Villa Tugendhat Architecture

Villa tugendhat architecture After a top to bottom 9 2 million restoration the 1930 ludwig mies van der rohe designed tugendhat house in brno czech republic has joined the list of modern homes ranging from gerrit rietveld s 1924 schröder house in utrecht the netherlands to le corbusier s 1930 villa savoye in poissy france to philip johnson s 1949 glass house in new canaan conn that now look exactly the way they may have appeared when the owners first moved in.

Villa tugendhat architecture. Vila tugendhat renovation location. Brno czech republic date built. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in europe and was designed by the german architects ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich.

Ludwig mies van der rohe passed away however on the 17th of august 1969 in chicago. Jako jediná památka moderní architektury v české republice je zapsána na seznamu světového kulturního dědictví unesco. One of the icons of early twentieth century modernism ludwig mies van der rohe s villa tugendhat has been restored to it s austere 1929 splendour after a two year renovation. At the beginning of the year 1969 mies chicago office promised to assist in the restoration of tugendhat villa initiated by the brno architect františek kalivoda and grete tugendhat.

The villa tugendhat was the last major residence designed by mies to be built in europe. Villa tugendhat is an architecturally significant building in brno czech republic. Amosdesign article by colin eaton new photographs of villa tugendhat added 27 mar 2012.