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FALL 2009 “rome is ours by right of admiration” ~ an interview with jeffrey davis bookish pursuits ~ the 2009 arthur ross awards ~ calendar of events message from the president 1

“Rome is ours by right of admiration”

So wrote the pioneering its Rome study program); and 3) Letarouilly: Le 19th-century Swiss cultural historian Vatican and La Basilique de Saint Pierre (Princeton Jakob Burkhardt, whose study of the Renaissance Architectural Press as part of its distinguished focused a lifelong devotion to the panoply of Classic Reprint Series with a new introduction Italian creative achievement and its inspring by Ingrid Rowland). For Le Vatican, Richard record as a contemporary resource. Our impulse Cameron allowed his historic edition of the was similar last June, when academic coordinator Letarouilly to be unbound and digitized for Leah Aron led a group of 23 Institute members which we are grateful, and our thanks in turn to on an intensive week-long drawing tour. It was generous support from the University of Notre our first Rome trip in several years and signals a Dame and the Arthur Ross Foundation. determination to restore such essential training as programs and coursework will address their an annual offering. The trio of instructors — again diverse yet complementary content over the in the spirit of Burkhardt’s diverse interdisciplinary months ahead. I am especially glad to report that appreciation — were artist, Michael Grimaldi; the Blashfield volume — our first book devoted architect and planner, Michael Mesko; and to the career of a single artist — is already slated historian, John Varriano. There is an illustrated for programs in New York, Cleveland, and Photograph by Leah Aron. by Leah Photograph blog posting on the Web site about the program, Philadelphia. These are all places boasting fine as well as one about William Bates, who provides Blashfield murals still in their original architec- the Edward Vason Jones Rome scholarship prize. tural settings. Besides two tours, the New York I feel particular joy in reporting this fine endeavor launch event will feature a panel discussion perfectly fulfilling our mission as it does. with all of the contributing essayists, as well as This fall marks the publication of three im- the photographer, Anne Day, who traveled far portant new volumes in our “Classical America and wide and literally scaled the walls to forge Series in Art and Architecture.” Long in gestation, this overdue record of art and architecture in together they reveal the Series’ commitment to classical equipoise. sustaining the classical tradition through books Learn more about these and other publica- both new and old. Books in the Series include tions at the online bookstore at www.classicst.org. textbooks, plan books, theory, and insightful Recall that a small share of all purchases that history. While there are at any given moment arrive at Amazon via that portal comes back to several in consideration or active preparation, it us as a contribution. is rare to celebrate the concurrent print advent proposed new titles are welcome always and of so much scholarship. Membership support should come here to the attention of Brian allows it along with occasional grants; it is an Connolly, who so ably chairs the committee essential part of what we do since first launched responsible. I am pleased that our fine intern, by Classical America in the late 1960s. Ivan Gilkes, has been working hard over recent Institute Fellow and Publication Committee weeks adding new titles to the bookstore extending stalwart Seth Weine says it best, “A political beyond the Series’ titles themselves, including, activist once spoke of creating power tools for but not limited to, all work published by members democracy. Similarly, what we seek with the of the board, faculty, and Council of Advisors. ICA&CA series of books is to create powerful please understand the depth of our appre-

2009 Rome Drawing Tour student Leslie-jon Vickory sketching at Piazza del Campidoglio. sketching Vickory student Leslie-jon Tour Drawing 2009 Rome tools for bettering the skills and sharpening the ciation of your role in maintaining the Series eyes of designers and planners and artists.” even in such uncertain times. In order of upcoming availability they are: 1) Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American Muralist (W.W. Norton & Co, edited by Mina Rieur Weiner); 2) The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism and Historic Preservation Paul Gunther (W.W. Norton & Co. by Steven W. Semes — President another Fellow and now an associate professor at Notre Dame’s School of Architecture directing 2 ica&ca interview f a l l 0 9 3

ICA&CA Interview With Jeffrey Davis CL: So you were really the pioneer of architecturally correct CL: I’m curious: What are the biggest columns Chadsworth’s FRP columns? has ever supplied?

JD: Yes! And in addition to the base moldings, JD: Believe it or not, for a project in Kuwait, we we worked on getting the astragal correctly furnished wood columns that were 30 feet high proportioned, well defined, and with the apo- and 48 inches in diameter. phyge curving from the shaft to the fillet. Some companies produced columns with astragals so CL: Are there things about classical columns that you’re still ill-proportioned that they projected like flying learning today? saucers; others made astragals with no clear defi- In 1992, when the ICA held its nition of the molding shapes. I take a lot of pride JD: I continue to be astonished by the variety first summer program at the NewY ork Academy in having pushed the stock column industry into within classical architecture. On a recent trip to of Art, a young column manufacturer was one better design. Rome I spent time sketching and measuring of the students. Several years later, Jeffrey different column bases and capitals, amazed as Davis, founder and president of Chadsworth’s CL: Over the past 10 years have you seen any change in ever by the inventiveness of classical architects 1-800-Columns, became a member of the Insti- your average customer’s level of sophistication about through the ages. I’m always working to improve tute’s first board of directors along with Clem classical detailing? stock columns, such as the way the shaft and Labine, who was profiled in the 2009 Spring/ base join. Summer issue of The Forum. They served together JD: When it comes to the average consumer, no. on the ICA&CA board as the organization was I still spend much of my time educating first- CL: Some years ago, you relocated your business and residence in its grassroots beginnings so we knew they time buyers on proportion, design, and proper from Atlanta to North Carolina. What inspired the move? would have a unique perspective on both the use. But I enjoy that part of my job the most. building industry and the ICA&CA today. Design professionals, however, are more knowl- JD: When we were in Atlanta, I also had an edgeable than they used to be due to the growth accounting office inG oldsboro, North Carolina. CL: A lot of us think of you as “Mr. Columns.” How did of the classical movement. My parents were running that office, but I spent you get into the column business in the first place? a lot of time traveling between the two cities. CL: What is the most challenging aspect of the column Moreover, my staff was at a point where they JD: Initially, I dreamed of being in politics. I had business today? wanted to raise families — and I wanted to be a solid liberal arts education with a focus on closer to my parents. So I asked everyone in the political science. But I found the game of politics JD: My biggest frustration is when architects company to look at different cities and list their disillusioning. So I moved on to the corporate specify our columns, but the local lumberyard top three. In the end, we chose Wilmington, world with the goal to create and build a successful supplies a cheaper product without anyone North Carolina, for its quality of life. My staff company in the column market. realizing it until it is too late and the architect has enjoyed it, and I’ve been able to care for my ends up disappointed. So we’ve been developing parents and raise my two nephews through their CL. Where does the name “Chadsworth” come from? ways to make it easier for architects to get teenage years. what they specify. For example, in addition to Jeffrey davis on the porch at Chadsworth JD: I was impressed by the beautiful English Cottage with Chad (the blonde) and Ricky — two manufacturing and distributing our own col- CL: I understand you recently built a home on Figure Eight estate, Chatsworth. The name evoked the sense of his three dogs. umns, we’ve added other major column suppliers Island off the North Carolina coast. of quality I wanted, but I replaced the “t” with a such as Hartman Sanders, Crown, Dixie Pacific, “d” to stand for my last name. and HB&G. JD: My original thought was just a simple CL: Did that ICA program have much impact on your poured-concrete box. But, of course, things soon CL: As I recall, you were a student at one of the early ICA business? CL: Has the internet helped you? got more complicated. Building on a barrier summer programs. What was it like? island isn’t easy! With a local engineer, I drew up a JD: The impact was substantial. I’d learned at JD: We’ve been adding detailed specification rough design for a 40-foot cubic house with four JD: I was a student in the very first (1992) ICA the ICA that what was on the market at the time and educational information online, which we columns on the ocean side. I chose to put archi- six week-long summer program. The instructors was not classical at all. In order to save money, hope makes the design and spec process easier. tectural emphasis on the water side because I had included Richard Cameron, Richard Sammons, manufacturers commonly reduced the height In developing our online store, we’ve also added a vision of boats on the Intracoastal Waterway and Don Rattner. I had been running Chads- and projection of the plinth and base, so when complementary products such as Focal Point gazing at this villa rising from the sand. worth’s for several years by then. The program we developed the first mass-produced FRP moldings, Life-Time Millwork, and Atlantic taught me so much about the language of classical columns I didn’t just replicate the typical wood Shutters. Of course, price is a challenge. I’ve CL: Wasn’t fellow board member Christine Franck architecture, but I also learned that classical design stock column. I explained to my production wanted to develop a low-price guarantee, but involved with the project? isn’t just one simple, set formula. I remember, people that with FRP it should cost no more lumberyards will almost always find out our too, all the fun times we had in the blistering to make a classically correct column. I made a price and then undercut it. JD: When I realized I wanted a classical villa, I heat of a New York summer: Our classroom pattern of a classical Tuscan column and this knew the details would be critical and that I’d wasn’t air conditioned! was the beginning of our PolyStone® columns for need a skilled classical designer like Christine. which, in 2000, Chadsworth’s won an industry Christine and I looked at a lot of Federal and award for best new product. Greek Revival homes for inspiration. But in the 4 ica&ca interview f a l l 0 9 5

Bookish pursuits

THE ICA&CA IS pROUD TO site in the hope that it would serve as a unique announce that cataloging the invaluable archi- and vetted collection of books on classicism. tecture and arts library has fi nally begun. The ICA&CA publications Committee Chair, Brian collection, which numbers over 2,000 titles, has Connolly, remarks, “With the diminishing left: the 20-foot doric columns and temple front on Jeffrey’s chadsworth cottage home make it a been thoughtfully compiled over the years by the number of retail bookstores, casual browsers no memorable landmark for boats traveling along the intracoastal waterway. right: one of Jeffrey’s Institute’s Board, Fellows, and staff. Notable longer have the easy opportunity to discover favorite features in chadsworth cottage is the tower of the winds mantel — a custom design by and extensive donors include ICA&CA Fellow, many inspiring volumes that showcase the classical christine g. h. franck. Photography courtesy of Chadsworth’s, Inc.; Residential Design and Decoration by Christine G. H. Franck, Inc. Seth Joseph Weine; trustees, peter pennoyer and tradition. The ICA&CA’s on-line Classicist gilbert p. Schafer III; Dover founder, Blanche BookShop offers an alternative forum to present end, what made the most sense was a type of CL: You’ve been involved with the Institute since the beginning. Cirker; and the late artist, Taylor Harbeson, volumes on the disciplines that constitute palladian villa with a Roman temple front and What changes have you seen? among others. These literary and instructional classicism today. Its goal is to become the best high base. The high base was dictated by the gifts have greatly enhanced single-source reference for local building code, which specifi es that water- JD: We’ve grown from an all-volunteer operation the Institute’s teaching re- in-print books on this front homes must have a raised fi rst fl oor with to having a dedicated board and a loyal and hard- sources, which are integral subject.” The publication breakaway construction below. working staff. programs have expanded from that to promoting the classical “I cannot Committee is responsible one six-week program to the broad range of tradition in architecture for selecting the titles that CL: Is this a year-round residence? national programs we have today. Even with all and the allied arts. live without appear in the bookshop; of those changes, though, one thing that hasn’t Seth Joseph Weine Connolly describes the JD: I did not expect it to be — I enjoy traveling changed is the valuable friendships that I and says, “The library is books…” process, “Our broad list and I also have homes in Atlanta on Lake Lanier others continue to make through the Institute. essential. Look at photos features volumes geared and in the mountains, as well as a small maison de of architects from our — Letter from Thomas Jefferson towards people as diverse to John Adams, June 10, 1815 poupée in France — but Chadworth Cottage CL: As one of its earliest board members, has the Institute greatest period of building, as the budding classicist turned out to be home-base year-round. lived up to your expectations? the American Renaissance. seeking to be inspired They’re often depicted in by pictorial volumes or CL: What do you like best about living in Chadsworth JD: The Institute has exceeded anything I dreamed the offi ce library — who could forget that image biographical material, to the academic or the prac- Cottage? it would be. I certainly hope it continues to ex- of berobed H. H. Richardson, book in hand! titioner in need of historical treatises, exemplars and pand its role in promoting the ideals of classicism Visually rich volumes that hold images, lessons, “how-to” instruction manuals. The current list is JD: I have complete privacy, yet the house never and teaching the principles of classical design. I and precedents are the necessary nutrients of dominated by architectural books, but the publi- feels overwhelming. The room layout allows me hope its mission continues to improve the quality traditional designers. Besides, I’ve never met an cations Committee is actively working to expand to feel connected to the entire house even when of architecture throughout the industry — from architect who wasn’t a bibliomaniac anyway — the sections devoted to painting, sculpture, home alone. My favorite features of the house design, to manufacturing, to construction. having books as part of the ICA&CA setting is a landscaping, interior design, and the allied arts.” are probably the Tower of the Winds mantel very natural thing.” Currently, The Classicist BookShop allows Christine designed for me and the various secret CL: You are active in many non-profi t and charitable To date, the library has been primarily readers to review new releases, the full roster of doors and hidden storage. Quite honestly, the organizations besides the ICA&CA. Is there one that’s utilized by the faculty; once it is fully cataloged, titles in the “Classical America Series in Art and house succeeds beyond my expectations! From particularly close to your heart? it will be made available to the membership as a Architecture,” and a recommended reading list. the time I wake up to the time I go to bed, it is a reference library. The collection, which will be To facilitate the awareness and accessibility of beautiful, peaceful place to be. Christine visits JD: Closest to my heart is Meals on Wheels. I’ve cataloged according to Library of Congress these indispensable titles, the ICA&CA has part- often, as do family and friends. The house is been involved since I lived in Atlanta. I’ve also classifi cations, is being entered into a Resource- nered with Amazon.com. The Amazon.com link usually full of folks, as well as my three dogs! been on the board of the International Network Mate database, specifi cally designed for cataloging from The Classicist BookShop allows for a of Traditional Building, Architecture, and and maintaining small libraries. Although there has portion of proceeds from all sales made on-line CL: Living on a barrier island as you do, have you had any Urbanism (INTBAU), the brainchild of archi- always been a library at the ICA&CA, this summer to benefi t the Institute. scares from hurricanes? tect Bob Adam. Through INTBAU, I have been marks a thorough attempt at improving its orga- If you are interested in supporting the gratifi ed to see ICA&CA’s work in the United nization and accessibility. Thanks to Richard ICA&CA library initiative, please consider JD: Hurricanes and nor’easters are part of living States expand worldwide. D’Attile for his volunteer assistance and advice donating to the Annual Fund. your participa- on the Carolina coast. I rode out Ophelia in the — Clem Labine as we embarked on this long-overdue project. tion will make a difference and will maintain and cottage and it was remarkable. We deliberately The Institute’s other literary pursuits include grow the library. Visit www.classicist.org for more over-engineered the structure of the house so even the on-line Classicist BookShop, which has been information on donating to the Annual Fund for with gale winds blowing, from inside the house updated over the summer, thanks to our capable the library, and visit the on-line bookshop at you couldn’t tell there was a hurricane. Aside from intern Ivan gilkes. The on-line Classicist Book www.classicist.org/publications-and-bookshop. that major precaution, before every storm we just Shop has long been an integral part of our Web — Jess Ouwerkerk close the shutters and move furniture inside. 6 g c a n e w s

Grand Central Academy News

The GCA Second Annual collaborative workspace and art center (the Sculpture Competition: Traction Company) in Philadelphia. Second Reviving the Classical Form Place ($3,000) went to Kate Brockman, an artist During the second week of June, 12 talented and teacher in Philadelphia and previous second sculptors worked 40 hours over five days to place recipient from GCA’s 2008 Sculpture compete in the Grand Central Academy’s (GCA) Competition. Third Place ($2,000) went to Second Annual Figure Sculpture Competition, Jiwoong Cheh, a New York Academy graduate, held in the GCA Sculpture Studio in New York founder of a figurative drawing and sculpture City. Selected from an applicant pool of 46 institute in Korea, head sculptor at StudioEIS, candidates from around the world, ranging in and part-time teacher at GCA. Honorable age from 21 to 64, the finalists used water-based mentions were extended to Julia Levitina Mc- clay and intense focus to create a half-size (32"), Geehan, a professional sculptor, mold-maker, full-figure sculpture from a live model. and bronze caster from Philadelphia, and Angela As finalist Mason Sullivan described the Cunningham, a former art teacher in California experience: “The competition is like a 200-meter and current GCA student. freestyle race; one that lasts for five days.” Juror Richard Cameron said, “This second Despite the demanding schedule, Virgil Oertle, competition was an unqualified success and I was another finalist, commented that the competition pleased to serve as a judge. Josh Koffman’s work was “the best one” he has competed in and that emerged ultimately and unanimously as the most all others “pale in comparison.” coherent whole of style, form, and expression.” The final sculptures were judged by a panel Reflecting on his participation in the GCA including Jacob Collins (GCA Director, Sculpture Competition, Koffman said of the ICA&CA trustee, and professional NYC artist), event, “Participating in this year’s competition Richard Cameron (ICA&CA co-founder and was a tremendous experience. The GCA, known trustee, founder of Ariel Atelier), and Stuart for its remarkable student work, set a bar of Feldman (professional sculptor, former Pennsyl- excellence for every one of the finalists. Being vania Academy professor, and co-founder of the chosen as first place winner among so many Schuylkill Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia). talented and dedicated sculptors is truly an honor. The criteria used to evaluate the sculptures The competition demanded a clear understanding by Brian Houlihan. Photograph was outlined as the following: The final pieces are of values and process, and I entered as a means judged on the basis of their success as classical sculptures in to challenge my own knowledge of both. I am the great tradition of works that have come down to us from grateful for the GCA’s support of the sculpture the ancient Athenians and Romans, the Italian Renaissance, community and pleased to see its methodical and through to the Beaux Arts-trained masters of the nine- dedication to building a sculpture department teenth century. Mastery of the human figure will be of within the curriculum.” paramount importance. Judging criteria will be clarity of The GCA Figure Sculpture Competition form, simplicity of action, balance, and dynamism. Propor- was launched in June 2008 to contribute to the tions and forms of the figure should be classical in spirit. The growing interest in classical figurative sculpture sculptures should be anatomically accurate and structurally and in classical art in general. The goal of the clear. With respect given to time constraints, naturalism of competition is as much about bringing together the modeling and refinement of finish will be considered. a group of talented individuals for dialogue and Beyond these factors, the interior life, the rhythm, and poetry public review of their creations as it is about of the work will also be highly prized. awarding prizes. Paul Gunther, ICA&CA Presi- After a thorough and lengthy evaluation dent, describes the competition and the GCA process, the judges announced the winners at a program: “The physical and psychological rigor public event held at the GCA on the evening of of the competition takes its cue from the Beaux Friday, June 12. The First Place prize of $10,000 Arts model as an annual complement to the was awarded to Joshua Koffman, a Philadelphia- regular class schedule [of the GCA]. It signifies a based artist and teacher at the Pennsylvania growing community of students and practitioners

Academy of Fine Art, and co-founder of a who seek an alternative to the more solipsistic First place winner of Koffman. Competition, Joshua the 2009 GCA Sculpture 8 g c a n e w s f a l l 0 9 9

basis of most of today’s schools of art. One path Robinson, Charles, “Notes from Brush Hill: to such an alternative is the slow and exacting Jacob Collins” ASMA News and Journal of the American Travel Programs development of technical skill nurtured above all Society of Marine Artists, April 2009: cover (photo). by a lifelong examination of the human body as a centering point of creative departure. The Malafronte, Allison. “The Grand Central Academy competition thus serves as an eventful metaphor of Art: A Collective Vision for a Classical for all we endeavor to impart as stewards of the Revival” Drawing Magazine, Spring 2009. classical course throughout history.” Simmons, Jenni, “Mere Beauty,” The Curator, The Grand Central Academy and the Figure May 8, 2009 (www.curatormagazine.com/jennisimmons/ Sculpture Competition are made possible mere-beauty). with the generous support of the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund. Next year’s competition Collins, Jacob, “Foreword,” Drawing Lessons from TOURS FILL UP QUICKLY and there is priority registration for ICA&CA members, will similarly take place in the beginning of the Great Masters: 45th Anniversary Edition, New Patron level and above. Tour operator, Classical Excursions, specializes in exclusive tours that emphasize June, with applications due by April 1, 2010. York: Watson-Guptill Publications, May 2009. the enduring excellence in architecture, art, music, gardens, and archeology. For further information, For more information contact Lauren Salm, including pricing, please contact Lani Sternerup or Tom Hayes at [email protected] [email protected], or visit the edward Minoff or (800) 390-5536; (413) 528-3359. GCA Web site www.grandcentralacademy.classicist.org. Recent solo exhibition at Cavalier Galleries, —Lauren Salm Greenwich, CT, May 14 – 28, 2009; “Edward Minoff: Waves,” American Art Collector, issue 43 Meet the gca Blogger (May 2009); “Creating Large-Scale Studio Last fall, first-year core student Emilie Lee agreed Landscapes,” by Edward Minoff, American to take over the GCA blog. Since then, on breaks Artist, July/August 2009. from her cast drawing, she has roamed the studios with her camera and her dog Lucy, taking photo- Tony Curanaj graphs of student art and classes-in-progress. Solo exhibition at John Pence Gallery, San Fran- She blogs about what students are learning in cisco, CA, September 11 – October 10, 2009. drawing, painting, sculpture, ecorche, color theory, From left to right: Altes Museum Berlin by K. F. Schinkel; Ariel view of Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires; Travis schlaht Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen; Laughlin House, Washington, D.C. and architectural drawing classes. She regularly Solo exhibition at John Pence Gallery, San Fran- posts student works-in-progress as well as teacher cisco, CA, October 16 – November 14, 2009. demonstrations pictured step-by-step. Emilie 2009 DESTINATIONS 2010 DESTINATIONS September 10 – 16 April 14 – 18 also features recent works by teachers and posts John Morra notices of their upcoming shows and press. Berlin And Potsdam: From Rococo to Southern Classicism in Lexington, Kentucky Solo show at Hirschl & Adler Gallery, NY, NY, Karl Friedrich Schinkel Finally, she keeps on top of upcoming public April 23 – May 22, 2009. lectures at the GCA and ICA&CA, and basically May Tba anything of interest to serious students of September 30 – October 4 Private Buenos Aires: Paris on the Jon deMartin Private Hudson River Valley Rio De La Plata classical realist art. Over the summer, during the “Drawing Fundamentals: The Sphere,” by Jon month of July, Emilie was a Hudson River deMartin, Drawing Magazine, spring 2009. December 2 – 6 June Tba Fellow and posted daily from the Catskills. Private Washington, D.C. Classical Denmark: Copenhagen & The blog has caught the attention of art stu- Jiwoong Cheh Country Houses dents around the world as evidenced this year by Awarded the Leonard Meiselman Award from students from Hong Kong to Brunei to Germany the National Sculpture Society’s 76th Annual September Tba registering for GCA workshops. Thanks Emilie! Exhibition; Awarded Third Place in GCA’s 2nd Discovering Classical Portugal To follow the GCA blog and what catches Annual Classical Figure Sculpture Competition, Emilie’s eye, visit grandcentralacademy.blogspot.com. June 8 – 12, 2009. October Tba Private Classical Baltimore Faculty News: The GCA welcomes new Exhibitions & Press students in September: December 1 – 5 Jacob Collins Challen Berg, (Jacksonville, FL) Private New York Solo exhibition at John Pence Gallery, San Fran- Todd Casey, (Lowell, MA) cisco, CA, May 2 – 30, 2009; Solo landscape Devin Cecil-Wishing, (San Francisco, CA) exhibition at Meredith Long & Co., Houston, Zurab Chertkoshvili, (Brooklyn, NY) The ICA&CA is again pleased to work with Pamela Huntington, Exclusive Cultural Travel TX, November 2009; Group show, “A Figural Lindsay Foster, (Killeen, TX) Programs, for two extraordinary tours: A special tour of Provence and one of Paris. For more Presence,” at the Alva deMars Megan Chapel Valentina Gallup, (New York, NY) information about these programs, contact Pamela Darling at [email protected] Art Center, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, Charlie Harris, (Zanesville, OH) or +33 1 45 67 62 81. Also please visit www.eventsofprestige.com. NH, September 25 – November 25, 2009 (This Greg Harris, (Milford, PA) exhibition made possible in part by a grant from Samel Hung, (New York, NY) Exclusive Gallo-Roman provence the NEA). Rodrigo Mateo, (New York, NY) March 28 – April 3, 2010 DC Morale, (New York, NY) Recent Press Private Classical Paris During the Bienale Des Antiquaires Irvin Rodriguez, (Bronx, NY) September 12 – 19, 2010 “Jacob Collins: A California Return,” American Matt Weigle, (Harrisburg, PA) Art Collector, issue 43 (May 2009). Katie Whipple, (Avon, IN) — Justine Kalb Travel dates subject to change; some tours may be filled by press time 1 0 arthur ross awards f a l l 0 9 1 1

2009 Arthur Ross Awards

On May 4, 400 guests gathered to honor the winners of the 2009 Arthur Ross Awards for Excellence in the Classical Tradition and to pay tribute to Arthur Ross, whose unceasing dedication to classicism made the first award possible in 1982. Once again, the event was held at McKim Mead & White’s University Club of New York. The lively group of architects, designers, developers, contractors, artists, patrons, and friends joined Arthur Ross’ wife Janet, who served as the Honorary Chair for the evening along with ICA&CA trustee Peter Pennoyer and his wife Katie Ridder, who together served as dinner co-chairs. Chosen from over 100 submissions, the winners were selected by a jury led by Peter Pennoyer, architect, author, and ICA&CA trustee; along with Anne Fairfax, architect and Chair of the ICA&CA; Marshall Allan, founder and managing partner of Somerset Partners and ICA&CA trustee; Chris Barrett, interior designer, KAA Design Group and former ICA&CA Southern California Chapter president; Rhett Butler, artisan and owner of E.R. Butler & Company; Michael G. Imber, architect, 2007 Arthur Ross Award recipient, and president of the ICA&CA Texas Chapter; Frances Schultz, journalist and author; Paul Whalen, architect and partner at Robert A. M. Stern Architects; and Lloyd Zuckerberg, developer and preservationist. The jury coordinator was Philip Dodd, ICA&CA Fellow, author and architect in the Connecticut firm of Wadia Associates. The awards were made in five categories among the eleven which constitute the full awards spectrum:

ARCHITECTURE John Milner Architects, Inc. For the Design of Traditional Residences Respectful of Regional Materials and Scale and for Devotion to the Restoration and Adaptation of Historic Buildings and Sites

ARTISANSHIP Chris Pellettieri For His Commitment to Original Design and Skilled Craftsmanship In the Classical Tradition

HISTORY/PUBLISHING Library of American Landscape History For Artfully Fostering the Heritage of American Landscape Design and Influencing clockwise from top left: Perry Guillot, Katie Ridder, and Paul Gunther; Mary DeNadai and the Landscape Profession through Scholarship and Publications John Milner; Robin Karson, Anne Fairfax, Peter Pennoyer, and Michael Jefcoat; Robert and Daryl Davis; Anne Fairfax, Chris Pellettieri, and Peter Pennoyer. Photography by Mia Matheson. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Perry Guillot Proceeds of more than $275,000 were raised to further the educational programs of the For the Elegant Creation of Masterful Landscapes and Gardens Institute. Thanks go to the evening’s lead sponsor, Zeluck Windows and Doors, and special underwriters Bulgin & Associates, Inc., R. D. Rice Construction, and Uberto Construction. PATRONAGE Thanks also to our loyal friends and supporters for making the event such a success. ICA&CA Daryl & Robert Davis President, Paul Gunther, said, “I am especially grateful to all those who joined us this year For Inspiring a New Generation of Architects with their Enduring Vision at Seaside to salute a deserving new roster of Ross laureates. A challenging economy combined para- doxically with an unprecedented nationwide demand for our educational offerings means that recognizing such unequivocal talent is more important to us than ever before.” 1 2 of note f a l l 0 9 1 3

Master of Science in award includes Academy fees, travel allotment, Of Note Architecture with Classical and award stipend. The three-month stay must Design Emphasis occur between September 2010 and May 2011. at Georgia Tech The prize is awarded once every two years by a The Georgia Tech Master of Science in Archi- jury appointed by the ICA&CA and is open to tecture with an emphasis in Classical Design United States citizens with a Bachelor of Archi- (MSCD) marks its third year. Six students — tecture degree, Master of Architecture degree, or Darius Stewart, Glenn Larimore, Cameron Bishop, Master of Fine Arts degree prior to the start of Race Alexander, Ryan Moss, and Syl Bartos — the fellowship. For more information and the are participating in advanced courses in a three- application go to www.classicist.org/awards-and- part studio for the fall term, which began August prizes/rieger-graham-prize. ART BOOK COLLECTION DONATED entries, which will be published by Habitat for 17, 2009. Instructors include Harrison Design ...... In the early fall of 2006 when the Grand Central Humanity, were on display. Congratulations to Fellow for the fall semester, Jim Strickland, Academy of Art was expecting its first class of the following winners: founder of Historical Concepts. He is assisted by 2010 Arthur Ross Awards students, the ICA&CA received a wonderful gift, Clayton Rokicki, a member of Historical Con- Submission Due specifically for the art school. Taylor Harbison, Best Overall Design cepts since graduating UND in 2006. Clayton is Nominations and submissions for the 2010 an artist and member of the ICA&CA, passed Cindy Grant Architecture, Inc. with Tierra Sol y also president of the Young ICA of the ICA&CA Arthur Ross Awards are due Tuesday, December away on March 30, 2006. His partner, Danny Mar, Inc. and Brooke Gardner Interior Design Southeast Chapter. Jonathon LaCrosse, of Dixon 15, 2009. Awardees are chosen each year by a Garza, donated Taylor’s art book collection, Best Craftsman Architect, is in his third year of teaching for the selection committee made up of members of the approximately 200 volumes, which have become MSCD and will be joined by Jeremy Sommer, ICA&CA Board of Directors, Advisory Council, the foundation of the GCA’s Art Library. These William Hefner Architecture, Interiors and Landscape founder of Sommer Design Studios and a graduate Fellows, and distinguished members of related books will finally be classified and included in the of the first year of the MSCD. The second part professions. For complete information on criteria ICA&CA Library Database. See page 5 for more Best Spanish Colonial of the fall semester will be a two-week intensive and submission requirements, visit www.classicist. Library News. Cindy Grant Architecture, Inc. with Tierra Sol y study at the ICA&CA New York headquarters org/awards-and-prizes/arthur-ross-awards...... Mar, Inc. and Brooke Gardner Interior Design with classes on the orders, proportion, India ink ...... wash rendering, and walking tours. Michael Habitat for Humanity Best Mid-Century Modern Mesko, ICA&CA Fellow and instructor, has The Classicist No. 9 Competition Awards KAA Design Group, Inc. with Kaplan Gehring worked with Betty Dowling, Professor at Georgia The Editor of the Classicist invites contribu- Announced McCarroll Architectural Lighting Tech, to coordinate the classes and will also tions to the peer-reviewed essay section of In July 2009, the Southern California Chapter teach the spring studio of the MSCD in Atlanta, Classicist No. 9. Essays may relate to any aspect of the ICA&CA announced the winning designs Best Contemporary as the Harrison Design Associates Visiting of the theory, history, and practice of the of its inaugural Affordable Housing Design William Hefner Architecture, Scholar in Classical Design. classical tradition in architecture and related arts. Competition at a reception at the new Water- Interiors and Landscape ...... Outline proposals of no more than 500 words works in West Hollywood. The event benefitting should be submitted to Dr Richard John at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles Best English Colonial Revival Alvin Holm to Receive Annual [email protected] before December 1, 2009. was attended by 200 guests. Twenty design Michael G. Imber, Architects Clem Labine Award For his advocacy of classicism at a time when it wasn’t popular and for his life-long devotion to teaching, Alvin Holm has been named as the first-ever recipient of Restore Media’s annual Clem Labine Award. The Award has been cre- SAVE THE DATE ated to honor an individual for a consistent body of work that “fosters humane values in the built Sponsored by Taconic Builders, Inc. environment.” This year’s award will be presented ICA&CA HOLIDAY on October 22 at the Traditional Building COCKTAIL PARTY AND Exhibition and Conference in Baltimore. The BENEFIT AUCTION award’s namesake, Clem Labine, stated: “Al is the ideal recipient of this award. His work to The Racquet and Tennis Club, 370 park Avenue, NYC promote the humane values of classicism sets a Saturday, December 5, 2009; standard for a life with a purpose.” 6:00 – 8:00 pm ...... Jacket and tie required for men; equivalent for ladies.

Rieger Graham Prize The bi-annual Holiday Cocktail Party Deadline Announced and Benefit Auction will feature one-of- The deadline for application for the third a-kind objects and artworks specially bi-annual Rieger Graham Prize is on Monday, curated by Co-Chairs Michael Simon November 2, 2009. The centerpiece of the prize and Maureen Footer and donated by is a three-month affiliated fellowship at the ICA&CA members and friends. Reserve American Academy in Rome, the premier Amer- your tickets online at www.classicist.org. Winning entry for Best Overall Design in Habitat for Humanity Competition by Cindy Grant ican overseas center for independent study and Architecture, Inc. with Tierra Sol y Mar, Inc., and Brooke Gardner Interior Design. research in the fine arts and humanities. The total This issue of The Forum is sponsored by: This issue of The Forum is sponsored by:

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This course offered a comprehensive overview In mid-September, the NoCal Chapter ICA&CA Chapter News and detailed analysis of the forms, professional offers a weekend-long tour at national historic methods, and philosophical ideas that drive landmark Hearst Castle in San Simeon. Partici- classical architecture. On October 3, Calder Loth, pants will enjoy a Saturday afternoon at the ranch architectural historian, will teach “Architectural of Hearst Castle sketching with Stephen Harby Literacy.” On November 7, ICA&CA Fellow and and touring “behind-the-scenes” in the evening. Instructor Steve Bass will teach “Introduction A private tour of the grounds follows with to Proportion in Architecture.” The academic Victoria Kastner on Sunday morning. programming has been made possible by the In October, the NoCal Chapter partners generous support from Zeluck, Inc.; The I-Grace with the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show for a Company; Tim Barber, LTD; Real Illusions; book signing and lecture with John Saladino as SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA porates design details from the 15th to 19th Hablinski and Manion Architecture; and Scott he speaks about his recent publication, Villa. In As part of its 2009 theme, “Vernacular Architec- centuries. During the event, Bret Parsons, author Design Group. November, the chapter has invited New York ture in Los Angeles,” the Southern California of Colcord Home and ICA&CA-SCC Board For more information, contact SoCal architect and ICA&CA trustee Gil Schafer to Chapter collaborated with Habitat for Humanity member, signed copies of his book. On August Chapter Coordinator, Diane Sipos, at (310) speak about his work as well as his insights about for its inaugural Affordable Housing Design 1, Chapter members toured the Spanish Colo- 396-4379 or [email protected]. Please the ICA&CA. Also in the fall, Diane Dorraen Competition. Twenty firms nationwide — nial Revival, Casa del Herrero. Designed by the visit www.classicist-socal.org. Saeks, a writer and authority on design, will speak architects, interior designers, landscape architects, architect George Washington Smith, the house about Bay Area interior and furniture designer and those in the construction industry — is listed in the National Register of Historic NORTHERN CALIFORNIA John Dickinson. entered the competition. The brief called for the Places and recently received National Historic Over the summer, the Northern California Lastly, please join the NoCal Chapter in design of a single-family home that captured Landmark status. The house was completed in Chapter held several successful events, starting welcoming nine new additions to the Board of Southern California vernacular styles including 1925 and is unique for its extensive use of with a book-signing and lecture with Victoria Directors: Suzanna Allen; John Dorr, AIA; Mediterranean tile as well as its 13th to 18th Kastner, the official historian of Hearst Castle in Coburn D. Everdell, AIA; Joseph Lucier; James century Spanish furniture, antique architectural San Simeon. She gave a spectacular lecture on Marzo; Greg McIntyre; John James Toya; Amy detail, and artwork. ICA&CA-SCC Board her new book, Hearst’s San Simeon: The Gardens and Weaver; and Shay Zak, AIA. The Chapter is member Marc Appleton provided a talk on this The Land, and spoke about the legendary architect fortunate to have these very talented individuals famous estate followed by tours of the house, Julia Morgan and her client, William Randolph joining the board. workshop, and gardens. The visit was followed Hearst. In July, the Chapter was fortunate to For more information about the Northern by a lunch in downtown Santa Barbara, and the have Thomas Gordon Smith teach a course on California Chapter’s activities, please contact event concluded with a walking tour of some of “The Orders.” In the same month, the Chapter Chapter Coordinator, Jeanne Chan, at (415) the city’s historic architecture. Finally, on organized an exclusive tour called “Private 445-6700 or [email protected]. Please Winning elevations in SoCal’s Habitat for September 12, the Chapter hosted “On the Trail Healdsburg,” which included the residence of also visit www.classicist-nocal.org for the latest Humanity Design Competition. with Cliff May.” Considered the pioneer of the interior designers Andrew Fisher and Jeffrey updates on events. California Craftsman, English Colonial Revival, California Ranch House, Cliff May is noted for Wiseman; the residence of culinary chefs Nancy and Spanish Colonial Revival. The goal for the combining the Western Ranch House and Oakes and Bruce Aidells; the home of interior CHARLOTTE competitors was to inspire affordable, neighborly, Hispanic Hacienda styles with elements of mod- decorator Myra Hoefer; the charming garden of The Charlotte Chapter and the Beaux Arts sustainable homes that can be readily built by ernism. Daniel Gregory, author of Cliff May and Richard Miller; and a tour of architect John Carl Alliance are planning an autumn tour of Biltmore Habitat volunteers. The entries will be published the Modern Ranch House, provided a lecture and Warnecke’s eponymous ranch. Estate, George Washington Vanderbilt’s home in an architectural pattern book to be distributed Marc Appleton led the tour. The Chapter is in Asheville, North Carolina. The 255-room by Habitat for Humanity. The competition took grateful to the following sponsors of the home mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt place at Almont Yard in West Hollywood, home tours: Gwynne Gloege; Exquisite Surfaces; SPJ boasts extensive grounds and gardens by to Claremont Furnishings, Hollywood at Home, Lighting, Inc.; Victoria Jackson; Bill Guthy; Frederick Law Olmsted. The tour also will include and Nathan Turner. The Chapter is very grateful Millworks, Etc.; Sebastian and Associates; and Biltmore Village and Hunt’s All Soul’s Episcopal to these companies. Waterworks hosted the Osinoff General Contractors. Cathedral. The rest of the village was designed awards ceremony at its West Hollywood show- SoCal academic offerings included both largely by Hunt’s field architect, Richard Sharp room on July 16. From July 20 through July 31, studio classes and lectures. In February, ICA&CA Smith. Smith stayed in Asheville after Biltmore the projects were on display for public viewing at member and noted artist Jeff diCicco taught a was completed, started his own practice, and help- the Pacific Design Center. This program was course on “Linear Perspective.” Following this, From left to right: Timothy F. Marks, Suzanne ed define Asheville’s distinctive appearance. The made possible by the generous support from DC at USC in June, Andrea Keller taught “French Tucker, Stephen Salny, and Paul Weaver at the NoCal book signing and lecture “Michael Taylor: date and details of the tour are to be announced. Williamson General Contracting, Inc.; McCoy Enlightenment and the Beginnings of Modern- Interior Design,” January 2009. The Charlotte Chapter is also working Construction; Waterworks; Richard Holz, Inc.; ism,” examining the development of the neo- with the Congress of Residential Architecture Taylor Development; William Hefner Architec- classical style. Ms. Keller explored this from the (CORA), to develop a series of “lunch and ture; KAA Design Group; Bevery Delivery, Inc.; beginning of the Enlightenment through the learns,” which will showcase the work of local and the Pacific Design Center.Please see page 12 for discovery of new materials in the middle of the artisans and the offerings of design and craft the announcement of the winning entries. 19th century. She explained how these materials oriented vendors. Dates and details of these Since the last printing, tours included Stern revolutionized construction and forever changed events are to be announced. House, a Gerard Colcord home; the historic the development of architectural form. Thomas For more information about these events Casa del Herrero in Montecito; and a Cliff May Gordon Smith taught a class entitled “Elements and about the Charlotte Chapter, please call home. The private tour of Stern House took and Methods of Classical Architecture,” at USC. (704) 602-4894 or email charlotteclassicist@ place on March 21. The house is a skillfully yahoo.com. interpreted English country house, which incor- NoCal “Private Healdsburg” Tour, residence of Andrew Fisher and Jeffrey Wiseman. 1 8 chapter news f a l l 0 9 1 9

CHICAGO-MIDWEST Georgia Tech where she directs the Masters This Chapter will present the following The Chicago-Midwest Chapter is pleased to offer program in Classical Design; she is also a respec- events in the fall (dates to be announced): ted author. For the event participants, Betty a private cocktail party on November 2, 2009 at • A sketching tour of Meridian Hill Park on provided a lecture at the Cloister Resort. Her the Charles Goodspeed Penthouse, currently 16th Street in Washington DC will be led by knowledge of Philip Shutze’s practice provided owned by Hollye and Jeffrey Jacobs. Designed in Jamie Walsh, ASLA of Graham Landscape valuable insight into his design career and her 1927 by David Adler and originally decorated Architects. The park was designed by Ferrucio tour of the Goodrum Residence was captivating. by Frances Elkins, the Goodspeed duplex is one Vitale, a landscape architect who worked with In addition to the lecture and house tour, the of Chicago’s most important residences. Adler John Russell Pope on the National Gallery of Sea Island office of Harrison Design Associates and Elkins’s original federal and Art Deco-style Art as well as many notable estates of the arranged for a tour of the New Cloister, which detailing are dramatically set against the sweeping early-20th-century. replaced the original Addison Mizner design, but backdrop of Lake Michigan and Lincoln Park. • The chapter is planning another tour of the retains the Mediterranean Revival esthetic. Stephen M. Salny, author of The Country Houses of studios of sculptor Raymond Kaskey and the Special thanks go to Loewen Windows & David Adler and Frances Elkins, Interior Design, will architectural plaster studio of Robert and John IDAC of St. Simons for sponsoring the event. remark on the apartment’s design during the Giannetti. The artists will lead visitors through Steve Spandrel, Chad Goehring, and Brian evening. On November 3, at the Michael Taylor their respective studios describing the process Coody from the offices of Harrison Design Designs Showroom in the Merchandise Mart, from sketch, to model, to finished product. Associates managed the coordination. Thanks to Stephen Salny will also present a lecture on • Restore Media’s Traditional Building Exhibi- Frank Costantino during watercolor workshop. all for making the weekend such a success. “Michael Taylor: Interior Design.” tion and Conference will be in Baltimore in Currently, the Florida Chapter is planning In November (date to be announced), the advisory board members from each district. In October. Several chapter members are involved education programming for the next four quarters. Chapter presents a lecture by Samuel Roche and addition to supporting the regions, this list of with the continuing education presentations Advisory Board Member, David Case of Richard Aric Lasher on the plan of Chicago proposed by candidates will be considered for the Board of that are part of the conference. Skinner & Associates, is preparing a lecture on Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett in 1909. Officers in 2009/2010. Elections will be held in For more information please contact David interior moldings; details to be announced soon. They will include analysis as well of plan pro- 2011. As of this printing, Stephen A. Mouzon Neumann, Chapter President at David@NLB Finally, the Florida Chapter announces a posals by Frederick Law Olmsted, Frank Lloyd has agreed to serve on the Southeast District Architects.com or visit the chapter’s Web page special humanitarian and cultural sketching and Wright, Jens Jensen, and Ludwig Hilberseimer. advisory board, joining Jaime Torrez of the for schedule updates at www.classicist.org. photo tour of Havana and Cienfuegos, Cuba This event will be held at the newly restored Fairfax & Sammons Palm Beach office. The Driehaus Museum. Lastly, the Chapter has Central Florida District has also added its first for spring 2010. Stay tuned for updates posted developed a Bi-Monthly Chicago Sketch Club, advisory board member: Troy Beasley of Beasley on the Florida Chapter news portion at OHIO AND ERIE an informal gathering of Chicago area architects, & Henley Interior Design. www.classicist.org. E-mails will also go out to In September, tours of several historic churches artists, and others interested in studying Chicago’s To date, the Chapter has brought three current ICA&CA members. are anticipated. The Cleveland Diocese of the fine vernacular architecture. events to members this year. In January 2009, Contact Clifford G. Duch, Chapter Presi- Roman Catholic Church expects over 50 churches Please visit www.classicistchicago.org for details the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Institute dent, for more information at [email protected] to close in the next two years, prompting the on all the events described above, or contact of Architects (AIA) and the ICA&CA Florida or (904) 302-9848. Chapter to schedule as many tours as possible. In Chapter President, Christopher Derrick, at Chapter conducted a lecture/presentation show- May and June of this year, four church tours (847) 606-6460. Space is limited so register casing the work of local classicists. The atten- MID-ATLANTIC were offered by the chapter, drawing over 500 people at a time. (Yes, 500!) Many architects soon. For the Sketch Club, join the Chapter’s dance was close to 100 and the excitement set On April 25, Jamie Walsh, ASLA of Graham participated and will receive continuing educa- Facebook group “Sketch Club of the Chicago- the tone for the rest of the year. Landscape Architects led a sketch tour of the tion credits; their sketches and photographs from Midwest Chapter of the ICA&CA.” During the weekend of April 18, again in Dumbarton Oaks Gardens in Georgetown. the tours will be displayed in an exhibition at the partnership with the Jacksonville Chapter of the Designed by noted landscaper Beatrix Farrand, annual chapter holiday party in December. AIA, the Chapter presented Frank Costantino this enchanting ten- FLORIDA Also in September, a Saturday morning for a watercolor workshop at the picturesque acre garden incorpo- The last nine months have been a whirlwind of drawing tour will take place in the historic Cummer Museum in Jacksonville. Mr. Costantino rates elements of activity bringing educational opportunities to village of Gates Mills. Architects, contractors, currently resides in Boston and is one of the traditional French, Chapter members and developing a network that and designers will help document several of the premier watercolor artists in the country. The English, and Italian enables five Florida districts to serve the needs of Greek Revival cornices and doorways of the workshop participants were a diverse group of gardens. The sketch their areas as well as local ICA&CA members. village. The resulting scale drawings are intended architects, landscape architects, and accomplished tour was organized Currently, the approach has momentum and to become the basis for a parallel of regional architectural illustrators. in conjunction with president Cliff Duch is working to identify key residential architecture and will be displayed at a Mr. Costantino’s style of teaching was ASLA and sponsored reception in Gates Mills in the spring of 2010. “hands-on” as he presented numerous exercises by Landscape Forms. On October 15, to celebrate the ICA&CA’s in color, technique, and composition. The On May 13, Jay Graham of Graham publication of Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master Chapter thanks Frank for sharing his expertise members of the Landscape Architecture in Annapolis, MD during American Muralist, the book’s editor, Mina Wiener, and the Cummer Museum and sponsor, Manning Mid-Atlantic Chapter the Dumbarton Oaks is scheduled to speak at an event in the Building Supplies (Jacksonville), for making the joined the National sketch tour with the Metzenbaum Federal Courthouse in Cleveland. event possible. Civic Art Society and Mid-Atlantic Chapter. The courthouse was designed by Arnold Brunner The Florida Chapter was honored to host the Congress for New Urbanism at a reception at and is home to Blashfield’s mural “The Law.” A Professor Elizabeth (Betty) Dowling at Sea the Arts Club of Washington to celebrate spring tour of the courthouse’s significant courtrooms Island, Georgia during the weekend of June 6. and our shared mission of advocating for the and offices and their paintings, including those Professor Dowling, well-known to the ICA&CA artistic enhancement of Washington. The Arts by Frederic Crowninshield, Kenyon Cox, Francis constituency, currently serves as the ICA&CA Club of Washington, founded in 1915, is located Philip Shutze’s Goodrum House — Florida Chapter Southeast Chapter’s president. She teaches at Millet, and William Hickok Lowe will be tour in June. in one of the finest Federal townhouses in Washington, the James Monroe House of 1806. 2 0 chapter news f a l l 0 9 2 1

member Oliver Bouchier arranged a tour of the Outgoing Chapter president, Eric Daum, 250-year-old Shirley-Eustis House, the former proposed that current vice president, William Massachusetts Governor’s Mansion in Boston. Young, chair a new Awards Committee to inau- In recent years Oliver’s construction firm,P ayne- gurate the Chapter’s own Bulfinch Awards. The Bouchier, participated in the structure’s chal- first awards selection will occur in conjunction lenging restoration. Expert David Autio spoke with the BAC Exhibition slated for fall of 2010. about ornamental plastering. Fellow Chapter Eric will continue to serve on the board and board member and landscape architect, Greg is chair of the Shawsheen Village Planning Study Lombardi, completed the afternoon with a tour in Andover, Massachusetts. This ongoing work of the restored gardens and a historic snapshot will significantly further advocacy for “Smart of the evolving urban landscape. Growth” in suburban planning and support the On March 12, Sheldon Kostelecky gave an Chapter’s mission. In collaboration with the erudite talk, “Classicism 101: Applying Principles Congress for New Urbanism, the two organiza- of an Ancient Building System Today” at the tions are partnering to create a sympathetic Ohio and Erie tour of St. Colman. Photograph by Marie-Rose Andriad. Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Master Plan for Shawsheen Village. The Chapter conducted. The following week, a tour is This fall promises to be entertaining and in Boston. The following day on March 13, Eric hopes to engage public interest through future planned of the Mahoning County Courthouse in educational. As a timely follow-up of the Inman Daum prompted a stimulating discussion presentations and a possible design charrette. Youngstown, where a series of Blashfield murals Winterthur tour, the season begins on Septem- with his talk, “Designing Good Buildings: On June 20, Eric Daum and Chapter mem- is located. These events kick-off a series of tours ber 16 with a presentation at the Philadelphia Commodity, Firmness, and Delight.” Both events ber, Greg Colling, organized The Newburyport of Beaux Arts-style civic buildings (built as a Athenaeum by Winterthur historian and author, served as an eloquent lead-in to New York Symposium: “The New England Custom Houses part of Cleveland’s Group Plan of 1903) in Maggie Lidz, who will talk about The du Ponts: designer and national ICA&CA trustee Christine of Robert Mills, America’s First Architect.” conjunction with the extensive reconstruction of Houses and Gardens in the Brandywine, 1900 – 1951 Franck’s “Traditional Millwork and Interiors.” Greg started the day-long symposium with a the Mall and underground Cleveland Conven- (Acanthus Press, 2009). On October 3, the Her joint lecture with co-author Brent Hull intro- lecture on Robert Mills and his influences. tion Center soon to be under way. Chapter presents a special opportunity to tour duced their new book: Traditional American Rooms. Vice president William Young; secretary The chapter’s annual Holiday Party will Nemours, a former du Pont family mansion. On April 25, professional members Susan Teresa Silverman, and Chapter member Raffi take place on December 15 at The Union Club This day-long event provides an insider’s tour of and Carl Close of Hammersmith Studios of West Berberian have scheduled a tour of “Four Private of Cleveland. Mark your calendars! The event is the newly restored house and grounds. John Concord, Massachusetts, played host for an Homes of the Back Bay and Beacon Hill” in free for members. Also note that wintertime classes Milner Architects and other key participants in afternoon tour of three artisan studios: “Ironwork- Boston on September 26. Space is limited and is on molding profiles and the orders of architecture the restoration will offer their unique behind- ing, Sculpting, and Carpentry: A Spring Field open only to members and their guests; please will take place in downtown Cleveland in January the-scenes perspective. Next, the confluence of Trip to West Concord’s Artisans Workshops.” register early for this special opportunity. and February, details to be announced. art, architecture, and music will be celebrated on At their own studio they gave a demonstration on Lastly, plans are under way for a possible Please contact David H. Ellison, President, November 6 to mark the release of the ICA&CA’s traditional ironworking techniques. The day con- lecture on Palladio with internationally recog- tinued with visits to the West Concord Sculpture nized architectural historian and author, James at (216) 631-0557 or [email protected] book, Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American for further information on upcoming Ohio Muralist, at the famed Curtis Institute of Music. Studio and J.H. Klein Wassink Woodworkers. Ackerman. Also, the firm of Shepley Bulfinch and Erie Chapter events. The evening will include a reception and presen- On the education front, Sheldon Kostelecky, Richardson & Abbott has agreed to offer a special tation in a room with one of Blashfield’s murals, continues to reinforce the Institute’s mission in private exhibition of their rare archival drawings, followed by a concert by Curtis musicians. The many ways. Next year holds promise for an books, and documents. Details will soon follow PHILADELPHIA ICA&CA Certificate Program at the Boston on our Web site. The Philadelphia Chapter was ecstatic that the Chapter plans to partner with the Royal Oak Foundation to present a series of lectures in the Architectural College (BAC). Meanwhile, this fall For more infor- first Alvin Holm Annual Lecture, a presentation Sheldon is offering a seminar at the BAC enti- mation on New Eng- by Isabelle Gournay entitled “Paris on the fall, and with the Greater Philadelphia Historic Homeshow in January 2010. tled, “Classical Architecture: An Introduction.” land Chapter activities Schuylkill,” attracted a standing-room-only Simultaneously, member Nick Daveline is offering and events, contact crowd at the Philadelphia Athenaeum in March. Details for these and future events will be sent to friends and members via e-mail. If you a design studio “Classical Architecture Drawing.” John P. Margolis at Conceived as a follow-up to her book Paris on the Sheldon and fellow board members Mike jpmargolis@classicist- Potomac, the talk, specially created for this event, have not been receiving notices of past gather- ings, please call (215) 790-0300 or e-mail Tyrell, David Brussat, and Oliver Bouchier are ne.org or call (978) explored the influence of the French and the also organizing an exhibition at the BAC, sched- 922-4440. [email protected]. École des Beaux Arts on the cultural and archi- uled for fall 2010, which will showcase regional, tectural environment of Philadelphia. In May, and perhaps unknown, talents working in the the chapter partnered with Winterthur to pres- NEW ENGLAND classical tradition. A committee has been formed ent the “Winterthur Garden and House Tour,” This past June, the New England Chapter elected to decide the submission and selection process. featuring an interiors tour by chapter president, the following officers: JohnP . Margolis, President; Fellow board member and architectural Barbara Eberlein. Sheldon Kostelecky, Executive Vice President of critic for the Providence Journal, David Brussat, During the spring, the Chapter engaged in a Education; William S. Young, Vice President; Susan has offered to link his blog news.beloblog.com/ProJo_ series of public awareness campaigns highlighting Close, Treasurer; Teresa Silverman, Secretary & Blogs/architecturehereandthere/ with the Chapter‘s new the history of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Chapter Coordinator. Web site. His articulate review of past, present, and how current proposed projects endanger its In late July, the Chapter launched its own and proposed architecture promises to provoke founding vision. This spring also marked a new Web site www.classicist-ne.org. The newly elected discussions about the classical tradition and its programming partnership with the Royal Oak John Margolis, is delighted meanwhile, to report relevance today. Please review his recent article Foundation; the organizations co-partnered a on numerous other activities. On May 9, board “Modernist Rampage in Providence.” Top: Shirley-Eustis Mansion with tour group series of three lectures on London’s Country assembled outside. Above: Shirley-Eustis House Houses, Sir John Vanbrugh, and Dumfries House. Executive Director Andrea Taaffe talks about the building’s significance. 2 2 chapter news f a l l 0 9 2 3

ROCKY MOUNTAIN • Community Coloration: The focus of this The Rocky Mountain Chapter, serving Colorado, program is to restore classical works of archi- Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, was made tecture to their original, vibrant colors. The far left: Judy official on March 6, 2009. The Chapter’s board civic buildings — libraries, courthouses, and Neukrug giving a post office buildings — could be ambassadors decorative painting is comprised of Don Ruggles, Chad Cox, Eric demonstration for Mandil, Lisa Woodward, Christine Gardner in this effort. Returning these buildings to the Southeast Gould, Melissa Mabe-Sabanosh, Mike McPhee, their original inner beauty instills pride of Chapter. Left: Laura and Terry Vitale. Assisting the board in an advi- community and inspires patrons and residents. Dupree, Anne Fairfax, • Betty Dowling, and sory capacity are noted Colorado historians Tom Jules Jacques Benois Benedict Tour and Exhibit: Richard Sammons at Noel and Stan Dempsey. The Chapter’s board One of Colorado’s most prominent architects the Shutze Awards would like to thank The Clinton Family Fund is the focus of a series of tours that highlights on February 21, 2009. for its generous contribution, which helped and discusses the design of his many homes, churches, and institutional buildings in and Bodin: Atlanta’s Forgotten Architects.” Held at of handrails, pickets, and transitions. The group establish the Rocky Mountain Chapter. an historic home designed by Frazier & Bodin, left with a greater appreciation for the training, The Chapter presented two receptions in around Denver. This series will also include an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum and the presenter Wright Marshall of Revival Construc- strength, and skill required to produce wrought June to introduce ICA&CA to Colorado. The tion discussed how the firm’s lasting body of iron of exceptional quality. first reception was a private fund raiser given development of the architect’s biography. For more information about Rocky Moun- work was achieved in large part from their In June, the second program in the Timeless by Mary Pat Link and John Strohm in their commitment to collaboration with artisans, Trades Series featured Judy Neukrug, founder of breathtaking home outside of Denver. They tain Chapter programs and events, please contact Gail Breece at (720) 266-6787 or builders, and manufacturers. This approach was Finished for a presentation and demonstration gathered 75 people to learn more about visionary for the time. Mr. Marshall also regaled entitled “The Art of Decorative Painting.” In [email protected]. ICA&CA’s mission and the Chapter’s upcoming attendees with stories of their highly eccentric addition to providing an overview of decorative classes, tours, and programs. The Chapter also roster of clients that included an heir to the and faux finishes, Ms. Neukrug discussed design held a public membership kick-off reception on SOUTHEAST Coca-Cola fortune, Asa Candler, whose estate trends and unexpected applications. She followed June 23 at historic Hotel Teatro in downtown Educational Events included a zoo that was home to a pair of the discussion by demonstrating the layering Denver. The fantastic turn out for both events It is the mission of the educational committee to elephants named Coca and Cola. techniques and array of tools and brushes used reflected the regional enthusiasm for the newly- promote traditional and classical design through On May 2, at Bulloch Hall in Roswell, to create a perfect (faux) bird’s-eye maple. formed chapter. scholarly lectures, architectural tours, demonstra- Georgia, chapter members enjoyed a lecture and tions by artists and craftsman, and an intensive book signing by author and landscape historian Shutze Awards professional development program. Often pre- James Cothran. His presentation, “Historic The Southeast Chapter held their third annual sented in historic homes or gardens, the artisan’s Plants of the Antebellum South” provided an Philip Trammell Shutze Awards for excellence in workshop, or the artist’s studio, each event offers overview of the types and applications of exotic the classical tradition on February 21, 2009. The members and non-members alike an opportunity and ornamental plants of the antebellum era. Mr. program is currently the only regionally-based to enjoy the company of fellow enthusiasts. Cothran also discussed the use of plants for classical design recognition in the United States. In February, architectural professor and architectural effect by examining the regional For the first time, the invitation for submis- historian, Elizabeth M. Dowling, kicked off the interpretations of southerners’ grand tours of sion was opened up to the geographic Southeast. year with a program entitled “Shutze’s Response Europe. After the presentation, historian Gwen With more than 60 entries, honors went to 11 to Modernism.” Her presentation examined how Kohler treated participants to a private tour firms from Washington, D.C. to Coral Gables, representative projects of the 1930s responded of Bulloch Hall, a 1840s Greek Revival Florida, and many points in between. The to the emerging modern style while adhering mansion that served as the childhood home of impressive body of work merited 14 awards Rocky Mountain Chapter Board: Back row (left to to traditional design principles. These works Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, mother of President recognizing excellence in residential and institu- right): Chad Cox, Don Ruggles, Mike McPhee; included the Mirador Room, the Ben Smith Middle row (left to right): Eric Mandil, Christine Theodore Roosevelt and grandmother of First tional design, craftsmanship, interior design, and Gardner Gould, Gail Breece; Front row (left to House, and the Goodrum House. The award- Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. garden design. The Shutze Awards were further right): Lisa Woodward and Melissa Mabe-Sabanosh; winning Goodrum House, with murals by Allyn The Chapter held a membership drive and enhanced by the recognition of Emerging Classi- Not pictured: Terry Vitale. Photograph by Pam Camelio. Cox and its famed red Chinese Chippendale rail, networking social at Engine 11 Firehouse Tavern cists; a new program designed specifically to honor was the location for this presentation. It is presently The Rocky Mountain Chapter’s proposed on May 27. This casual meet-and-greet provided the work of students and architectural interns. the Southern Center for International Studies. fall event calendar is ambitious and includes a a venue for prospective members to learn more Please see www.classicist-se.org for a complete list At the end of March, Michael Mesko double-decker bus tour and lecture to study the about the ICA&CA, upcoming events, chapter of 2009 winners. taught a two-day intensive course on advanced work of Jules Jacques Benois Benedict in and leadership, and ways to get involved. In addition elements. The course was held at the Michael C. around Denver (see below) and a walking tour to to securing a number of new members, the Goddard Chapel Dedication Carlos Museum on the campus of Emory Uni- explore Denver’s Civic Center. Proposed classes Chapter is pleased to welcome Diane Coker as After a six-month restoration project, a rededi- versity. The venue served as a “living” classroom include “Ink Wash in the Classical Style” the new chair of membership. cation ceremony for the Philip Shutze-designed and enabled participants to study and examine and “Designing Meaningful Details to Create a Charles Calhoun, founder of Calhoun Goddard Memorial Chapel at Grady Hospital in pre-eminent works by renowned architects Philip Classical Interior.” Design & Metalworks, opened his studio for Atlanta was held on June 3, 2009. Southeast T. Shutze, Henry Hornbostel, Ernest Ivey, and The Chapter has also embarked on several “The Art of Wrought Iron,” the first event in chapter members Steve Markey, Jonathan Lewis E. Crook. long-term projects: the Timeless Trades Educational Series. The Lacrosse, and Clay Ulmer donated their service In April, thanks to board member Laura courses in this series provide an opportunity to as architectural consultants on the project, which • Railroad and Architectural Expansion in the DePree, the Chapter was invited to participate in meet artisans in their studios and workshops, represents one of three such interdenominational West: This project will be a collaboration the “Buckhead in Bloom” home tour, sponsored learn more about their craft, and to see first hand chapels designed by Mr. Shutze. The Goddard with the Colorado Railroad Museum to by the Atlanta Preservation Society. On April 30, how they work. Mr. Calhoun’s presentation family stepped forward again to fund the project, develop a lecture series and book on how we played host to our first members only event, began with a discussion of stair layouts and along with the Henry Grady Health Systems westward expansion impacted the regional a reception and presentation entitled “Frazier & plans, and explored how their configuration Foundation and the John H. and Wilhelmina D. built environment. affects the design, termination, and production Harland Foundation. 2 4 chapter news f a l l 0 9 2 5

SOUTHEAST began rebuilding the language of classicism, TEXAS SAVE THE DATE beginning with Phi, the Golden Section, the The Texas Chapter presented a reception show- YOUNG ICA&CA proportion embedded throughout nature. From The Fourth Annual Philip Trammell The Southeast Young ICA&CA is in its second casing the travel sketches of numerous Dallas Shutze Awards will be held on Saturday, Phi the class learned the importance of scale and and International Architects at the Meadows successful year of existence. The group recently hierarchy, and how the ancients were able to February 20, 2010 at the Atlanta History elected a new board after several members moved Museum on April 7. Also this spring, the Chapter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The SE Chap- begin with the proportions of the human body on to graduate programs and other opportunities. and build massive temples that still feel “right.” ter of the ICA&CA invites submissions for The Young ICA&CA has strong representation the 2010 Shutze Awards, including the Classes also included a discussion on the inher- from Atlanta area firms including Harrison ent greenness of the way the ancients built. newly added Emerging Classicist Category, Design Associates, William B. Litchfield Resi- to recognize excellence in classical and Stengel showed examples of modern buildings dential Designs, Cooper Carry, and Historical that outlived their usefulness and were packed traditional design. Concepts. The group is continuing its mission For complete details, contact Susan into landfills. On the other hand, the Pantheon of reaching out to students and young profes- in Rome has been in continuous use for nearly Garrett Mason, SE Chapter Coordinator, sionals to advance the appreciation and knowl- (678) 447-3996 or visit www.classicist-se.org. 2,000 years and has only seven cracks. edge of classicism and the allied arts and is closely Class members also learned why double- integrated with the structure and events of the pane windows come with a 10-year warranty Southeast ICA&CA. Recent events include a against seal failure: Because people won’t buy The original project, which was completed sketching day at the Cyclorama Building in in mid-1957, represents the last religious space them without it — but eventually, they do all Mr. Shutze designed and is considered one of the fail and end up in the landfill, negating any Larry E. Boerder, Stephanie Gagnard, Jessica energy savings. Stengel’s wit was at its most en- Esquivel, and Adrian Callais of the texas most intact of his remaining interiors. Master chapter at the Meadows Museum on April 7. Carver Herbert Millard executed the outstanding tertaining when he answered critics’ pat dismiss- carvings for Mr. Shutze, and the interior als of classical architecture as pastiche, boring, offered a lecture with Elizabeth Dowling and millwork design is as exceptional as its crafts- and repetitive. To the charge that the classical featured an exhibit based on her book, New manship. The original finishes were painstakingly language is repetitive, he contrasted 3,000 years Classicism. The exhibit was open the public for a researched and replicated and the pews were of diverse applications of the classical language month at the Center for Architecture, the new removed and refinished offsite, allowing the use of with picture after picture of modern high-rise home of the San Antonio AIA at the historical more durable and appropriate oil-based paints. monoliths used for public housing. His point Pearl Brewery complex. Subsequent additions to the hospital had was driven home with the fact that many of these A Summer Soiree and Studio Tour occurred eventually blocked all of the chapel’s windows, works of the 1950s and 60s have been demol- on August 14 at the Vigini Studios in San so the team of architects created a subtle back- Young ICA&CA visit to macon, ga. ished or abandoned to no one’s regret. Antonio. It was a fine opportunity for current lighting effect to return more of the original Atlanta’s historic Grant Park; a visit to Macon, and prospective chapter members to get warmth and character to the chapel. The original Georgia that included tours of the Hay House acquainted and enjoy a tour with Nicola Vigini; curtains were recreated per Mr. Shutze’s design and Rose Hill Cemetery; a question and answer his studio and school is Texas’ most renowned using Scalamandre silk damask and handmade session with local “green” contractor, Matt for its faux-finished furniture and European- custom tassels. The contractor team of Mark Hoots; and a sketching day at Emory University style decorative painting. Palmer, Inc. exhibited a remarkable reverence for to study Philip Shutze’s Glenn Memorial Chapel Upcoming Texas Chapter events this fall the work, faithfully carrying out every detail of and Little Chapel. They have also volunteered include guest lecturer Richard Cameron on the restoration. The chapel is illustrated in for Habitat for Humanity and held two social October 9 at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Elizabeth Dowling’s book American Classicist: The events to promote membership and networking. In recognition of the recent reprint of Stuart Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutze (Rizzoli, 2001). For more information, visit Facebook & Revett’s Antiquities of Athens, Mr. Cameron, For more information about the Southeast (group name Young ICA&CA), email us at co-founder of the ICA&CA, will discuss the Chapter, contact Susan Garrett Mason, Chapter legacy of Stuart and Revett’s seminal work and [email protected], or visit the Southeast Coordinator, at (678) 447-3996 or smason@ Chapter website at www.classicist-se.org. its important place in the debate over the classicist.org. Tennessee Chapter instructor Eric Stengel with ‘neo-classical divide’ — a debate that continues Notre Dame grad Katy McCullough. to influence classical work today. The lecture TENNESSEE will be followed by a reception and the Greek “The Great Unraveling of Modern Architecture” Eric Stengel earned a Master of Architec- and Roman galleries of the museum will be open is the way one person described the Tennessee ture from Harvard University and a Bachelor of for viewing. Chapter’s Seven Series, a tutorial on the classical Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design in On October 20, Steve Mouzon will deliver language of architecture. The seven monthly Manhattan. He also received decorative arts a lecture exploring how sustainability is more classes from February through August were training at the Musée du Louvre in Paris and he than “Gizmo Green” and how concepts such as co-sponsored by The Classical Arts Studio and holds the Certificate in Classical Architecture durability, flexibility, and frugality can be more were taught by Nashville architect Eric Stengel. from the ICA&CA. sustainable than the latest technologies. Stengel unraveled the tangled knot of misin- For more information about the Tennessee For more information on Texas Chapter formation that resulted when Modernism rejected Chapter, contact Brent Baldwin, Chapter Pres- events please contact Holly McBrearty at (210) 3,000 years of accumulated architectural knowl- ident, (615) 252-4204, [email protected]. 824-7703 or [email protected]. edge and made its own way for a century. It For regional chapter information, contact East wasn’t just an unraveling, though. Stengel also Tennessee Chair, Jonathan Miller, (685) 602- 2435; or West Tennessee Chair, Carter Hord, The Goddard family at the renovated Shutze- (901) 527-9085. designed Goddard Memorial Chapel at the recent rededication in June 2009. 2 6 members f a l l 0 9 2 7

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FALL INTENSIVE: A Professional OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK: Visit ICA&CA Calendar Of Events Intensive Program in the General Society of Classical Architecture Mechanics and Tradesmen, BALMER ARCHITECTURAL MOULDINGS Friday, October 2 – Saturday, ICA&CA, and the Grand Central Academy of Art is the lead sponsor for fall 2009 programming. October 10 Saturday, October 10; 1:00 – 5:00 pm This weeklong, full-time intensive satisfies the Programs in New York City are supported, in part, by public funds core course requirements for the ICA&CA Plaster Cast Viewing, 1:00 – 5:00 pm from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council. Certificate in Classical Architecture.P articipants GCA Studio Visit, 1:15 pm hone their drawing skills and render and design Lecture and book signing, 2:00 pm DISCOVER CLASSICAL NEW Sponsored by EverGreene Architectural Arts, Inc. with the elements of the classical vocabulary as YORK: Edwin Howland PANEL DISCUSSION WITH well as absorb the basic theoretical tenets. For a The ICA&CA will participate in the 7th Annual Blashfield’s “The Graduate” MINA RIEUR WEINER: Edwin detailed course description and application, visit Open House New York Weekend. The Insti- and the Campus of The Howland Blashfield: www.classicist.org. tute’s Historic Plaster Casts Center will be open City College of New York Master American Muralist ...... for self-guided tours and a studio visit of the Grand Central Academy’s Plaster Cast Drawing Friday, September 25; 4:00 pm Wednesday, September 30; Recep- Class will be offered. Constance Rosenblum, tion at 6:30 pm; Lecture at 7:00 pm This program is co-partnered by Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation longtime New York Times editor and reporter, Author and historian Mina Rieur Weiner begins will discuss her book Boulevard of Dreams: Heady Mina Rieur Weiner, historian and editor of LECTURE WITH MICHAEL C. this tour with a viewing of Edwin Howland KATHRENS: Newport Villas: Times, Heartbreak and Hope Along the Grand Concourse Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American Muralist Blashfield’s masterpiece, “The Graduate” (1907 – The Revival Styles 1885 – 1935 in the Bronx (August 2009, NYU Press). Sam (W.W. Norton, 2009), will moderate a panel of 08), located in the Great Hall on the campus of Roberts, urban affairs correspondent of the the book’s contribu- Thursday, October 8; Reception at City College. The excursion continues with an Times and author of A Kind of Genius and The tors who together 6:30 pm; Lecture at 7:00 pm architectural walking tour of Shepard Hall — Brother will introduce Ms. Rosenblum. The book, present new scholar- the neo-Gothic building designed by George whose publication coincides with the Boulevard’s ship on the esteemed Join author and architectural historian, Michael Browne Post — and the College’s Hamilton centennial, traces the history of a legendary street, muralist, Edwin C. Kathrens, for an enlightening description of Heights neighborhood. Peter Gisolfi and Marta home to America’s greatest trove of Art Deco Howland Blashfield. the architectural and social development of Gutman will lead the walking tour, which apartment houses and an unequaled example of The publication is Newport, the nexus of wealth and fashion at the includes a discussion of Post’s original campus turn-of-the-century urban design. Its story is the the most recent title end of the 19th century. To accommodate their plan. Mr. Gisolfi is an architect/landscape archi- quintessential story of the American city. in the “Classical entertaining in “cottages” that ranged from thirty tect as well as All events take place at the General Society, America Series in to seventy rooms, Newport’s elite engaged the Professor and 20 West 44th Street. Historic Plaster Casts Art and Architec- country’s most accomplished architects. This Chairman of the Center, Suite 310; Grand Central Academy studio ture.” To celebrate period is the subject of Mr. Kathren’s new Spitzer School of demonstration, Suite 610; Lecture and Book this important book, Blashfield scholar Anne E. book Newport Villas: The Revival Styles 1885 – 1935 Architecture at signing at the Library located on the first floor. Samuel, conservator Gillian Britta Randell, and (W.W. Norton, January 2009). ICA&CA the College. Dr. Visit www.ohny.org for more information and a the current president of the National Society of members will remember Mr. Kathrens from his Gutman, histori- previous book, The Great Houses of New York as well complete listing of city-wide events. an and licensed Mural Painters, Jeff Greene will join Mina to place the artist in a historical context, interpret as from his walking tours. architect, teaches Cost: FREE for the general public; registration is major works, and discuss Blashfield’s influence architectural and required for the studio tour and lecture. urban history at on public art and mural painting. Also present the Spitzer School on the panel will be noted photographer, Anne ...... Day, who provided the book’s lavish new images. of Architecture. Sponsored by Flower Construction Meet at The Library at the General Society 20 West 44th LECTURE WITH PETER PENNOYER Great Hall locat- Street, 6:30 pm reception and book signing; lec- AND ANNE WALKER: The ture to follow at 7:00 pm. RSVP required (212) Shepard Hall, City College ed in Shepard Architecture of Grosvenor 730-9646, ext. 109 or online at www.classicist.org. of New York, Convent Avenue, Hall, Convent Atterbury New York City, New York. Avenue and 140th Cost/Learning Units: FREE to ICA&CA Friday, October 16; Reception at Street, at 3:45 pm sharp. RSVP required (212) 6:30 pm; Lecture at 7:00 pm 730-9646, ext. 109 or online at www.classicist.org. members and employees of professional member firms; Marble house, newport, Rhode island $10 for the general public. 1 AIA/CES LU (Theory); to register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs Library at the General Society, 20 West During the building boom of the late-19th and Cost/Learning Units: FREE to ICA&CA 44th Street, 6:30 pm reception and book signing; early-20th centuries, architects could barely keep Coordinator, at [email protected]. members and employees of professional member firms. This lecture to follow at 7:00 pm. RSVP required pace with the demand. Grosvenor Atterbury is a special members only event. 1.5 AIA/CES LUs (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or register online at (1869 – 1956) became known as one of the most (Theory); to register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Educa- www.classicist.org. influential architects, town planners, and inven- tion Programs Coordinator, at [email protected]. Cost/Learning Units: FREE to ICA&CA members and employees of professional member firms; $10 for the general public. 1 AIA/CES LU (Theory); to register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs Coordinator, at [email protected]. 3 0 calendar f a l l 0 9 3 1

tors of this period. Join Peter Pennoyer and Anne an independent scholar of writing on the culture DISCOVER CLASSICAL NEW Walker, coauthors of The Architecture of Grosvenor of American houses and gardens before 1940. YORK: Living Artistry and Atterbury (W.W. Norton, 2009), for a talk about Their new book on the subject of the White Dead Architects at Wood- Atterbury’s unique contributions ranging from House is published by Acanthus Press and will be lawn on All Saints Day city houses, country clubs, and civic buildings, available at the lecture. Webster Ave & East 233rd Street, to town planning and affordable housing, to Library at the General Society, 20 West Bronx, NY innovations in materials and technology. 44th Street, 6:30 pm reception and book sign- Sunday, November 1; 1:00 – 2:30 pm Library at the General Society, 20 West ing; lecture to follow at 7:00 pm. RSVP required 44th Street, 6:30 pm reception and book signing; (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or register online at Join ICA&CA member and architect, Charles D. lecture to follow at 7:00 pm. RSVP required www.classicist.org. Warren, and Susan Olsen, of Friends of The (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or register online at Woodlawn Cemetery, for a special walking tour www.classicist.org. Cost/Learning Units: FREE to ICA&CA on All Saints Day. The Cemetery’s 400 acres the School of athens by Raphael. members and employees of professional member firms; contain the finest collection of early-20th-century Cost/Learning Units: FREE to ICA&CA American, Thomas Eakins. The phenomenon of $10 for the general public. 1 AIA/CES LU (Theory); to funerary art and architecture in the United States. members and employees of professional member firms; camera-conditioned thought, which includes register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs There are mausoleums and monuments designed $10 for the general public. 1 AIA/CES LU (Theory); to camera obscura and photography, and its Coordinator, at [email protected]. by Sir Edwin Lutyens, McKim Mead and White, register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs relationship to linear perspective, will also be ...... John Russell Pope, Carrère and Hastings, Warren Coordinator, at [email protected]. investigated. At the end of the course students and Wetmore, Hunt and Hunt, James Gamble ...... will have completed several diagrams covering DISCOVER CLASSICAL NEW one- and two-point perspective. YORK: Visit the Harkness TRADITIONAL BUILDING Register at www.classicist.org or contact Leah House EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE Aron, Education Programs Coordinator, at One East 75th Street at the (TBEC) corner of Fifth Avenue [email protected]. Baltimore Convention Center, Saturday, October 31; 10:30 am & 1:00 pm Baltimore, MD Instructor: Patrick Connors, Fine Artist; Instruc- wednesday, October 21 – Saturday, October 24 tor: Grand Central Academy of Art A perennial favorite of ICA&CA members, the Cost/Learning Units: $200 ($180 for ICA&CA offers two tours, both guided by Paul This fall, at the Baltimore Convention Center, ICA&CA members); 7 AIA/CES LUs (Manual Skills) Wentworh Engel, architectural designer and TBEC will offer the largest, most comprehensive ...... preservationist. The Harkness House, home of Looking east from Jerome Avenue at the western learning and networking event for professionals Edward and Mary Harkness, was designed by gate of Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx. Sponsored by Peter Pennoyer Architects and enthusiasts involved in historic restoration, James Gamble Rogers between 1906 and 1908 Rogers, and many, many others. The cemetery rehabilitation, and traditional building. Join LECTURE WITH ULYSSES GRANT in the style of a restrained Italian palazzo. Virtu- DIETZ AND SAM WATTERS: features landscapes by the Olmsted Brothers, your peers: architects, building owners, facilities ally unchanged since 1908, the interiors include Beatrix Jones Farrand, and Ellen Biddle Shipman; managers, general contractors, custom builders, Dream House: The White French and Italian Renaissance rooms organized House as an American home sculpture by Daniel Chester French, Paul Bartlett, restoration/renovation specialists, tradespeople, around a unique floor plan influenced by an and Alexander Archipenko; and a remarkable planners, developers, interior designers, land- Wednesday, October 28; Reception unusual corner lot. One of few family-owned collection of decorative arts. Woodlawn is the at 6:30 pm; Lecture at 7:00 pm scape architects, and suppliers for seminars, houses of its period, it is maintained impeccably final resting place of many eminent artists and workshops, architectural tours, craftsmanship by the Harkness family’s foundation, The architects including C.P.H. Gilbert, George B. Before it became a public monument with a demonstrations and unique product exhibitions. Commonwealth Fund, to whom the house was Post, Samuel Trowbridge, George Heins, Edwin residential suite, the White House was a home. Earn 24 Continuing Education Credits. bequeathed in 1952. Howland Blashfield, and the Piccirilli family. From George Washington’s Anglo-American ICA&CA’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter members will participants will meet in front of Harkness The tour will include mausoleums featuring country house to the post-war suburban world of be on hand as well as ICA&CA instructors Brent House at 10:15 am for the earlier tour; 12:45 stained glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Maitland Truman and Eisen- Hull, Martin Brandwein, Sarah Blank, and pm for the later tour. Each tour will last approx- Armstrong, and John LaFarge; metal work by hower, Ulysses David Neumann. For more information and to imately one hour. Space is limited. RSVP Samuel Yellin; Guastavino tile vaults; and more Grant Dietz and register visit www.traditionalbuildingshow.com or call required (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or register — some of these interiors have never been open Sam Watters will Carolyn Walsh, (781) 779-1560. online at www.classicist.org. to the public. cover the White participants will meet at the Cemetery’s ...... House interiors Cost/Learning Units: FREE for Members of Webster Avenue office for the 90-minute tour and gardens as MANUAL SKILLS: INTRODUCTION the ICA&CA and employees of professional members at 1:45 pm. Space is limited. RSVP required presidents and first TO LINEAR PERSPECTIVE firms; $20 for the general public. 1 AIA/CES LU (The- (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or register online at ladies changed One all-day session: Saturday, ory); to register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education www.classicist.org. October 24; 10:00 am – 6:00 pm them in response Programs Coordinator, at [email protected]. to American ideals Cost/Learning Units: $10 for Members of the of domestic design. This course is an introduction to linear perspec- ICA&CA and employees of professional members firms; Ulysses Grant Dietz, a great-great-grandson of tive, which is the intellectual basis for represen- $20 for the general public. 1.5 AIA/CES LUs (Theory); President Ulysses S. Grant, is a leading authority tational thought and spatial illusionism. The to register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education on American decorative arts and Sam Watters is principal perspective system studied is based on Programs Coordinator, at [email protected]. Leonardo’s model as well as that of 18th-century Englishman, Brook Taylor, and of 19th-century 3 2 calendar f a l l 0 9 3 3

theory: gardens and the latrobe society event This program is co-partnered by The Beaux Arts Alliance Sponsored by James Doyle Design Associates classical tradition: private tour of new-york illustrated lecture with lecture with Judith tankard italy, england, and america historical society’s mckim mitchell owens beatrix farrand: private tuesdays, november 3, 10, & 17; mead and white monday, november 16; 6:30 pm gardens, public landscapes 2:00 – 3:30 pm architectural drawings lecture; reception immediately monday, november 23; reception at thursday, november 12, at 5:00 pm following 6:30 pm; lecture at 7:00 pm The ICA&CA, in partnership with The Burden Center, will present its popular Visual Literacy Dr. Marilyn S. Kushner, Curator and Head, Mitchell Owens, an editor-at-large for Elle Décor, Judith B. Tankard is a landscape historian and course on three consecutive Tuesday afternoons Department of prints, photographs and Archi- is the author of In House, which features interiors the author of six books on historic gardens and this fall. As with the arts of painting, sculpture, tectural Collections, leads a private tour of the shot by celebrated British photographer, Derry garden designers, most recently, Beatrix Farrand: and architecture, the classical tradition has played New-york Historical Society’s McKim Mead Moore. He is currently working on a book about Private Gardens, Public Landscapes (Monacelli press, an important role in the history of western garden and White Architectural Drawings collection. the American-born 1960s tastemaker pauline de 2009). In her talk she traces the life and work of and landscape Between 1880 and 1910, the fi rm undertook Rothschild. In his lecture, Mr. Owens will cover one of the foremost landscape architects of the design. This hundreds of commissions, including New york’s a number of grand residences associated with the early 1900s. Born into a prominent New york course will ex- pennsylvania Station, the University of Virginia, renowned banking family, including their aston- family (she was the niece of Edith Wharton), plore how Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morgan ishing country house, Ferrières, and their palace Beatrix Farrand eschewed the traditional social classical ideals Library, the New york City Municipal Building, on the isle St. Louis. life of the gilded Age to pursue her passion for came to be the Columbia University Morningside Heights The Church of the Resurrection, 115 East landscape design and plants. Many of her expressed and campus, the Boston public Library, the Milwaukee 74th Street, between park and Lexington Ave- clients were members of high society with estates the medici villa petraia, by niccolÒ evolved in the County Courthouse, the West Wing of the nues. RSVp required (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 in Newport, the Berkshires, Maine, and on Long tribolo, epitomizes the italian garden design White House, and the Minneapolis Institute of or register online at www.classicist.org. garden of the early renaissance. Island, but ultimately Farrand became a consul- traditions of Art. Select samples of the Society’s archives — tant for university campuses, including yale and Italy, England, and America, as well as following comprised of nearly 300 linear feet of drawings, cost: $30 for ICA&CA members and employees of princeton, and for public gardens, including the the evolution of garden and landscape design pieces of correspondence, and miscellaneous professional member fi rms; $35 for the general public Santa Barbara Botanic garden and The New from the Renaissance to the picturesque tradition. records — will be on view. please note that this ...... york Botanical garden. perhaps her best-known Lectures will be followed by group discussions and event is only open to Latrobe Society Members. work is the extensive grounds at Dumbarton supplemented with optional reading assignments. The Latrobe Society recognizes members and friends discover classical new Oaks, originally a private residence and now a Register at www.classicist.org or call (212) who demonstrate their profound commitment to advancing york gracie mansion tea & research institute for Harvard University. 730-9646, ext 109. the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition by tour with Jamie drake Library at the general Society, 20 West making an annual contribution of $5,000 or more. To instructor: Johanna Bauman, Ph.D. thursday, november 19 at 1:00 pm 44th Street, 6:30 pm reception and book signing; learn more about the program, please contact Sara Durkacs, lecture to follow at 7:00 pm. RSVp required cost/learning units: $90 ($65 for Director of Membership at (212) 730-9646, ext. 106 ICA&CA and Burden Center members). 4.5 AIA/CES Called “home” by mayors and merchants for (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or register online at or at [email protected]. LUs (Theory); to register for credits, please contact Leah more than 200 years, gracie Mansion is now used www.classicist.org. Aron, Education Programs Coordinator, at [email protected]...... largely for ceremonial functions and is among the oldest structures in Manhattan. Enjoy a private cost/learning units: FREE to ICA&CA ...... theory: understanding the tour with interior designer and author Jamie Drake members and employees of professional member fi rms; language of classicism practice: basic geometrical followed by tea service in the grand ballroom. $10 for the general public. 1 AIA/CES LU (Theory); to one saturday session: saturday, gracie Mansion, East End Avenue at 88th register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs proportioning in practice november 14; 10:00 am – 4:00 pm and application Street. RSVp required (212) 730-9646, ext. Coordinator, at [email protected]. one all-day session: saturday, This course offers an in-depth but accessible 109 or register online at www.classicist.org...... november 7; 10:00 am – 6:00 pm understanding of the basics of classical architec- Sponsored by Taconic Builders, Inc. ture. It is designed to help students grasp the cost/learning units: $30 for ICA&CA ica&ca holiday cocktail proportion is the most crucial, yet most misun- vocabulary, syntax, and grammar of the classical members and employees of professional member fi rms. This party and benefit auction derstood aspect of architectural design. It exists language. Using numerous examples from is a members only event. 1 AIA/CES LU (Theory); to today as the last bastion of objective logic in the traditional architecture, students will learn to register for credits, please contact Leah Aron, Education saturday, december 5; 6:00 – 8:00 pm realm of aesthetics. Indeed, without an under- “read” buildings in the classical style and to Programs Coordinator, at [email protected]. the racquet and tennis club, standing of proportion and the closely related 370 park avenue, nyc understand why these buildings look the way Jacket and tie required for men; equivalent for ladies. problem of scale, no architectural endeavor can they do. The course aims to enable students not be successful in the aesthetic sense. This course only to better appreciate their surroundings but will present practical methods of geometrically Once again, the bi-annual Holiday Cocktail to create more informed new works in the party and Benefi t Auction will feature one-of-a- describing the elements of classical architecture classical tradition. Basic Architectural Literacy and how they relate to an overall architectural kind objects and artworks specially curated by is delivered in a four-lecture format. Topics Co-Chairs Michael Simon and Maureen Footer composition, as well as provide techniques and include the language of classical architecture, practice for applying proportion to design with and donated by ICA&CA members and friends. greek classicism, motifs, and connoisseurship. Reserve your tickets online at www.classicist.org. special emphasis on the orders. Register at www.classicist.org or contact Leah Register at www.classicist.org or contact Leah Aron, Education programs Coordinator, at Aron, Education programs Coordinator, at [email protected]. [email protected]. gracie mansion, waterfront faÇade. instructor: instructor: Richard Sammons, Architect Calder Loth, Senior Architectural His- cost/learning units: $200 ($180 mem- torian, Virginia Department of Historic Resources bers); 7 HSW AIA/CES LUs (Practice) cost/learning units: $200 ($180 for ICA&CA members); 5 AIA/CES LUs (Theory) 3 4 calendar f a l l 0 9 3 5

PLAN AHEAD FOR 2010 Latrobe Society Sponsor to be announced LECTURE WITH MAGGIE LIDZ The du Pont’s: Houses and Gardens in the Brandywine, 1900 – 1951 Wednesday, January 27; Reception at 6:30 pm; Lecture at 7:00 pm

No American family has dominated the indus- Named for Benjamin Henry Deirdre E. Lawrence and Clem Labine trial and residential architecture of a state longer Latrobe, the Society honors members and Tom Maciag than the du Ponts of Delaware. The fortunes Design drawing of the monumental plaster donors whose contributions constitute a substan- Dell Mitchell amassed from the DuPont Company allowed the ornamentation for Thomas Aquinas College’s Our tial part of our ability to further the work and the John Murray family to pursue many passions, resulting in the Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. Courtesy of mission of the ICA&CA around the country. Yong Pak EverGreene Architectural Arts, Inc. exquisite art collections, botanical gardens, and A champion of the Greek Revival style, the Greg Palmer Katie Ridder and Peter Pennoyer libraries now enjoyed by the American public. British-born Latrobe was the first fully trained DISCOVER CLASSICAL NEW Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Winterthur Estate historian, Maggie Lidz, will architect to work and teach in America. Among YORK: BEHIND-THE-SCENES Foster Reeve give a virtual tour of the du Pont family houses his works are the United States Capitol and STUDIO TOUR Suzanne Rheinstein and farms, including the celebrated Winterthur, the Baltimore Basilica, the first Roman Catholic EverGreene Architectural R. Douglass Rice Longwood, and Nemours estates as well as some cathedral in America and perhaps Latrobe’s Arts, Inc. Jaquelin Robertson unexpected surprises: Bellevue, a replica of James finest monument. It was recently restored to its Janet Ross Madison’s Montpelier; Eleutherian Mills, the Thursday, February 25, 2010; classical magnificence. Alfred Ross 19th-century “partnership” house overlooking Reception at 6:30 pm, Tour at Barbara Sallick 7:00 pm the Brandywine Creek, and Hod House, the Marshall G. Allan Suzanne and David Santry “Hodgson” system prefabricated residence built Marc Appleton and Joanna Kerns Gilbert P. Schafer III Tour the design and mural studio where as a summer retreat on 550 acres. Naja Armstrong Oscar Shamamian EverGreene Architectural Arts is actively engaged Library at the General Society, 20 West Norman D. Askins Michael Simon in preserving the classical tradition of art and Andrew Skurman 44th Street, 6:30 pm reception and book sign- F. Ronald Balmer architectural ornament. See how EverGreene Joe Boehm Eric Smith ing; lecture to follow at 7:00 pm. RSVP required employs expert craftsmanship and state of the art Christopher H. Browne Nick Stern (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or register online at technology to produce award-winning historic Rhett Butler Todd Strickland www.classicist.org. and traditional interiors in churches, theaters, Richard Cameron James Sykes lobbies and state capitols across the country. Richard A. Clegg Aso Tavitian Cost/Learning Units: FREE to ICA&CA Suzanne Tucker and Timothy Marks Evergreene’s New York Office, 450 West Jacob Collins members and employees of professional member firms; $20 Jeffrey L. Davis D. Clay Ulmer 31st Street, 7th Floor. RSVP required (212) for the general public. 1.5 AIA/CES LUs (Theory); to Antoinette Denisof Jean Wiart 730-9646, ext. 109 or register online at www. register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs Richard H. Driehaus Bunny Williams and John Rosselli classicist.org. Roy Zeluck Coordinator, at [email protected]. Anne Fairfax and Richard Sammons Mark Ferguson Charlotte Triefus and Lloyd P. Zuckerberg ...... Cost/Learning Units: FREE to ICA&CA Maureen W. Footer List as of August 1, 2009 ARCHITECTURAL & VISUAL members and employees of professional member firms. This Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gillespie III Ray Gindroz LITERACY is a members only event. 1 IA/CES LU (Theory); to ...... register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs Gwynne Gloege Date to be Announced Coordinator, at [email protected]. Jim Hanley The Latrobe Society recognizes members and friends William Harrison who demonstrate their profound commitment to ad- The spring 2010 edition of this course will be ...... Amanda Haynes-Dale vancing the practice and appreciation of the classical presented by Professor Mosette Broderick, SAVE THE DATE Kathryn Herman tradition in architecture and the allied arts by making Charles Heydt Director of the Architecture and Urban Design Arthur Ross Awards an annual contribution of $5,000 or more. Through Program at New York University’s Dept. of Michael G. Imber their generosity, these individuals help sustain a solid Monday, May 3, 2010 Fine Arts. For details as they are announced foundation for the Institute. Members enjoy all the Institute has to offer, plus unique benefits and events please visit www.classicist.org. The twenty-ninth annual Arthur Ross Awards created exclusively for the Society. Latrobe Society honoring excellence in the classical tradition will members receive two complimentary tickets to our be held at the University Club in New York annual Arthur Ross Awards gala recognizing excel- City. For details as they are announced, visit lence in the classical tradition. If you are interested in www.classicist.org. becoming a Latrobe Society Member, or to learn more about the program, please contact Sara Durkacs, Director of Membership at (212) 730-9646, ext. 106 or at [email protected].

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THE INSTITUTE THANKS Reilly Woodworks THE generous donors whose recent con- Restore Media, LLC Richard Holz, Inc. THE FORUM tributions and grants are making our programs possible today. R. D. Rice Construction The Newsletter of the Special appreciation is again extended to the SDB Kitchens Sebastian Construction Group Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America Arthur Ross Foundation and the late Arthur SPJ Lighting, Inc., Ross for the creation of a reserve fund, a perma- Robert A. M. Stern Architects nent endowment, and precious operating support Scofield Historic Lighting ...... on a number of vital fronts. Support from the Taconic Builders Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund has allowed Thomas Callaway Associates creation of the Alma Schapiro Prize as a perma- Tucker & Marks Editor: Henrika Taylor nently endowed bi-annual affiliated fellowship at Urban Design Associates the American Academy in Rome for an American Uberto Construction fine artist. The Fund has also been at the creative Venus Marble Contributors: Leah Aron, Sara Durkas, forefront of the Grand Central Academy of Art. Waterworks Paul Gunther, Justine Kalb, Clem Labine, Jessica Ouwerkerk, Zeluck, Inc. Lauren Salm, and Jeremy Welsh A Classical Studio Zepsa Industries Zivkovic Connolly Architects Appleton & Associates Architects Inc...... Design: Dyad Communications design office Andrew Skurman Architects The Athens Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities Andrew V. Giambertone and Associates, Architects PC International Program Balmer Architectural Mouldings The Beehive Foundation The Forum is published twice annually; Spring/Summer and Fall. Bloomberg LLP. The Clinton Family Fund Bulgin & Associates, Inc All letters and inquiries should be addressed Gilbert & Ildiko Butler Foundation to the ICA&CA or by calling (212) 730-9646, ext. 102. Cooper, Robertson & Partners Cowles Charitable Trust Chadsworth’s 1.800.Columns. Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust DC Williamson General Contractor, Inc. Elisha-Bolton Foundation On the cover: “Law in Modern Times” The Decorators Supply Corp. Furthermore: A Program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund by Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1910. Pendentive, Mahoning County Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, LLC. Florence Gould Foundation Courthouse, Youngstown, Ohio. Photograph by Anne Day. Dyad Communications design office GE Foundation Exquisite Surfaces The William and Mary Greve Foundation ...... Fairfax & Sammons Architects, PC Kathryn M. and Ronald J. Herman Jr. Charitable Ferguson & Shamamian Architects Foundation Foster Reeve Associates Hettinger Foundation Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc Robert Lehman Foundation G. P. Schafer Architect, PLLC Leon Levy Foundation Harrison Design Associates Newington-Cropsey Foundation Historical Concepts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Become a member of the ica&ca Historical Trends Corp. New York Council for the Humanities Horizon Builders, Inc. One West 54th Street Foundation membership ~ scholarship ~ fellowship Housing Trends, Inc. Orville Gordon Browne Foundation Visit www.classicist.org to learn more. The I. Grace Company Leslie T. Posey and Frances U. Posey Foundation James Doyle Design Associates, LLC Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation John B. Murray Architect, LLC Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation, Inc. Kean Williams Giambertone Arthur Ross Foundation, Inc. Knight Architecture, LLC The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund Lellyett & Rogers Company Eugene V. & Clare Thaw Charitable Trust Les Metalliers Champenois Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation McCoy Construction Roy J. Zuckerberg Family Foundation Michael G. Imber, Architects Millworks, Etc List as of July 31, 2009 Pak Heydt & Associates All programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the P. E. Guerin New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership Peter Cosola, Inc with the City Council. Peter Pennoyer Architects And from BOARD OF STAFF CHAPTER Stefania de Kennessey DIRECTORS Randy Acosta PRESIDENTS Elizabeth Dowling Marshall Allan Leah Aron Charleston Andrés Duany Presorted Marc Appleton Sara Durkacs Ralph Muldrow David Anthony Easton Standard Gary Brewer Paul Gunther Charlotte Nancy W. Green institute oF U.S. Postage PAID Christopher H. Browne Justine Kalb Charles Furman McLarty Allan Greenberg CLassical architecture Nir Buras Jessica Ouwerkerk Chicago & illinois Mac Griswold Permit No. 58 Richard Wilson Cameron Destiny Pierce Christopher Derrick Inge Heckel & CLassical AMerica Jenkintown, PA Adele Chatfield-Taylor Henry Hope Reed Florida Eve M. Kahn Jacob Collins Henrika Taylor Clifford G. Duch George M. Kelly, Sc.

Jeffrey L. Davis Mid-Atlantic Léon Krier 20 west 44th street, suite 310, new york ny 10036-6603 Richard H. Driehaus interns David Neumann Calder Loth www.classicist.org Anne Fairfax Ivan Gilkes New England Susan Lustik Mark Ferguson Natalie Kurzyna John P. Margolis Michael Lykoudis Christine G. H. Franck Northern California Myron Magnet Ray Gindroz, FAIA volunteers Suzanne Tucker Arthur May William H. Harrison Agatha Chen Ohio and Erie Sarah Medford Kathryn Herman Richard D’Attile David H. Ellison Hugh Petter John Massengale Jeremy Welsh Philadelphia Carlos A. Picón Peter H. Miller Ivy Yuan Barbara Eberlein Demetri Porphyrios Peter Pennoyer Rocky Mountain Foster Reeve Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, FAIA FELLOWS Don Ruggles Dick Reid Alfred Ross Steve Bass Southeast Jaquelin Robertson Barbara Sallick William H. Bates III Elizabeth Dowling Witold Rybczynski Suzanne R. Santry Martin Brandwein, AIA Southern California Richard F. Sammons Gilbert P. Schafer III, AIA William Brockschmidt Erik Evens Edward Schmidt Greg Shue Daron Builta Tennessee Thomas Gordon Smith Suzanne Tucker Kathleen Casanta Brent Baldwin Robert A.M. Stern Russell Windham Stephen T. Chrisman Texas Peter Trippi Roy S. Zeluck Courtney Coleman Michael Imber Simon Verity Brian Connolly A. Russell Versaci DIRECTORS EMERITI Jeffrey P. Hall Council of Darren Walker David J. Cohen John Woodrow Kelley Advisors Eric Watson Rodney Mims Cook, Jr. Anthony McConnell Robert Adam Carroll William Westfall Philip K. Howard Thomas J. McManus Michael Bierut Jean Wiart Clem Labine Michael Mesko John Blatteau Robert Pirie David Rinehart Louis Bofferding Thomas J. Salvatore Gregory Shue Gary Brewer Bunny Williams Seth Joseph Weine Alexander Creswell