A conversation with Mr. Modernism about the incredible building stock of midcentury modern homes in North Carolina and the USA and the archival efforts of NC and US Modernist. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with George Smart, the “accidental archivist and architect” who has helped archive thousands of midcentury modern homes nationwide.

Images: George Smart

NC Modernist: https://www.ncmodernist.org/

US Modernist: https://usmodernist.org/

Matsumoto Prize: https://www.ncmodernist.org/matsumotoprize.htm

George Smart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-smart-382145162/

The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast

The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/nc-us-modernist-a-chat-with-george-smart

About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

A look behind the curtain of an architectural historian’s Instagram account for midcentury modern and innovative architecture in the US. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Paige Claassen, an architectural historian about her Instagram account Claasshaus.

Images: Paige Claassen

Claasshaus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claasshaus

Claasshaus: https://www.claasshaus.com/

Habitat 67, Moshe Safdie, Montréal, Québec: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCrfis8vLEt/

Biosphère de Montreal, Shoji Sadao and Peter Floyd (with Buckminster Fuller), Cambridge Seven,
Frank Heger (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger), Montréal, Québec: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDH0Qeyuol3

Mummers Theater / Stage Center, John M. Johansen, Oklahoma City, OH: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSo5w3cL_JY/

Gropius House, Walter and Ise Gropius, Lincoln, Massachusetts: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fN7VaOLU7

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/claasshaus-a-chat-with-paige-claassen

About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

A new look at the Edith Farnsworth House, the masterpiece by architect Mies van der Rohe - About the research, book, its architecture and its three lives. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Michelangelo Sabatino, a historian, curator, preservationist, professor of architectural history and heritage in the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, as well as author of “The Edith Farnsworth House. Architecture, Preservation, Culture” and “Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975”.

Image: Michelangelo Sabatino

Michelangelo Sabatino: https://michelangelo-sabatino.com/

Michelangelo Sabatino, IIT: https://www.iit.edu/directory/people/michelangelo-sabatino

Michelangelo Sabatino on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelangelo-sabatino-phd-900aa628/

The Edith Farnsworth House: Architecture, Preservation, Culture: https://www.phaidon.com/monacelli/architecture/the-edith-farnsworth-house-architecture-preservation-culture-9781580936194/

Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-75: https://a.co/d/f7OnN4I

The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast

The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/

Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book

Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/the-edith-farnsworth-house-a-chat-with-michelangelo-sabatino

About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

Some Myths around House Ownership - Census numbers that tell a story. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 07: Some Myths around House Ownership.

The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast

The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-07-some-myths-around-house-ownership

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The Farnsworth House - a convincing example from history. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 06: Two Planes.

Image: An exterior view of the Farnsworth House, 1951, Mies van der Rohe. (Photo by Mike Crews.)

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-06-two-planes

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How the automobile won the battle over the American streetscape, changed our lives, and will impact our future. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Peter Norton, historian, academic, and author of “Fighting Traffic - The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City”.

Image: Peter Norton

Peter Norton, University of Virginia: https://engineering.virginia.edu/faculty/peter-norton

Peter Norton, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton_(historian)

Peter Norton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdnorton/

Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City: https://a.co/d/as8HF5u

Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving: https://a.co/d/1MDPHSn

The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast

The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/the-motor-age-a-chat-with-peter-norton

About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

How we should be greeted by our home. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 05: The Mudroom.

Image: Inviting entry of the Gerendák Residence accessed from the garage or by foot, 2022, Toby Witte. (Photo by Amanda Anderson.)

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The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-05-the-mudroom

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How we have created houses for a century. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 04: The Kit.

Image: Modern Homes Catalog, Page 38, The Norwich, 1936, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Courtesy of the Internet Archive.)

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-04-the-kit

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How cohousing might provide a better stage for life than single family homes. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Kyle Barker, founding Principal of Primary Projects and expert on cohousing.

Image: Kyle Barker, Primary Projects

Primary Projects: https://primaryprojects.org/

Primary Projects on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primaryprojects/

Kyle Barker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barkerkl/

Primary Projects on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primary_projects/

The Cohousing Association of the United States: https://www.cohousing.org/

Kathryn McCamant: https://www.cohousing-solutions.com/our-team

Charles Durrett: https://www.cohousingco.com/charles-durrett

Vandkunsten in Denmark: https://vandkunsten.com/en

R50 by ifau, Jesko Fezer, and Heide & von Beckerath in Berlin:

https://heidevonbeckerath.com/single/r50-cohousing

Nightingale by Breathe in Australia: https://www.nightingalehousing.org/

The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast

The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/

Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book

Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/cohousing-a-chat-with-kyle-barker

About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

The uncomfortable truth about the luxury of single-family homes. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 03: The Luxury Of Excess.

The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast

The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-03-the-luxury-of-excess

About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/