#353/Lisa Ballinger on Aspen + Catskills with Isaac Jeffreys + Musical Guest David Weiss and The Cookers

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#353/Lisa Ballinger on Aspen + Catskills with Isaac Jeffreys + Musical Guest David Weiss and The Cookers

FromUSModernist Radio - Architecture You Love

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May 20, 2024

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May 20, 2024

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Join Mr. Modernism George Smart and crew as they talk and laugh with people who enjoy, own, create, dream about, preserve, love, and hate Modernist architecture, the most exciting and controversial buildings in the world. USModernist Radio is backed by the nonprofit educational archive USModernist, the largest open digital archive for Modernist residential architecture in America. www.usmodernist.org

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#8/Smaller: Sarah Susanka & Monique Lombardelli: Sarah Susanka is an internationally-known architect and author of the best-selling "Not So Big" series of books, which kicked off with in 1997. Over the years, she has been featured on Oprah, Charlie Rose, and many architecture and design... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
48 min listen
#2/Cyclorama: Christine Madrid French: Christine Madrid French is one of America's foremost experts on Modernist preservation. She is co-founder of the Recent Past Preservation Network (the first Modernist preservation organization) and served as President for nine years. She pretty much... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
39 min listen
#20.1/Ernst Wagner/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph: Every year, Sarasota Mod in Sarasota FL throws a great conference on mid-century modern and this year was focused on Paul Rudolph, an architect who made his name in exciting coastal architecture before moving on to become Dean of Architecture at... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
27 min listen
#3/Drawing: Mike Welton & Jim Cutler: Author J. Michael Welton writes about architecture, art, and design for national and regional publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Dwell, and Architectural Record. His new book is "Drawing from Practice:... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
46 min listen
#14/The Eames: Eames Demetrios & Jerry Nowell: Eames Demetrios is the grandson (and namesake) of Charles and Ray Eames and leads the Eames brand which has roared back into the public eye. His mission is communicating, preserving and extending the brilliant work of designers Charles and Ray... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
44 min listen
#11/Children of Genius: Susan Saarinen & Raymond Neutra with Marvin Malecha: Landscape architect Susan Saarinen, daughter of architect Eero Saarinen, granddaughter of architect Eliel Saarinen (pronounced sahrr-uh-nen), andRaymond Neutra, retired physician and epidemiologist in California, son of architect Richard Neutra... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
49 min listen
#7/Renewal: Joe Kwon, Robby Johnston & Craig Kerins: Joe Kwon is the cellist for the internationally acclaimed band The Avett Brothers. He's the client of Robby Johnston and Craig Kerins, principals in the design/build firm Raleigh Architecture & Raleigh Construction. Block by block,... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
34 min listen
#20.3/Christopher Wilson/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph: Every year, Sarasota Mod in Sarasota FL throws a great conference on mid-century modern and this year was focused on Paul Rudolph, an architect who made his name in exciting coastal architecture before moving on to become Dean of Architecture at... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
10 min listen
#15/Kahn! Nathaniel Kahn & Alexandra Lange: Nathanial Kahn is a director and producer. He is also the son of architect Louis Kahn, one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. In 2003, he produced the Oscar-nominated film My Architect about the life and work of his... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
49 min listen
#4/Small World: John Morris and G. Milton Small III: John Morris is a Usability Engineer by day but by night he's the Batman of downtown architecture documenting buildings in Chicago and Raleigh. He's also a superfan of Modernist architect Milton Small Jr., student of Mies Van der Rohe. ... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
44 min listen
#10/Eisenhower: Justin Shubow & 2015 Matsumoto Prize Winners: Justin Shubow is President of the , a Washington DC educational non-profit for the classical and humanistic tradition in public art and architecture. With a background in law, philosophy, comedy, and physics, his sharp wit informs and... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
52 min listen
#24/Modernism Week 2: Bill Earls & Devon Chivvis / Bert Simonis: Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, the Mecca for all things Mid-Century Modernist! He spoke poolside from the Hotel Skylark with keynote speakers from the amazing annual event. Bill Earls is the... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
36 min listen
#22/Modernism Week: Alan Hess & Janice Lyle: Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, the Mecca for all things Modernist! He spoke poolside from the Hotel Skylark with keynote speakers from the week. Alan Hess is a journalist, historian, architect, and... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
40 min listen
#18.5/Archivist: NC State University's Todd Kosmerick at Harrelson Hall: Todd Kosmerick is University Archivist for NC State University's Archives. He and his staff collect, preserve, and make accessible vast physical and online resources that document the growth and development of the university and its continued... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
11 min listen
#9/Paul Rudolph: Gene Kaufman & Joe King: was not as well-known as Frank Lloyd Wright but he designed some of the most fascinating and creative Modernist buildings in America. While inspiring a generation of architects, the public generally does not warm to his large brutalist designs,... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
45 min listen
#1/Premiere: Kelly Lynch & Myrick Howard: Although actress Kelly Lynch appeared in Drugstore Cowboy, Roadhouse, Charlie's Angels, and the swanky Miami TV series Magic City, we love her movies about Modernist preservation. She's also got two killer Modernist houses in Los... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
40 min listen
#6/Special Agents: Crosby Doe & Emilie Huin: Ever since Modernist houses hit the mainstream market in the 1950’s, the real estate community has largely stayed away. Unaware of history, contemptuous of design style, and overreacting to certain flaws, realtors can do more to scare buyers... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
44 min listen
#27/McMansions: Kate Wagner: Kate Wagner created the riotously popular blog McMansionhell.com where she tears into the impractically large, ridiculously constructed, and often hilariously furnished monuments to wealth misspent. As a writer for Curbed and other design... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
43 min listen
#18/Harwell Hamilton Harris: Frank Harmon & Lisa Germany Ziegler: Architect Harwell Hamilton Harris FAIA never reached the celebrity status of his peers such as Richard Neutra and Frank Lloyd Wright, yet his quieter career work stands as some of the most brilliant of the 20th century. Practicing primarily in... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
49 min listen
#5/Lawsuit: Paul Goldberger, Louis Cherry, & Marsha Gordon: Imagine buying a lot, designing a house, getting all the neighborhood and city approvals, starting construction, then - boom - your neighbor sues to stop construction. You'll hear one couple's incredible story - and how it attracted worldwide... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
44 min listen
#17/UK Modern: Michael Hammond & Brian Shawcroft: Michael Hammond is co-founder and Editor in Chief of World Architecture News (WAN). He chairs the WAN AWARDS jury panel and produces the topical series of podcasts, Shop Talk which has featured many of the world’s leading architects over its... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
43 min listen
#13/House Trek: Brad Dunning & Leon Meyers: California interior designer Brad Dunning grew up in Memphis and LA. He has early, wilder roots in the LA punk rock scene as part of the original Gun Club, a seminal noisy punk/blues band. Widely praised as designer to the stars such... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
43 min listen
#37/Design Documentaries: Jake Gorst, Kyle Bergman and Peter Lamb & The Wolves: Emmy-winning filmmaker Jake Gorst is the Steven Spielberg of design documentaries, capturing mid-century modern architecture in at least 12 films on modern design, including a great series on Palm Springs architects such as E. Stewart Williams, Donald... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
61 min listen
#20.8/We're Back! Year Two!: George, Frank, and Tom Preview Coming Attractions on USMR by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
5 min listen
#20.4/Carl Abbott/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph: Every year, Sarasota Mod in Sarasota FL throws a great conference on mid-century modern and this year was focused on Paul Rudolph, an architect who made his name in exciting coastal architecture before moving on to become Dean of Architecture at... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
17 min listen
#26/Modernism Week 3: Annalisa Capurro & Brooke Hodge / Mark Davis & Aluminaire: Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, the Mecca for all things Mid-Century Modernist! He spoke poolside from the Hotel Skylark with keynote speakers from the week. Annalisa Capurro, aka Ms. Modernism, is a... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
42 min listen
#28/Modernism Week 4: Indiana! With Todd Zeiger / Jennifer Sandy / Marsh Davis: Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, ground zero for all things Mid-Century Modernist! He spoke poolside from the Hotel Skylark with keynote speakers from the week. And today is Indiana day! Todd Zeiger is... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
24 min listen
#20.2/Larry Scarpa/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph: Every year, Sarasota Mod in Sarasota FL throws a great conference on mid-century modern and this year was focused on Paul Rudolph, an architect who made his name in exciting coastal architecture before moving on to become Dean of Architecture at... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
12 min listen
#12/Lustrons: Tom Fetters & Virginia Faust: The world's largest erector set: the Lustron was a house you put together with a screwdriver. It was metal, yet would never rust. It was ingeniously heated and insulated. It came on a truck ready for assembly. A brilliant... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
48 min listen
#30/Modernism Week 5: Australia's Harry Seidler, featuring Penelope Seidler, Polly Seidler, and Daryl Dellora: Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, the center for all things Mid-Century Modernist! He spoke poolside from the Hotel Skylark with keynote speakers from the amazing week of design, art, food, lectures,... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
27 min listen

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#354/Where No Furniture Has Gone Before Part 2: Ray Tesi + Vic Mignogna + Musical Guest Amanda Carr: In 1966 the first episode of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek launched a franchise still going strong nearly 60 years later. Star Trek adapted midcentury Modern furniture for set design, from the Bridge to the Conference Room to buildings on the... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
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#352/New York Architects Peter Eisenmann + Esther Sperber + Richard Olcutt: Welcome to USModernist Radio, where we talk and laugh with people who enjoy, own, create, dream about, preserve, love, and hate Modernist architecture, the most exciting and controversial buildings in the world. It’s especially exciting in New York... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
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#351/Bakersfield with David Coffey + Palm Desert with Luke Leuschner + Cape Cod with Peter McMahon: Palm Springs and Los Angeles have thousands of Modernist houses, but there are many towns with their own midcentury architectural heritage. From Modernism Week 2024, we talk with David Coffey about Bakersfield CA; Palm Desert CA native and... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
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#349/Aluminaire: Frances Campani + Michael Schwarting + Architecture Photographer Robin Hill: Way back in 1987, New York Institute of Technology architects Michael Schwarting and Frances Campani saved the 1931 Aluminaire House from destruction, and rebuilt it. Then they had to take it apart. Now nearly 40 years later, Aluminaire... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
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#347/Maritime Modernism: Peter Knego + Brian Biggott + Musical Guest Chris Brubeck: From the great postwar transatlantic liners to the sleek Scandinavian cruise ships of the 1970s, to Captain Stuebing and the Love Boat, ships and private yachts are also design showcases that featured edgy, trendsetting architecture. Maritime... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
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#338/Authors Todd Cronan + Andrew Heid + Musical Guest Claudia Acuna: Two authors of new books: Todd Cronan, with the book Nothing Permanent: Modern Architecture in California; and, don’t throw any stones, it’s Andrew Heid, with the book Glass Houses. Later on, George and Tom welcome musical guest... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
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#337/Poolside Gossip: Shawn Waldron + Nelda Linsk + Musical Guest China Forbes of Pink Martini: Have you seen that photo of the two gorgeous glamourous blondes, sitting in loungers, sipping drinks by the pool of a Richard Neutra house in Palm springs? That iconic photo, called Poolside Gossip, was taken over 50 years ago by Slim... by USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
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#353/Lisa Ballinger on Aspen + Catskills with Isaac Jeffreys + Musical Guest David Weiss and The Cookers

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