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#366/By Design's Mike Chapman + IBM Archivist Jamie Martin + Musical Guest Paget Moren Aug 19, 2024

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Today we're talking about an architecture TV series spanning the globe and a new design documentary. Joining us is ByDesign's Mike Chapman and IBM archivist Jamie Martin, who is featured in the new documentary Modernism Inc. Later, musical guest Paget Moren.

#365/Fu Tung Cheng + Remembering Jimmy Van Heusen Aug 12, 2024

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In this our next to last show from Modernism Week 2024, George talks with San Francisco concrete designer and architect Fu Tung Cheng, and later Marisa Mulder + Jim Burns + Brooke Babcock on composer and arranger Jimmy Van Huesen, who with Frank Sinatra as his muse carried the great American songbook to new heights in the 1950's and 1960's.

#364/Modernist Auctions with Luke Newbold + Federal Preservation with Sara Bronin + Musical Guest Roslyn Kind Aug 05, 2024

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When the internet came along, many industries changed forever, and one of them was the auction business. Remember how exciting eBay was when everything was up for bid? Traditional auction houses had to move quickly to adapt, and the opportunities of moving from a local to a regional or national or international market through the internet were immense. One auction firm which has made a wildly successful transition is Leland Little in Hillsborough NC, and we'll talk inside their Modernist warehouse with Modernist director Luke Newbold. Later, it's architect, professor, attorney, and former first lady of Hartford CT, Sara Bronin, chair of the US Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, plus musical guest Roslyn Kind.

#363/Architecture Documentaries: Jake Gorst + Kirk Brown + Musical Guest Laura Pursell Jul 29, 2024

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If there's one thing architecture fans love as much as tours and parties, it's architecture documentaries, and we've been covering dozens of those over the years. Recorded at Modernism Week 2024, George talks with author and Emmy-winning filmmaker Jake Gorst on his new film New England Modernism. Following that, a chat with Kirk Brown of DesignOnScreen, who funded many of Gorst's films about Palm Springs, creating a visual history of Modernism. Later on, musical guest Laura Pursell skates into our hearts.

#362/California Modernism: Leo Marmol + Wally Cunningham + Monika Haefelfinger + Drew Pedrick Jul 22, 2024

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Oh California, where the sun is warm. Where the winds from Santa Ana make you feel like you belong. California, wherever you may roam. California keeps calling you home. Those words from the 1978 movie If Ever I see You Again, a tribute to California. Are you pining to live in the Golden State? Joining us are today are well-known California architects Leo Marmol, Wally Cunningham, Monika Hafelfinger, and Drew Pedrick.

#361/New Palm Springs Modernism: Michael Kiner + Mark Daniels Jul 15, 2024

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We've had many shows on the great midcentury architects of Palm Springs, people like Chambers, Clark, Cody, Frey, Krisel, Sackley, Wexler, White, Williams, and the last man standing, Hugh Kaptur. But that was the 20th century, and we're in the 21st. In fact, we're pretty near mid-century in the 21st, so today, you'll hear from two of today's Palm Springs architects, Michael Kiner and Mark Daniels. They create houses that Modernist fans will be fondly touring and doing podcasts about - 30 years from now.

#360/New York Times Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman + Musical Guest Monika Ryan Jul 08, 2024

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Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic for the New York Times. He writes on design, housing and homelessness, neighborhood development, cities, the environment, and civil society. Then it's a delightful visit with returning musical guest Monika Ryan.

#359/Kirsten Reoch of the Glass House / Marina Coates on TV Houses / Musical Guest Andrea Carter Jul 01, 2024

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Kirsten Reoch is the new executive director of Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Then, take a ride down memory lane with Marina Coates, creator of the YouTube series Behind the Scenes, featuring tours of your favorite TV and movie houses. Later on, musical guest Andrea Carter.

#358/Richard Meier's Douglas House: Mike McCarthy + Marcia Myers + Musical Guest Darius Brubeck Jun 24, 2024

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Designed by Richard Meier, with project architect Tod Williams, the 1973 Douglas House is a towering white residence built on a steep, conifer-covered slope overlooking Lake Michigan. In 2007, retired Proctor & Gamble executives Mike McCarthy and Marcia Myers became the fourth owners and embarked on its second restoration, doing a deep dive to bring it back to life.

#357/Exploring Palm Springs: John Stark + Trevor O'Donnell + J. R. Roberts Jun 17, 2024

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Today, we'll talk to three people who live in Palm Springs: the folks who work to document, share, and safeguard Palm Springs' heritage – and gladly share their stories. First, expert tour guides John Stark and Trevor O'Donnell. Later on, the President of the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation, JR Roberts, working to bring back the theatre to its full glory.

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