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Monday, October 31, 2022
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Newsletter Editor: Ron Gallagher
Newsletter Staff: Virginia Faust, George Smart
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Saturday-Sunday, November 12-13. Moon Over Modernism® Los Angeles is a benefit weekend for USModernist featuring an evening in the world-famous Sheats-Goldstein House, designed by John Lautner — followed the next day by a Champagne tour at the iconic Stahl House, aka Case Study House 22, designed by Pierre Koenig.
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Join us for these amazing Modernist events in legendary Modernist houses. VIP tickets are sold out. General tickets. Just 50 places left - don't let this opportunity pass you by. Presented by: |
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The Paine House was designed by Philip Johnson (though he later deemed it "a work of little distinction") and built in 1949 on the western shore of Lake Champlain in Willsboro NY. Now, it's on the market for $3.5M. |
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A unit has been listed for $2.15M in architect Irving J. Gill's 1919 Horatio West in Santa Monica CA, a project that had a better fate than many of his 350 designs. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Santa Monica Historic Landmark. |
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The tallest building in Singapore, at 305 meters (1,001 feet), has been designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and DCA Architects for 2028 completion. |
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• Toronto Globe and Mail columnist Dave LeBlanc is impressed with the USModernist "online treasure" of houses – and he wishes there was a Canadian version.
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Tucson Modernism Week is being held November 9-13 in Tucson AZ. Information is available here. |
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Architecture Sarasota is holding its ninth MOD Weekend on Nov. 10-13 with the theme "Tropical Modernism." Event and ticket info. |
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#272/Modernist Appraiser James Ebert + Musical Guest Elijah Rock
Ever since Modernism started, most banks have been, let's say this delicately, a huge PITA. Getting reasonable appraisals for mortgages, insurance claims, and property taxes, and determining sales price is difficult, especially post-2008, when all the appraisal rules tightened up. That’s where you need an expert, someone who knows Modernist architecture and can assign fair value. Today’s guest is one of the foremost Modernist appraisers in California, James Ebert. Later on, musical guest, the classy Elijah Rock.
US Modernist Radio is underwritten by Diane Bald and The Budman Family, restoring significant architecture in Toronto, Los Angeles, Malibu, and Palm Springs — and by Modernist Realtor Angela Roehl. New to podcasts? You can listen to USModernist Radio on any major podcast platform or through any computer.
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The NCModernist / ModHomes Realty Architecture Film Series is sponsored by ModHomes Realtor Sarah Sonke. Additional support from: |
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Discover the world's finest Architecture films |
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George Nakashima, Woodworker
7pm Monday, November 7 at the Chelsea Chapel Hill, a beloved Chapel Hill art house theater featuring fresh organic popcorn, local craft beers, and curated wine and soft drink selections. Please arrive by 645pm. $14 general public, $7 current Mod Squad members.
Nakashima was one of the best known and influential woodworkers ever. His works were always finely crafted from solid hardwoods. They were either his deceivingly simple nuanced forms or his explorations of the endless complexities found inside centuries-old trees. He did not come to woodworking until his mid-thirties after a worldwide search for meaning for several years during the Great Depression. During his seeker’s journey, he found important answers that brought him to evolve his new approach to woodworking. It is a timeless story for anyone who has a fascination with the creative process, Japanese and Japanese-Americans, woodworking, nature, and the spiritual.
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December 3: The AIA Triangle Tour, six houses in Durham and Orange counties. Tickets available. |
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Thursday, December 15, 6-8pm, Gallery C, 540 North Blount Street, Raleigh NC. Free! Details.
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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. The architect for each house, if known, is in brackets.
NEW:
STILL FOR SALE
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