Special thanks to ICAA Latrobe Member Ceci Clarke Inc

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) is a nonprofit membership organization committed to promoting and preserving the practice, understanding, and appreciation of classical design. Learn more at classicist.org.

Commonwealth Avenue bisects the historic Boston neighborhood of Back Bay, and connects the Boston Common and Public Garden to the rest of the "Emerald Necklace" network of public spaces. As architect Patrick Ahearn, FAIA describes it in the second of a two-part edition of In Your Neighborhood, the Avenue presents a journey of architectural styles that celebrates the best of urban living in a walkable city.

If you are interested in proposing a location, please contact [email protected].

Lead Sponsor of the In Your Neighborhood series: AE Greyson General Contractors

On May 26th, 2021, the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) was pleased to welcome architectural historian Francis Morrone for his talk "Edith Wharton & Her New York," a lecture co-hosted by the National Office and the Southern California Chapter.

Edith Wharton is well known among architects and designers for her first book, The Decoration of Houses, an enormously influential tract on interior design published in 1897. She was also, of course, one of America’s greatest novelists, and 2020 marked the one hundredth anniversary of her best-known novel, The Age of Innocence.

In this lavishly illustrated talk, Francis explores the native Manhattanite’s home town from the time of her birth at 14 West 23rd Street in 1862 to her departure for France at the turn of the century, and the world of The Age of Innocence, set among New York’s insular upper class in the 1870s, a time of profound change in America, in New York, and in what constituted “society.” Francis also examines the intellectual and literary foundations of the American Renaissance in architecture and art.

The ICAA’s drawing and study courses are centered around the long tradition of studying architecture in the field through measured, analytical and perspective drawing in sketchbook. These techniques have been used by practitioners since the renaissance to document precedents for reference in contemporary design.

The 2021 Christopher H. Browne Savannah Drawing Tour provides an opportunity to study, through field drawing, the rich diversity of architecture and unique urbanism of Savannah, Georgia - a living laboratory of design, building, and planning from the 18th century to the present day. Each day is structured around studying representative examples of building types that form the fabric of Savannah, with a focus on their composition, detail, and contribution to the urbanism and landscape of the city.

Each year, the ICAA is also pleased to award four scholarships to drawing tour students or emerging professionals annually in the name of Mr. Browne, a long-time supporter and champion of classicism. Scholarship recipients will receive the moniker “Christopher H. Browne Scholars.”

In addition, the ICAA is pleased to offer two scholarships for the Christopher H. Browne Savannah Drawing Tour through the Dorothy LaPolla-Czarnecki Scholarship, sponsored by John LaPolla and LaPolla Designs. This scholarship is offered in honor of John's late mother Dorothy LaPolla-Czarnecki for her unwavering encouragement and promotion of education. John, his family, and company continue this legacy of support and mentorship of aspiring students and craft persons in education and the arts.

Additional scholarships for the Christopher H. Browne Savannah Drawing Tour are available thanks to the Southeast and Southern California Chapters of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.

Lead Annual Public Programs Sponsor: RINCK

Seasonal Public Programs Sponsor: Dell Mitchell Architects

Seasonal Public Programs Sponsor: Hyde Park Mouldings

TOMORROW, Wednesday, June 23

Landscape architect Thomas L. Woltz has forged a body of work that integrates the beauty and function of built forms with an understanding of cultural context and ecological processes. Please join the ICAA in collaboration with Classical American Homes Preservation Trust (CAHPT) for a virtual program on Wednesday, June 23, in which Thomas will discuss how a research-based design process can reveal and connect contemporary audiences to the underlying stories of the land in a lecture filmed at CAHPT’s Edgewater site in Barrytown, New York.

Presented as part of the Bunny Mellon Curricula at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. The ICAA is very grateful to the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation for its generous support of this program, along with the Curricula's Lead Co-Sponsor Hollander Design Landscape Architects, Film Series Co-Sponsor Janice Parker Landscape Architects, Landscape Prize Co-Sponsor Harrison Design, Continuing Education and Public Programs Co-Sponsor Charlotte Moss, and Garden Symposium Co-Sponsor Kathryn M. and Ronald J. Herman Charitable Foundation.

Please join architectural historian Oliver Gerrish and CEO of Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust Sarah McLeod for the first installment of the ICAA Summer Travel Series on Monday, June 28th. Oliver and Sarah will present a specially made video of the state rooms of Wentworth Woodhouse with an introduction to this enormous Palladian mansion and its history, as well as the current restoration and renaissance.

Special Thanks to our Summer Travel Series Sponsors Bill Brockschmidt, Kathryn Herman Design, Kris Hermance, James F. Carter, Inc., Architect, and Myrna Kaplan

Lead Sponsor for Continuing Education courses: Uberto Construction.

The ICAA's online Continuing Education courses are presented by Douglas C. Wright Architects.

1 AIA CES Learning Unit|HSW | 1 credit towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture (Elective)

Today, the immense demand for new housing is driving a building boom in our cities, and much of this new housing must be accommodated by way of infill development in older neighborhoods. Profound change within the architectural profession, the construction industry, and the overall culture of building in our society, since the time these neighborhoods were originally built, has created a crisis of compatibility between old and new.

This session will examine a multi-family infill project in the historic district of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, designed by Torti Gallas & Partners and recently completed in 2020. Sarah Alexander, Principal Designer, and Anthony Catania, the Project Architect, will discuss both the challenges and benefits to working in a historic district, and how the design responded to this process and to its context.

Scholarship applications are due for the ICAA Intensive in Classical Architecture: Houston

Scholarship applications are due for the 2021 Christopher H. Browne Savannah Drawing Tour

Scholarship applications are due for the 2022 ICAA Intensive in Classical Architecture: New York

The ICAA is pleased to announce the resumption of in-person travel programs in 2021, once again opening access to a world of design and architectural discovery and inspiration, and offering the opportunity to share unforgettable experiences with fellow classicists.

The first tour of 2021 to the Hudson River Valley is sold out, but the calendar is rapidly filling up with new dates and journeys. Visit classicist.org or contact [email protected] to learn more.

Great Country Houses of the Hudson River Valley SOLD OUT

This tour, arranged in conjunction with Classical Excursions, will cover three centuries of some of the region’s finest architecture. Both sides of the Hudson River have a rich design legacy, and given the valley’s proximity to New York City, it had been the recipient of substantial investment in the construction of stunning architectural treasures.

Immerse yourself in the art, architecture, riads, and romance of Marrakech on this special journey crafted and co-hosted by luxury travel planning company Indagare in partnership with the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, on which participants will be joined by writer and historian Mitchell Owens.

Join this tour arranged in collaboration with Classical Excursions to the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, where idyllic villages like Stockbridge and Lenox are located near bucolic lakes and rolling hills, vied with Newport and Bar Harbor as a resort colony for the wealthy and socially prominent.

The ICAA is pleased to partner with Classical Excursions to present this once-in-a-lifetime tour of Derbyshire, England. During the course of this program, participants will have the special opportunity to tour some of the county's most exquisite private residences and architectural sites.

The ICAA is pleased to partner with Classical Excursions to present this exciting tour of Copenhagen, Denmark and beyond. This tour will open doors to some of the area's most outstanding examples of classical design, allowing participants to tour beautiful private residences and other architectural sites.

Call for Entries:

Please note: All projects must be submitted electronically. No physical submissions will be accepted.

For information regarding sponsorship of the 2021 Stanford White Awards, please contact [email protected].

If your membership is due for renewal, or if you would like to join and support the ICAA, you can do so on our website.

The intent to enter deadline is June 25, 2021, and the final submission deadline is July 20, 2021.

The deadline for all entries and submission fees for the 2021 John Staub Awards is August 14, 2021.

The regular submission deadline for the 2021 Philip Trammell Shutze Awards is June 18, 2021 and the late submission deadline at a higher entry fee is June 25, 2021.

The student/emerging professional deadline is June 25, 2021.

There is so much more available online at classicist.org: filmed lectures and public programs, panel discussions, and numerous online articles provide an opportunity to stay connected with the ICAA.