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USModernist Radio
Modernist Architecture
Architecture
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Modernism Week
Palm Springs
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Mid-Century Modern Architecture
Modern Architecture
Richard Neutra
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Mid-Century Modernism
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Craig Ellwood
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Mid-Century Design
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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.

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Most architecture fans love the Hitchcock film North By Northwest. Guests John Boccardo, Derek Esplin, and Christine Madrid French turned Hitchcock's fictional Vandamm House from that film into a $45 million Modernist marvel in Utah. Mark Lamster, th... more

Jim Stevens is the brand new dean of the University of Arkansas's Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and we caught him on Day 1. Max Strang in Florida talks about his latest Modernist house. Philip Kennicott, the Pulitzer Prize-winning art a... more

Dimitry Vergun, who passed away last month, was an architect, earthquake expert, and structural engineer behind some of California's most audacious houses. Architect Don Singer, one of the last living midcentury Modernists in Florida has a huge legac... more

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We're on today with two special guys from the Netherlands, Jan-Richard Kikkert and Tycho Saariste, the Lewis and Clark of architectural exploration, going to visit nearly all the John Lautner houses in the world. Next, David Mauer and Elizabeth Godle... more

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Recent Guests

Jan-Richard Kikkert
Architect and co-adventurer on Lautner expeditions
Netherlands-based Lautner exploration team
Episode: #476/John Lautner: Jan-Richard Kikkert + Tycho Saariste + David Mauer + Elizabeth Godley + ADFF's Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Nicole Zuraitis
Tycho Saariste
Architect and co-adventurer on Lautner expeditions
Netherlands-based Lautner exploration team
Episode: #476/John Lautner: Jan-Richard Kikkert + Tycho Saariste + David Mauer + Elizabeth Godley + ADFF's Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Nicole Zuraitis
David Mauer
Owner/restorer involved with a Lautner house
Private/family property restoration
Episode: #476/John Lautner: Jan-Richard Kikkert + Tycho Saariste + David Mauer + Elizabeth Godley + ADFF's Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Nicole Zuraitis
Elizabeth Godley
Collaborator on Lautner restoration project
Private/restoration
Episode: #476/John Lautner: Jan-Richard Kikkert + Tycho Saariste + David Mauer + Elizabeth Godley + ADFF's Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Nicole Zuraitis
Nicole Zuraitis
Musical guest and public figure
Musician
Episode: #476/John Lautner: Jan-Richard Kikkert + Tycho Saariste + David Mauer + Elizabeth Godley + ADFF's Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Nicole Zuraitis
George Smart
Moderator/host figure in architecture field (context in show)
Modernist architecture community
Episode: #476/John Lautner: Jan-Richard Kikkert + Tycho Saariste + David Mauer + Elizabeth Godley + ADFF's Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Nicole Zuraitis
Mary Ruffin Hanbury
Historic preservation consultant
State Archives of North Carolina
Episode: #475/Lost Raleigh: Mary Ruffin Hanbury + Ian Dunn + Max Bond: Brian Goldstein + Jeweler Sarah Hill + Musical Guest Karen Myatt
Ian Dunn
Archivist and local historian
State Archives of North Carolina
Episode: #475/Lost Raleigh: Mary Ruffin Hanbury + Ian Dunn + Max Bond: Brian Goldstein + Jeweler Sarah Hill + Musical Guest Karen Myatt
Brian Goldstein
Architectural historian
Swarthmore College
Episode: #475/Lost Raleigh: Mary Ruffin Hanbury + Ian Dunn + Max Bond: Brian Goldstein + Jeweler Sarah Hill + Musical Guest Karen Myatt

Hosts

George Smart
Host and conversation guide with broad involvement in moderating and introducing guests across episodes.
Tom Guiled
Co-host introducing guests and guiding interview flow.
Cindy Olnick
Executive Director and a key guest-originator for architecture-focused conversations.
Christen Johansen
Architect and educator, featured in intro segments and discussions on family legacy; multiple appearances.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 115 ratings
  • New listener.

    Great guests and eclectic reviews!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    janetweiss
    United States2 years ago
  • Magic of Mid Century Modernism

    Thank you for the wonderful podcast, the interviews are so good and provide so much information. I’ve read many books and toured many projects over the last 30 + years but this podcast has provided such a full and evocative picture on the People, context of so many great known and lesser known projects.

    Keep up the great interviews, have passed on many to my architect, developer and friends who enjoy mid modern!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    M Woodstock
    Canada3 years ago
  • Still a waste of time.

    Thought I’d give this podcast a second chance, but nothing has changed. The hosts are smug, the music is annoying, and while the guests are great, too much time is spent on tangents. Do I really care what a British architect thinks about American football? No. I care what the British architect thinks about midcentury modernist architecture.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    eclectic7
    United States3 years ago
  • Interesting but…

    Brewers daughter doesn’t seem to be that interested or cares much about her father and it is very transparent there is A LOT OF UNDERLYING TRAUMA AND……Not said

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    LesterM14
    United States3 years ago
  • Love the talk

    Hate the music. Would raise rating to five if the music was gone.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    eclectic7
    United States4 years ago

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Mix of critique, history, and personal narrative keeps episodes engaging.
Guests are consistently knowledgeable and well-prepared.
The show delivers deep-dive conversations with architecture luminaries.

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#61
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#169
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#246
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#80
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#126
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#218
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#474/Herb Greene with Lila Cohen + AIANY's Jesse Lazar + Futurama: Monica Penick + Musical Guest Harin W
Q: LaGuardia Airport question and subway link—why is transit integration still challenging?
The infrastructure and political will required for large transit projects are complex; there are ongoing reforms and plans like the Interboro Express that aim to improve connectivity and mobility.
#474/Herb Greene with Lila Cohen + AIANY's Jesse Lazar + Futurama: Monica Penick + Musical Guest Harin W
Q: Jesse, what is the difference between AIA New York and the Center for Architecture?
AIA New York is the professional chapter serving architects, while the Center for Architecture is a nonprofit cultural institution that reaches a broader public through exhibitions, programs, and education; they are independent entities that collaborate closely.
#470/Authors Trig Thoreson + Owen Hopkins + Craig McDonald + Gusical Guest Lucy Woodward
Q: Where do we start with brutalism or the manifesto house?
They cover two broad subjects with different intersections, including a look at a famous brutalist house and the political contexts that shaped brutalism's rise and decline, followed by a discussion of manifesto houses and how they test architectural ideas.
#466/AIA's Carole Wedge + Julia Jamrozik / Coryn Kempster + Darcy Frank MacKay
Q: What is the significance of engaging young people and the public with architecture?
Engagement comes from creating accessible experiences, promoting visits (eighth graders to the headquarters), and using projects and exhibitions to demystify architecture and connect it to communities.
#466/AIA's Carole Wedge + Julia Jamrozik / Coryn Kempster + Darcy Frank MacKay
Q: What role does technology and AI play in the association's operations and member services?
AI is viewed as a tool for summarizing large reports, assisting with research, and handling tedious tasks, while maintaining a human-in-the-loop approach to preserve creativity and reduce errors.

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A long-running architecture show features in-depth conversations with prominent critics, practitioners, preservationists, and cultural commentators who explore Modernist design, its history, and its ongoing legacy. Episodes frequently weave personal origin stories with big-picture themes like preservation ethics, public engagement, and the politics of landmark buildings, often framed by multi-guest dialogues, archival context, and occasional musical interludes. The mix of high-profile architects, critics, and heritage advocates yields a rich tapestry of technical insight, historical context, and human-interest storytelling, with a reputation for thoughtful, cross-disciplinary perspectives that appeal to design professionals, historians, and... more

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1. Jan-Richard Kikkert
2. Tycho Saariste
3. David Mauer
4. Elizabeth Godley
5. Nicole Zuraitis
6. George Smart
7. Mary Ruffin Hanbury
8. Ian Dunn

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