Chapter 10 - McMansions

Good Design Is Empathetic - An example of a home that feels for its inhabitants. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 12: Good Design Is Empathetic.Image: The climbing library of the Schönberg Residence, 2010, Toby Witte. (Photo by Armando Bellmas.)The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-12-good-design-is-empathetic About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

For You - What you deserve and should ask for. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 11: For You.The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-11-for-you About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

McMansions - Why builders build big. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 10: McMansions.The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-10-mcmansionsAbout Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

A conversation with the craft building duo Mike Masto and Ryan Dennison of Spoke & Hammer, a North Carolina construction company known for its custom energy-efficient homes, impeccable customer service, and an incredible eye for every detail. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Mike and Ryan about the craft of building, passive house design features, and what future homeowners can expect.Image: Spoke & HammerSpoke & Hammer: https://spokeandhammer.com/ Spoke & Hammer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spokeandhammerThe Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/spoke-hammer-a-chat-mike-masto-and-ryan-dennisonAbout Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

Good Design Is Intimate - An example of a home that builds on a sensual connection. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 09: Good Design Is Intimate.Image: Backside of the freestanding wall segments leading into the foyer of the Woung House, 2015, Toby Witte. (Photo by Armando Bellmas.)The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-09-good-design-is-intimateAbout Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

Builders Build - Who designs your home? Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 08: Builders Build.Image: Suburban Sprawl, Las Vegas. (Courtesy of tupungat/123RF.)The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-08-builders-buildAbout Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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 SmartNC 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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow 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 ClaassenClaasshaus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claasshausClaasshaus: 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/DDH0Qeyuol3Mummers 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/C9fN7VaOLU7The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/claasshaus-a-chat-with-paige-claassenAbout 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 SabatinoMichelangelo Sabatino: https://michelangelo-sabatino.com/Michelangelo Sabatino, IIT: https://www.iit.edu/directory/people/michelangelo-sabatinoMichelangelo 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/f7OnN4IThe Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/the-edith-farnsworth-house-a-chat-with-michelangelo-sabatinoAbout 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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-07-some-myths-around-house-ownershipAbout Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/