Mies Van de Rohe’s Tugendhat Villa: Panel Discussion

Mies Van der Rohe’s Tugendhat Villa in Brno, Czech Republic, is a modernist icon and a preeminent example of a very early and remarkably innovative modernist design. The Tugendhat Villa was completed in 1930 and designed at the same time as the Barcelona Pavilion. The Tugendhat Villa shares many important design features with the Pavilion such as a free plan, extensive use of glass and steel, chrome-clad columns, and even an onyx wall. The Tugendhat House was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Center in 2001 and, after extensive renovation, was re-opened to the public in March 2012.

This event is co-hosted by the MAK Center for Art & Architecture and The American Institute of Architecture, and features an illustrated lecture by art historian Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat, a daughter of the original owners, and her husband, Ivo Hammer, a noted conservator who chaired the international expert commission that consulted on the restoration of the House. The restoration is the subject of a documentary by Dieter Reifarth; brief selections will help illustrate the lecture.