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mile high modern masterclass
Imagine if you will a pristine 30 acre neighborhood comprised entirely of 124 architect designed midcentury modern homes, where the homeowners love...
empire state of mind
We recently found ourselves poking around Albany, NY while there for the wedding of our nephew Jason and his bride, Michaela. Our daughter...
once upon a time in hollywood
We can all agree that 2020 has been quite a year! As things wind down for the holidays, we take this time to reflect and share how grateful we are...
a sunshine day
It’s no secret that I’m a huge Brady Bunch fan. From the moment the first episode aired when I was 7 years old, I’ve been hooked. I’ve never not...
architourism part VI
Sometimes, you just have to see what you have to see. While on our road trip East over the Summer, I decided it would really not be all that much...
architourism, part V
I’m no architecture critic. But I am, by nature, critical of architecture. I can’t help it. Our latest in a series of mid distance road trips...
the farnsworth experience
Architourism has become a favorite pastime of ours. One day soon, when we are ‘empty nesters,’ we will take our much anticipated trip to Palm...
it was the 90’s…
As a follow up to our trip to Fallingwater, I could not help but share these "treasured" Rissover family photos. I like to think of myself as...
more architourism
We found ourselves with just a few days this summer when 4 of the 5 Rissover clan were available for a short vacation. So we started...
it’s miller time!
For the past 10 months, I have been trying to figure out how to write about one of the most moving experiences of my life. I am rarely...
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