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Saturday-Thursday, February 17-22, 2024
If you're into mid-century Modernist architecture, you don't want to miss Modapalooza, USModernist's glamourous new series of wildly exciting house tours, parties, and special events in Palm Springs in February. You'll get exclusive access to some of the best midcentury Modernist houses. Take a leisurely daytime tour, or visit in the late afternoon for a wonderful sunset cocktail party. Or stop by the Martini Whisperer for advice on preparing your next cocktail. For example, explore the Christopher Kennedy Forever Home Tour and Party, poolside photo above. There are many more tours, classes, and parties! Proceeds benefit the award-winning documentation, preservation, and promotion work of USModernist, a 501C3 nonprofit educational archive, the largest in the world for midcentury modern houses.
Details and tickets.
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USModernist Global 7: London / Brussels / Antwerp / Amsterdam
May 13-22, 2024
Are you ready for some heart-pounding Modernist architecture in England, Belgium, and the Netherlands?
You just won't believe the incredible Modernist architecture in three countries! Eurostar train through the Chunnel from London to Brussels. Private coach travel from Brussels to Amsterdam and Antwerp. Private guided tours every day. A three-day unlimited central London Tube pass. Modern, double-occupancy hotel rooms with free delicious breakfast and free wi-fi. An exciting welcome champagne reception in the London Eye. And much much more. Just 12 places left! Details and tickets.
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On Tuesday November 28, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission will vote regarding the proposed designation of Paul Rudolph's Modulightor Building as a New York City landmark. The building is significant as a culmination of Paul Rudolph's ideas about modern architecture and his response to its short-comings. It was home to Rudolph's architectural practice while he designed some of the most interesting projects during his career.
Reach out to the Landmarks Preservation Commission and state your strong support for the Modulightor Building becoming a New York City Landmark at [email protected]. Please copy the letter to the Institute's office. More Information about the public hearing.
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Concerning the 1958 John and Ann Straus Residence designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, proposals are currently before the Pound Ridge NY Planning Board for a renovation which will gut the existing house, erasing much of the original design. | |
In Rancho Mirage CA, the harsh desert environment has taken a toll on the kitschy but lovable Rancho Super Car Wash pink elephant sign. It was recently designated by the City as historic. Our good friends at Preservation Mirage are undertaking a full restoration, and you can learn more and donate here. | |
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Preservation easements are like a homeowner's association for just one house and are the only legally enforceable way in most jurisdictions to keep a Modernist house from being destroyed in the future.
National Register status? Famous architect? Local historic designation or tax credits? At best, these things may delay demolition six months to a year but they won't stop it. Here's the Zoom video from September featuring Preservation North Carolina and NCModernist, along with Jane Levy, Greensboro Modernist homeowner.
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d A brand new, a new Modernist house that Lynne Breslin designed in East Hampton NY is on the market for a smidge under $12M. | |
Eric Bricker's documentary ALUMINATION, all about the creation and immense popularity of Airstream trailers, is now available to stream on Vimeo. | | |
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Join our community and support the architecture you love! USModernist Mod Squad membership gets you all kinds of benefits and provides important financial support for the documentation, preservation, and promotion of residential Modernist architecture. Details. | |
There is a 1955 Eichler home that A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons designed iin Sacramento CA for sale for $800,000. | |
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Know of an endangered Modernist house in your neighborhood, city, or state? Through our new preservation alert program, Modernism In Danger, USModernist calls attention to the Modernist houses around the country that are at risk for deterioration, demolition, or inappropriate renovation (like turning your Modernist house into an Italianate villa). Click here to tell us about Modernist houses in trouble.
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I.M. Pei's Brutalist dormitories at New College and Victor Lundy's commercial Waldman Building are two of the structures on the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation's Six to Save list for this year. | |
The Architect's Newspaper celebrates its 20th anniversary noting remarkable events and buildings, beginning with the Louisiana Purchase in 1883 and the construction of numerous Modernist buildings. | |
Need more room in your home, attic, basement, office, or oh-so-expensive storage unit? We accept donations of Modernist furniture, contemporary art, and architecture coffee-table-style books. What could be easier? We come pick things up, and you likely get a tax deduction. Contact. | | |
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When architecture libraries want to recover valuable shelf space but find it painful to see architecture and design magazines thrown away, even if they’ve not been accessed for decades, the USModernist Library can help. So far, libraries and collectors and design firms have shipped us over 4.2 million pages for scanning.
Let us help you free up shelf space and give these magazines new, text-searchable, online life – and world access. Here are the magazines and issues we need. We pay shipping - and you help the world get free, searchable, downloadable content for the first time.
We're particularly looking for back issues of NOMA Magazine from the National Association of Minority Architects. Contact us.
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Available January 2024: Since founding his practice BCHO Architects Associates in Seoul in 1994, Byoung Cho has built a reputation as the key architect driving the expansion of one of the world’s most densely populated cities. Influenced by Korea’s rich aesthetic tradition, Cho utilizes understated forms to create serene buildings that yield powerful and subtle experiences for their inhabitants. This book presents twenty-nine portraits of the buildings and districts of Seoul that have most influenced Cho, from a 12th-century shrine to a 14-metre-square concrete box, and includes a number of his own designs. Lively texts are interspersed with the architect’s own drawings. Pre-order. | |
Latest USModernist Radio Podcast | |
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#327/Christy MacLear
Joining us today is Christy MacLear, the founder of Artist Ventures. She’s been CEO for Superblue, a thrilling immersive experience in Miami, which you should put on your travel list; the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and Philip Johnson's Glass House. She’s been vice chairman at Sotheby's and consulted for the Cleveland Clinic, Disney, and the fabulously midcentury modern Eliot Noyes House in New Canaan CT.
US Modernist Radio is underwritten by Diane Bald and The Budman Family, restoring significant architecture in Toronto, Los Angeles, Malibu, and Palm Springs. New to podcasts? You can listen to USModernist Radio on any major podcast platform or through any computer.
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USModernist Radio announces an exciting collaboration with the Durham NC jazz club Sharp 9 Gallery to bring performers to the podcast. Stay tuned for upcoming guests recorded live, including jazz pianist Lenore Raphael and jazz guitarist Howard Alden. | |
Registration for NC State’s summer 2024 Design Camp will open on January 31. Sign up for the Design Lab newsletter to receive monthly updates. | |
NCModernist offers free happy hours to connect the Modernist-architecture-loving public called Thirst4Architecture (T4A) in the Triangle area of North Carolina.
T4A's welcome Modernist homeowners, architects, artists, designers, realtors, engineers, contractors, property investors, building managers, materials and furniture dealers – or anyone with a huge crush on great architecture. There are no presentations — just come join the fun and make new design friends!
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Thursday, December 7, 5-7pm. Thirst4Architecture at 7701 Kencot Court, Raleigh. AR Homes hosts a delightful T4A, poolside, at a new house that's been on the recent Parade of Homes. You'll enjoy refreshing beverages and delicious snacks as we all unwind the workday, connecting with fellow architecture fans. Free, registration required. | | |
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Thursday, January 11, 5-7pm. Leading by Design Exhibition Thirst4Architecture, Gregg Museum, Raleigh NC. NC State’s School of Design became a reality in September 1948 and rapidly gained a reputation as one of the top design schools in the nation. The most progressive school of architecture and allied arts in the South, it served as a hub of Modernist creativity. Led by Henry Kamphoefner, the school rocketed to fame in just a few years, with Frank Lloyd Wright himself visiting in 1950.
Over wine and appetizers, you'll see the remarkable exhibition Leading by Design on the school’s 75-year legacy showcasing artworks from the Gregg Museum’s permanent collection created by faculty past and present. Free, registration required.
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North Carolina Realtors and owners of NC Modernist houses can now list - for sale or for rent - on our free NCModernist database. Listings limited to detached single family Modernist houses, old or new, and the house must be in North Carolina. Details.
Got a great Modernist house that's not selling? How would you like 60 people or more (up to 200) to come by and see it one Saturday? We can do that for you, free. Contact.
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Vacancy, not development, is the enemy of mid-century Modernist houses. Preserve and protect the architecture you love by notifying us when North Carolina houses go vacant or on the market.
Check out the NCModernist For Sale/Rent database. Realtors and owners can list their NC Modernist houses for sale or rent there for free, and you can browse there anytime you like! Submissions are subject to approval: single family Modernist houses only, they can be old or new, the architect or designer can be from anywhere, but the house must be in North Carolina.
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