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Sponsorship + Underwriting

Connect to the largest Modernism archive in the world!
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Put your name in front of wildly enthusiastic Modernist fans — in their inbox, in their earbuds, and at joyful Modernism tours, entertaining architecture talks, visually stunning architecture documentaries, and incredible cocktail parties.

Reach an enthusiastic, design-oriented audience through USModernist tours, the weekly newsletter, the world’s largest open digital archive of architecture magazines, and USModernist Radio. Your support funds ongoing vital research and documentation of over 35,000 iconic Modernist houses and the lives and careers of over 500 important Modernist architects.

Custom packages can be arranged. Contact Chief Development Officer Caroline Francis, caroline@usmodernist.org.

Reserve Your Sponsorship
Newsletter
110,000
Modernist fans, every Monday morning
Podcast
485
shows, up to 10,000 downloads a month
Website
55,000
pageviews a month, from 358,000 active users a year
Library
6 million
pages across 25,000 magazine issues
Archive
35,000
houses documented, by 500 architects
Tours
195
Modernist tours
Happy Hours
150
happy hours enjoyed
Movies
160
architecture movies screened

National

USModernist

Six ways to reach the national audience, from a host-read spot on the podcast to your name on the page of the architect you love most.

Honor Your Favorite

Adopt-An-Architect

Honor your favorite Modernist architect and support documenting their residential work in the archive by underwriting their USModernist page.

IncludesYour name, and affiliation if desired, prominently displayed at the top of their USModernist Archive. Runs concurrently with any naming sponsor.

$500 to $2,500
Per year
Every Monday Morning

USModernist National Newsletter

Our weekly newsletter reaches 110,000 Modernist fans every Monday morning and features endangered Modernist houses, national architecture news, the USModernist Radio podcast, book reviews, and a national calendar of tours and events.

IncludesA 2″ horizontal by 3″ vertical graphic with link. Readers love it! Graphics swappable once a month.

$4,000
Per year
$2,500
6 months
$600
Per month
The Archive

USModernist.org Website

The USModernist website attracts 55,000 pageviews a month and 358,000 active users a year. Your support funds ongoing vital research and documentation of over 35,000 iconic Modernist houses and the lives and careers of over 500 important Modernist architects.

IncludesA 2″ horizontal by 3″ vertical graphic with link. Graphics swappable once a month.

$2,500
Per year
$1,500
6 months
Moon Over Modernism
Tours and Cocktail Parties

Moon Over Modernism

Our series of house tours and sunset cocktail parties at exceptional Modernist houses around America. Connect with wildly enthusiastic Modernist fans up close: up to 150 people at parties, up to 400 at tours.

Includes4 tickets; website promotion including logo and link; weekly mention in the USModernist newsletter; inclusion opportunity in gift bags; banner and materials on display at events.

Lautner’s Sheats Goldstein HouseLautner’s Harvey HouseLautner’s Harpel HouseKoenig’s Stahl HouseNims’ Jetsons HouseWright’s Massaro House
$12,000
Exclusive
$3,500
Non-exclusive
USModernist Radio: Architecture You Love
Podcast

USModernist Radio

Hosted by George Smart and Tom Guild, USModernist Radio has a track record of 11 years, 485 shows, and 800 informative and entertaining guests from the architecture and jazz worlds. Up to 10,000 downloads a month. Dwell named it the #2 architecture podcast; Atomic Ranch named it #1.

Includes15-second host-read spot at the start and end of each show; inclusion on the USModernist website; inclusion in show archives; mention every week in the USModernist newsletter.

Tom KundigJeanne GangDaniel LibeskindMoshe SafdieCathleen McGuigan
$15,000
52 shows
$8,500
26 shows
Exclusive Naming Sponsor

USModernist Library

Exclusive naming sponsor for the largest open digital archive of architecture and design magazines: 25,000 issues, 6 million pages, 200 titles going back 130 years, plus archived architecture websites, podcasts, movies, and books.

IncludesBanner with name and link at the top of each USModernist Library webpage (over 200 pages); mention and link every week in the USModernist newsletter.

$15,000
Per year · Exclusive
The #1 architecture podcast.
— Atomic Ranch, on USModernist Radio. Dwell ranked it #2.
Pool terrace of the Stahl House above Los Angeles
Stahl House, Los Angeles (Koenig)
Children on the deck of the Catalano House, Raleigh
Catalano House, Raleigh (Catalano)
Guests at a USModernist evening event
The audience, up close

North Carolina

NCModernist

Children sitting on a wall in front of the Eduardo Catalano House in Raleigh
Catalano House, Raleigh (Catalano) · Photo: Ezra Stoller

The most comprehensive architecture resource in North Carolina, and a calendar of tours, movies, awards, and happy hours that puts you in the room with the state’s architects and their clients.

Thirst4Architecture
Monthly Happy Hours

Design Networking Events

Now in its 18th year, wildly popular monthly happy hour networking events attracting 45 to 200 architecture fans and professionals in the Triangle area of North Carolina.

IncludesNaming rights, a banner at each event, mention in every newsletter, advance notice on venues, and exclusivity for your professional category.

$4,000
Per year · Exclusive naming rights
$500
Per RTP event, plus providing food and drink
NCModernist
The Archive

NCModernist.org Website

The most comprehensive architecture resource in North Carolina, with documentation on 5,000 houses and 300 architects, gaining up to 12,000 pageviews a month.

IncludesA 2″ horizontal by 3″ vertical graphic with link. Readers love it! Graphics swappable once a month.

$2,500
Per year
$1,500
6 months
Modapalooza
New Modernist House Tours

Modapalooza

Every April and September, 150 wildly enthusiastic architecture fans travel on luxury buses touring new and classic Modernist houses around Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

IncludesSponsorship supports one bus and includes the opportunity to place materials in all 150 participant gift bags; weekly mention in the USModernist newsletter; underwriting credit on social media; logo and link on tour websites and media releases; one tour ticket; the opportunity to address participants on the sponsored bus; and additional tickets at a discounted rate for clients and staff.

$2,000
Per bus
Map of documented Modernist houses across North Carolina
Named Patron

NCModernist Architect Archive

Your firm will be named as patron on the most popular page of the NCModernist website, Architects and Houses. Your support funds ongoing vital research and documentation of over 5,000 iconic Modernist houses and the lives and careers of over 300 North Carolina Modernist architects.

IncludesBanner logo and link at the top of the main architects page.

$4,000
Per year · Exclusive
Matsumoto Prize
Annual Design Awards

The Matsumoto Prize

The highest honor in North Carolina exclusively for new Modernist houses is now in its 14th year. The competition reaches all the major residential architects in the state.

IncludesPublicity starting January, on-stage participation at the July awards ceremony (our largest event of the year), and mention in all Prize communications including multiple features in the USModernist newsletter.

$4,000
Per year · Exclusive
NCModernist Architecture Movie Series
First Tuesdays at the Rialto

Architecture Movie Series

Raleigh-area fans love NCModernist’s long-running Architecture Documentary Movie series, September through May, the first Tuesday of the month at the cherished Rialto Theatre in Raleigh. Running for over 15 seasons, the films often include Q&A with the producers afterwards.

IncludesWeekly mentions in the USModernist newsletter; logo and link on the movie page; recognition at each movie; 8 tickets per movie. Full series sponsors get series naming privileges, such as the IBM Architecture Movie Series.

My ArchitectVisual AcousticsThe Fountainhead
$7,200
Full series, per year
$4,000
Half series, per year

Reserve Your Sponsorship

Let’s Talk

Custom packages can be arranged
Caroline Francis
Caroline Francis
Chief Development Officer
(919) 696-2114
caroline@usmodernist.org

Rates effective as of November 10, 2026