel Lhota and that can be rented for overnight stays. Come join us and discover the Iconic Houses of the Czech Republic!