Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Listen to one of America's top-rated architecture podcasts as the USModernist® Radio crew talks and laughs with fascinating people who own, create, love, and hate Modernist architecture, the most controversial houses and buildings in the world.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.usmodernistradio.org
Episodes
#397/Richard Neutra: Raymond Neutra + Catherine Meyler + Noam Saragosti + Scott Goldstein + Special Musical Guests Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses.
3/24/2025
Today from Palm Springs during Modernism Week we explore architect Richard Neutra with guests Raymond Neutra of the Neutra Institute and Catherine Meyler, owner of a celebrated Neutra house. Back in the studio, we’ll hear about Neutra’s VDL house in Los Angeles from Executive Director Noam Saragosti; Neutra’s sadly destroyed Maslon House from filmmaker Scott Goldstein; and special musical guests Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses.
Duration:01:23:25
#396/Architectural Research Office + Kevin Alter + Musical Guest Carrie Marshall
3/17/2025
You’ll hear from with the principal architects of Architecture Research Office (ARO), Adam Yarinsky, Stephen Cassell, and Kim Yao. We’ll explore a 12,000 sf Modernist house in Dallas with architect Kevin Alter, and wrapping up, musical guest Carrie Marshall.
Duration:00:55:02
#395/Architecture Books 3: Dan Chavkin + Jeffrey Head + Jo Lauria + Penny Craswell + Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
3/10/2025
With so many good architecture books coming out, we can barely keep up. Today we’ll explore Architectural Pottery with Dan Chavkin, Jeffrey Head, and Jo Lauria; sustainable houses with Penny Craswell, and the Queen of architecture interviews, journalist and historian Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, who has a new book out on New York.
Duration:01:04:35
#394/Preservation Chicago's Ward Miller + Justin Davidson + Musical Guest Eddie Mugavero of Bada Bing Bada Boom
3/3/2025
We visit with Ward Miller of Preservation Chicago; design critic and New York Magazine writer Justin Davidson; and musical guest Eddie Mugavero of the beloved Nashville swing band Bada Bing Bada Boom.
Duration:01:19:27
#393/Architecture Books 2: DJ Waldie + Dominic Bradbury + Pierluigi Serriano
2/24/2025
Following up on last week, three more authors with exciting books on architecture and design. DJ Waldie is the bard of Lakewood California with a new book, Becoming Los Angeles. Past podcast guest, the prolific Dominic Bradbury, has a new Atlas of modernist icons. And returning podcast guest Pierluigi Serraino shares in the new book Modern Garden how often-underappreciated landscape design was the secret sauce for midcentury modern.
Duration:01:00:23
#392/Architecture Books 1: Aaron Betsky + Sam Lubell and Darren Bradley + Carl D'Silva
2/17/2025
With so many good architecture books coming out, we can barely keep up scheduling interviews, but we are gonna try. Joining the show are authors Aaron Betsky and Sam Lubell, architecture photographer Darren Bradley, and Danish Modern furniture savant, Carl D’Silva. More books and authors next week!
Duration:00:57:49
#391/Architecture Movies: Valentina Ganeva + Ken Ogborn + Special Musical Guest Melora Hardin
2/10/2025
It’s architecture movie day, and with us is Valentina Ganeva, the producer/director of the latest doc on Rudolph Schindler, Schindler Space Architect. Actor Ken Ogborn shares his role in a short film on photography and brutalism in the UK. Then it’s the actress and singer we’ve loved for decades in just about everything, like Monk and Friends and The Office, Melora Hardin.
Duration:00:56:44
#390/Children Of Genius: Jim Venturi + Peter Nowicki + Sue Ann Kahn
2/3/2025
It’s another exciting edition of our Children of Genius show, with guests Jim Venturi, son of Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi; Peter Nowicki, son of Matthew and Siasia Nowicki; and Sue Ann Kahn, daughter of Lou Kahn.
Duration:01:02:41
#389/Subways with John McAslan + The Toast of Illinois, Champaign + Breakfast with Musical Guest Monika Ryan
1/27/2025
Today’s new mega-transportation centers are sweeping complexes for airports and subways to move millions of people. They are huge canvasses for architects like today’s guest, Scottish architect John McAslan, who’s working on the hot mess that is Penn Station. Later we’ll explore the Toast of Illinois, Champaign, with Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, author of Mid-Continent Modern and one of Champaign's architects, Jeffrey Poss. Then it’s off to New York for a fine dining breakfast in New York with returning podcast guest Monika Ryan.
Duration:01:10:24
#388/Kevin Keim on Charles Moore + Evan Dyer Rebuilds an Ellwood + Lou Grotta Preserves a Meier
1/20/2025
Charles Moore, the architect of California’s famous Sea Ranch, was one of the chief proponents of postmodernism. His work brought a return to more ornamental detail, steep roofs, and shingles, among other classical features, and we’ll learn more from Kevin Keim, Director of the Charles Moore Foundation. Next, you’ve heard for a year about the destruction of Craig Ellwood’s Zimmerman house in Los Angeles, now you’ll hear attorney Evan Dyer’s plans to bring it back. Then we talk with Lou Grotta on preserving a Richard Meier-designed house for the future.
Duration:00:52:44
#387/Rudolph at the Met: Abraham Thomas + June Goldfinger + Kelvin Dickenson + Musical guest Chelsee Hicks with Wholly Cats Swing Club
1/13/2025
Paul Rudolph's buildings, built and unbuilt, continue to inspire clients, annoy critics, and gain fame, even though he died in the mid-90’s. These days, though, it’s almost all smiles and admiration, and there’s an important exhibition of Rudolph’s work at the Metropolitan Museum in New York through March. Year round on certain days, however, you can visit Rudolph’s former office in New York, the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture, or PRIMA. And while you’re there, you can also see the late architect Myron Goldfinger’s traveling exhibition, Circle Square Triangle. Today we’ll talk with the curator of that Met exhibition, Abraham thomas, the Executive Director of PRIMA, Kelvin Dickinson, and the curator of Goldfinger’s exhibition, his partner and wife June Goldfinger. Later on, come out swinging with musical guests Chelsee Hicks and the Wholly Cats.
Duration:01:09:27
#386/BIG's Dominyka Voelkle + Justin Wood on Carter Sparks + Musical Guest Diana Panton
1/6/2025
The Bjarke Ingels Group completed the Spiral, a tower in Hudson Yards with tree-lined terraces going around the building, all the way up. Today we’ll talk with project architect, Dominyka Voelkle. Later, you’ll discover architect Carter Sparks through his number one fan and archivist, Justin Wood. Then it’s returning musical guest, jazz superstar and high school teacher, the delightful Canadian Diana Panton.
Duration:01:12:25
#385/Christina Lindal + Aris Georges + Lauren Rottet + Musical Guests Phat Cat Swinger
12/30/2024
For decades, we’ve been reading about Lindal Cedar Homes in design magazines. Now, under the leadership of third-generation President Christina Lindal they’ve branched out into compelling designs inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. And inside great houses like this, you’re probably going to need good decorating advice, so we go to Montauk New York to talk with author and interior designer Lauren Rottet. Wrapping up, musical guests Marco Palos and American Idol’s Blake Lewis of Phat Cat Swinger.
Duration:01:14:46
#384/Christmas Show: Architect Adam Sebastian + Quinn Garvey + Musical Guest Angela Bingham
12/23/2024
It's our annual Christmas show, and In the studio we have a partner in one of North Carolina’s hottest firms, architect Adam Sebastian. We talk with Quinn Garvey, our special agent inside the amazing Craig Ellwood house that Chris Pratt tore down in early 2024, and later, jazz with Angela Bingham.
Duration:00:59:43
#383/Celebrity with Allison Martino + Bill Boggs / Columbus with Matt Shaw
12/16/2024
Celebrities aren’t typically huge fans of Modernist architecture. Most prefer a 1930’s mansion or an Italianate villa. But there are a few, like Jennifer Aniston, Holland Taylor, Scott Caan, Kelly Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, and others who keep Modernist houses in the spotlight. Today we’ll talk with Alison Martino, producer, historian, and preservationist, the Godmother of Old Hollywood and Los Angeles. Next up, Frank Sinatra expert Bill Boggs, and later, we’ll learn about the Modernist town of Columbus Indiana from author Matt Shaw, with a new book.
Duration:01:06:08
#382/Bottoms Up: David & Jason Annecy + SHAG + Amy the Barware Lady!
12/9/2024
The town of Lancaster OH is famous as the birthplace of David Graf, best known as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series. Lancaster is also famous for … glassware, and their best-known creative rebel was Fran Taylor. From 1939 to 1962, Taylor ran GayFad Studios, and 60+ years after her business closed, partners Jason and David Annecy have revived the brand, opened a store, and held Bottoms Up, a wildly successful midcentury barware show this past summer. USModernist was there, interviewing the Annecys, artist Josh Agle aka Shag, and the barware lady Amy Chastek.
Duration:00:36:41
Be Part of Show 400 - USModernist Radio's 10th Year!
12/4/2024
We can't believe it, but USModernist Radio will be ten years old soon. We'll have a special show number 400 featuring past guests and - you! Are you a fan of the show? Learned something useful? Got a funny story? Please contact George Smart george@usmodernist.org or 919.740.8407
Duration:00:00:46
#381/Modernism from Australia/UK/China: Glen Murcutt + Rowan Moore + Nancy Steinhardt
12/2/2024
From Australia, we talk with with architect and 2002 Pritkzer Prize winner Glenn Murcutt. From the UK, we’ve got architecture critic Rowan Moore, and wrapping up, the author of Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years, Nancy Steinhardt.
Duration:01:11:04
#380/Coastal Modernism: Ed Niles + Ralph Choeff + Musical Guest Chris Bennett
11/25/2024
Rocking the California architecture scene for over 60 years, we’ll talk with Malibu architect Ed Niles. Then it’s over 3000 miles and down 500 to Florida with tropical architect Ralph Choeff. Later, one of the stars of the Purple Room in Palm Springs, musical guest Chris Bennett!
Duration:01:09:01
#379/Moving Matsumoto: Melinda and Andy Knowles + Author James Biber + Musical Guest Allegra Levy
11/18/2024
In late 2023, new owners of a classic George Matsumoto Modernist house in Raleigh NC took out a demolition permit. Usually, that’s the end of the road for a Modernist house, but Melinda and Andy Knowles stepped up and persuaded those owners to delay demolition – so the couple could move the house seven miles across town, where it has been wonderfully restored on a new site next to their existing mid-century Modernist house. And with the best architecture book of the year, we'll talk to architect and author James Biber. Later on, musical guest Allegra Levy.
Duration:01:02:59
