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#55/Shooting Modern: Matt Griffith, Jim Sink + Harry Wolf
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this digital age, everyone's taking photos, billions of them, primarily with their phones. We talk today about architectural photography, and how...
#54/Modernism Week 1: Atomic Ranch Editor Sarah Jane Stone + IAmNotAStalker, Lindsay Blake
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
USModernist Radio goes to Palm Springs each February for the incredibly popular Modernism Week. It's a fascinating array of sunshine, architecture, ...
#53/Richard Neutra: Raymond Neutra + Barbara Lamprecht
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Neutra was one of the world's most important architects, and today his work is even more popular. Neutra designed more than 300 amazing Mode...
#52/Children of Genius 2: Emily Ain + Randy Koenig
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gregory Ain was inspired to become an architect after visiting Rudolf Schindler's King's Road house. He worked for Richard Neutra as well as Harwell...
#51/Hiring Calatrava: Johnny Örbäck + Sweden's Turning Torso
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Örbäck was about 47 when he had a fantastic idea. It was 1999, and as Managing Director of a public housing agency in Malmo, Sweden, he dec...
#50/NY Architecture and Design Film Festival 3: Sarah Howitt + Thatcher Bean
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Covering topics from England to the Congo, today's show features host George Smart and the stars, producers, and creators of the latest architecture d...
#49/Playboy, Just for the Articles: Beatriz Colomina + Sandra Costa
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh Hefner passed away last year after decades at the helm of Playboy magazine, the first mainstream magazine featuring nude centerfolds that dependi...
#48/Preserving Seattle Modern: Eugenia Woo
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Seattle has coffee, and rain, and Amazon, and amazing Tom Kundig houses. It also has our guest today, Eugenia Woo, one of Seattle's top advocates fo...
#47/NY Architecture and Design Film Festival 2: The Gamble House + Albert Ledner
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the Architecture and Design Film Festival in New York City, held late last year, host George Smart's first guests are Ted Bosley and Lori Korng...
#46/Sarasota: Tammy Hauser + The Center for Architecture Sarasota
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tammy Hauser is Executive Director for the Center for Architecture Sarasota, a nexus for midcentury Modernist houses. She's the CEO of Blue Sky Thin...
#45/NY Architecture and Design Film Festival 1: Mina Chow + Bruce Inglis
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You may recall that a few months ago, host George Smart interviewed Kyle Bergman, director of the Architecture and Design Film Festival in New York C...
#44/Hawai'i Modern: Dean Sakamoto + Brad Dunning
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hawai'i is full of Modernist architecture! Today we talk with Dean Sakamoto who lives and works in both Hawai'i and Connecticut. He worked with the...
#43/Iconic Houses: Fallingwater + The Stahl House
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There are certain Modernist houses that just can't be captured in a photo, a video, or even a 3D rendering. For example, Fallingwater in Pennsylvania ...
#42/Death of a Master Plan: Lewis Clarke + Erin Sterling Lewis
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After WWII, states looked at their aging capitol buildings and considered sweeping new plans to bring technology, commerce, government, and even the p...
#41/Australian Modern: Tim Ross
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Australian comedian Tim "Rosso" Ross has starred in countless Australian radio and TV series. He's a writer for Men's Style Australia, Rolling Stone...
#40/Lautner's Big Lebowski: The Sheats-Goldstein House with Roberta Leighton
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Roberta Leighton "runs the place" for owner Jim Goldstein at the Sheats Goldstein house in Los Angeles, designed by John Lautner. She manages hundreds...
#39/Edward Durell Stone: Hicks Stone + Bernie Reeves
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Architect Edward Durell Stone like many of his generation fell in love with Modernism. His first independent commission was a 1933 Modernist house fo...
#38/Starchitecture: The UK's Stephen Bayley
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Design guru and critic Stephen Bayley came to prominence in the 1980's curating the Boilerhouse Project at the Victoria and Albert Museum and later ...
#37/Design Documentaries: Jake Gorst, Kyle Bergman and Peter Lamb & The Wolves
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-winning filmmaker Jake Gorst is the Steven Spielberg of design documentaries, capturing mid-century modern architecture in at least 12 films on m...
#36/LA's Schindler: Mary Schindler + Guillaume Schindler
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rudolph Michael Schindler, who went by Michael, was one of the most important Modernist architects of the 20th century, yet he is largely unknown to t...
#35/Scale: Thomas Bena + Mollie Doyle
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a house too big? And is it really anyone's business other than the owner? We talk with Thomas Bena and Mollie Doyle, stars and creators...
#34/Fire Island: Chris Rawlins + Harry Bates
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fire Island, just 50 miles from New York City, was one of the few gathering places in the 1950's where gay people could feel safe in a world that cert...
#33/Urban Planning: Allison Arieff
21 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how the famed children's book Knuffle Bunny intersects with thoughtful urban planning? Probably not. However, today's guest is well-ve...
#32/ModMonuments: Joshua David and Matthew Silva
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One of the problems with preserving futuristic-looking Modernist buildings is that they just don't look that old. They aren't universally loved, in ...
#31/London: Alison Brooks
24 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Host George Smart reports from the USModernist trip to London last May. He visits architect Alison Brooks who has won the triple crown of the UK's ...
#30/Modernism Week 5: Australia's Harry Seidler, featuring Penelope Seidler, Polly Seidler, and Daryl Dellora
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, the center for all things Mid-Century Modernist! He spoke poolside from t...
#29/Eric Lloyd Wright
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
June is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Frank Lloyd Wright, the most famous architect in the world, still showing off 58 years after his death. ...
#28/Modernism Week 4: Indiana! With Todd Zeiger / Jennifer Sandy / Marsh Davis
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, ground zero for all things Mid-Century Modernist! He spoke poolside from t...
#27/McMansions: Kate Wagner
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Wagner created the riotously popular blog McMansionhell.com where she tears into the impractically large, ridiculously constructed, and often hil...
#26/Modernism Week 3: Annalisa Capurro & Brooke Hodge / Mark Davis & Aluminaire
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#25/HouseTrackers: Jan-Richard Kikkert & Paul Moore
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of Modernist houses you love from the 1950's and 1960's are going the way of unfortunate "renovations" or the bulldozer, largely because few peo...
#24/Modernism Week 2: Bill Earls & Devon Chivvis / Bert Simonis
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, the Mecca for all things Mid-Century Modernist! He spoke poolside from t...
#23/Reviving Modern: Michael Miner & Liz Waytkus
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we explore two different approaches to reviving Modernist buildings: preserving them or building them from scratch! Michael Miner is a documenta...
#22/Modernism Week: Alan Hess & Janice Lyle
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Host George Smart reports from February's Modernism Week in Palm Springs, the Mecca for all things Modernist! He spoke poolside from the Hotel Skyla...
#21/Evil Lairs - Adele Cygelman & Christine Madrid French
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you've seen a thriller like North By Northwest or Diamonds are Forever (or many others since) you may have noticed that the bad guy has impeccable...
#20.8/We're Back! Year Two!
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tom goes around the world! Frank is Shanghai'd! And George mumbles something about an evil lair! Learn more about what's coming up as USMR resum...
#20.7/Sydney Opera House: Annalisa Capurro from Modernism Week
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1957, architect Jorn Utzon unexpectedly won the commission for the iconic Sydney Opera House. His submission was one of 233 designs from 32 count...
#20.6/Sean Khorsandi/Sarasota MOD/Paul Rudolph
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Knorsandi of the Paul Rudolph Foundation Every year, Sarasota Mod in Sarasota FL throws a great conference on mid-century modern and this year wa...
#20.5/Stephanie Grosskreutz/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Grosskreutz of Visit Sarasota Every year, Sarasota Mod in Sarasota FL throws a great conference on mid-century modern and this year was focu...
#20.4/Carl Abbott/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ma...
#20.3/Christopher Wilson/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph
02 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ma...
#20.2/Larry Scarpa/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ma...
#20.1/Ernst Wagner/Sarasota Mod/Paul Rudolph
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ma...
#19/Best Clips of 2015
29 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi folks, here's a few minutes of fun, our "best of" clips from 2015. Happy New Year! George, Frank, and Tom
#18.5/Archivist: NC State University's Todd Kosmerick at Harrelson Hall
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Kosmerick is University Archivist for NC State University's Archives. He and his staff collect, preserve, and make accessible vast physical and...
#18/Harwell Hamilton Harris: Frank Harmon & Lisa Germany Ziegler
30 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Architect Harwell Hamilton Harris FAIA never reached the celebrity status of his peers such as Richard Neutra and Frank Lloyd Wright, yet his quieter ...
#17.5/Wisconsin Gem
23 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the deep woods of Wisconsin, about an hour outside of Madison, sits one incredible house. If you didn't know otherwise, you'd be sure it was a Fr...
#17/UK Modern: Michael Hammond & Brian Shawcroft
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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 serie...
#16/Snøhetta: Craig Dykers & Greg Raschke
02 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Dykers, at just 28 years old, received international acclaim after winning the $350 million commission for the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. ...
#15.5/Aidan Buehler, Georg Buehler, & architect Lucy Carol Davis
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan Buehler is 14 years old. He's an eighth grader in Chapel Hill NC with an interest in drafting. What he did next is remarkable. Instead of ju...
#15/Kahn! Nathaniel Kahn & Alexandra Lange
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
#14/The Eames: Eames Demetrios & Jerry Nowell
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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 mis...
#13/House Trek: Brad Dunning & Leon Meyers
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#12/Lustrons: Tom Fetters & Virginia Faust
07 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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 ingenio...
#11/Children of Genius: Susan Saarinen & Raymond Neutra with Marvin Malecha
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Landscape architect Susan Saarinen, daughter of architect Eero Saarinen, granddaughter of architect Eliel Saarinen (pronounced sahrr-uh-nen), andRay...
#10/Eisenhower: Justin Shubow & 2015 Matsumoto Prize Winners
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Shubow is President of the National Civic Art Society, a Washington DC educational non-profit for the classical and humanistic tradition in pub...
#9/Paul Rudolph: Gene Kaufman & Joe King
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Rudolph was not as well-known as Frank Lloyd Wright but he designed some of the most fascinating and creative Modernist buildings in America. Whi...
#8/Smaller: Sarah Susanka & Monique Lombardelli
13 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Susanka is an internationally-known architect and author of the best-selling "Not So Big" series of books, which kicked off with The Not So Big ...
#7/Renewal: Joe Kwon, Robby Johnston & Craig Kerins
29 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#6/Special Agents: Crosby Doe & Emilie Huin
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since Modernist houses hit the mainstream market in the 1950's, the real estate community has largely stayed away. Unaware of history, contemptuo...
#5/Lawsuit: Paul Goldberger, Louis Cherry, & Marsha Gordon
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine buying a lot, designing a house, getting all the neighborhood and city approvals, starting construction, then - boom - your neighbor sues to ...
#4/Small World: John Morris and G. Milton Small III
19 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#3/Drawing: Mike Welton & Jim Cutler
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Author J. Michael Welton writes about architecture, art, and design for national and regional publications such as The New York Times, The Washington ...
#2/Cyclorama: Christine Madrid French
27 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Madrid French is one of America's foremost experts on Modernist preservation. She is co-founder of the Recent Past Preservation Network (the...
#1/Premiere: Kelly Lynch & Myrick Howard
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Although actress Kelly Lynch appeared in Drugstore Cowboy, Roadhouse, Charlie's Angels, and the swanky Miami TV series Magic City, we love her movies...