modarchitecture
spotlight series: formica (my life in laminate)
spotlight series: midcentury materials, brands & accoutrement chapter 2 – formica In 1967, my parents decided their growing family needed...
yes, Pease!
At cincinnatimodern we are fans of midcentury design in many forms. One thing that fascinates us is the post war/ baby boom version of pre-fab...
spotlight series: vitrolite (pigmented structural glass)
spotlight series: midcentury materials, brands & accoutrement chapter 1 - vitrolite It’s not just the time that makes the look of a particular...
hometown hero hans nuetzel
Hans Nuetzel is one of the Cincinnati’s most notable modern/contemporary architects, but still a bit of a mystery to me because I never had the...
we heart architects
What an architect means to us?! Where do I start? I found this little nugget during a deep dive researching Richard Peacock, the original...
don scholz & the american dream
We’ve all heard of California builder Joseph Eichler and his California Ranches with walls of glass & courtyards - mostly modest homes in...
last man standing
Is he really the last of the great MCM architects who made a lasting impact on the Cincinnati built environment? It’s quite possible. I spent a...
cincinnati the ‘wright’ way
BIG NEWS in Cincinnati this week with our **coming soon** listing of #theBOULTERhouse by the master of 20th Century architecture, Frank Lloyd...
architect louis sauer – the man with a plan
One of the great pleasures (really privileges) of what I do is uncovering the stories of the houses and buildings we live in. Cincinnatimodern’s...
#itsnotdateditsvintage
For the love of quality, I have to share my obsession with the classic Cincinnati midcentury bathroom. I am in my 14th year of selling real...
featured publications
research + articles
- thesis on the work of architect james (jim) alexander melissa marty, 2002
- benjamin dombar various sources
- abrom dombar various sources
- woodie garber various sources
- rudy hermes various sources
- dick calef various sources
- carl strauss + ray roush various sources
- and the rest
modern books
- 50 from the 50s: modern architecture and interiors in cincinnati udo greinacher, elizabeth meyer, susan rissover, patrick snadon, margo warminski, 2002
- atomic ranch midcentury interiors michelle gringeri-brown (author), jim brown (photographer), 2012
- implosion elizabeth garber, 2018
- charley harper, an illustrated life, todd oldham & charley harper, 2007
- about design: insights and provocations for graphic design enthusiasts, gordon salchow, 2018
- cincinnati's terrace plaza hotel: an icon of american modernism, shawn patrick tubb, 2013