The construction of the Villa was completed in August 1930 (it was visited and surveyed on approximately 30-31 August by the American architect Philip Johnson). The construction approval was issued after completion of the interior and permission to make use of the building was given on 1st of December 1930. Soon after the family moved in and Grete Tugendhat was registered as the owner in the land register.
Simultaneous events
1930 Son Ernst
The Tugendhats had Ernst their first son on 8th of March 1930 in Brno. The governess Hedvika Jurečková (Hedwig Juretschka, born in 1897) worked for the Tugendhats from 4th of February 1930, beginning shortly... read more
1930 Villa Müller in Prague
The František Müller Villa was completed at almost the same time as Villa Tugendhat in spring of 1930 in Prague according to a design by the architect Adolf Loos (1928-30). This crowning work by Loos with... read more