From the outside, the Tugendhat House doesn’t look like one of the most important residential buildings of the 20th century, but the house is the subject of a bitter custody battle. nyt
Wow, tough one. I tend to think the family should own the house, but have it run as a charitable trust so it's open to the public at least a few times a year. Doesn't Great Britain do this with a lot of their old country house estates?
I was lucky enough to get on the grounds of the Tugendhat house via an architecture school tour in 1996. We weren't allowed inside, but you could see the space and get a great sense of it. Amazing place, seriously a treasure, and one can see a city-run restoration potentially being very badly done. (Of course a privately-run restoration could also be a disaster.)
i have a long story about my visit to this house. it involves hotel curtains, danish medical students, jumping the fence at the tugendhat, and a lost day. if i ever meet any of you for drinks, i might share it.
ms. hammer-tugendhat's hair is a national treasure too! on a lighter note, the house will most likely be restored whoever takes control...and i would love to go back. join me?
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Wow, tough one. I tend to think the family should own the house, but have it run as a charitable trust so it's open to the public at least a few times a year. Doesn't Great Britain do this with a lot of their old country house estates?
I was lucky enough to get on the grounds of the Tugendhat house via an architecture school tour in 1996. We weren't allowed inside, but you could see the space and get a great sense of it. Amazing place, seriously a treasure, and one can see a city-run restoration potentially being very badly done. (Of course a privately-run restoration could also be a disaster.)
i have a long story about my visit to this house. it involves hotel curtains, danish medical students, jumping the fence at the tugendhat, and a lost day. if i ever meet any of you for drinks, i might share it.
ms. hammer-tugendhat's hair is a national treasure too! on a lighter note, the house will most likely be restored whoever takes control...and i would love to go back. join me?
Only if Steven shows up in a curtain-made toga!
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