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ARTICLES & VIDEOS: NEW THIS ISSUE

In the second part of this two-part lecture, architectural historian Calder Loth continues his overview of the ancient Greek architectural language and how it has inspired buildings and details in both Europe and the Americas from the 18th to the 21st centuries. Greek classicism is yet a potent design resource and can enrich today's classical and traditional architecture.

Calder Loth is the retired senior architectural historian of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. He serves on the ICAA Council of Advisors and was the recipient of the 2010 ICAA Board of Directors Honor Award.

The ICAA would like to thank our Lead Sponsor for Continuing Education courses, Uberto Construction.

Architect and author Steve Bass presents the fourth and final part of his Constructive Geometry course, originally taught in-person at the ICAA but made available here in digital format for the first time.

This is the final installment of a four-part course.

In Part I viewers learn how to draw lines using constructive geometry.

In Part II viewers learn how to construct regular polygons.

In Part III viewers work with constructions including the heptagon, the ellipse, a cyma recta profile, and a torus profile.

In this final session, viewers will work with three iconic constructions of classical architecture: the quirked echinus, the Ionic volute, and the modillion volute.

The ICAA would like to thank our Lead Sponsor for Continuing Education courses, Uberto Construction.

From January 21st - 28th, 2024, the ICAA hosted a travel program, "Architectural Treasures of Cuba," arranged by Classical Excursions, that brought participants to architecturally rich cities, towns, and neighborhoods, where everything from traditional colonial structures, to grand neoclassical structures, to dazzling art deco masterpieces were on display, accompanied by private dinners, exclusive music and dance performances, and visits with artists, museum curators, and more. Architect Rodrigo Bollat Montenegro, principle at Rodrigo Bollat Montenegro Architecture & Design and a former winner of the Award for Emerging Excellence in the Classical Tradition, was among the participants, and in this new article he chronicles the unique experience.

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Tour a new Mediterranean-influenced home led by architect Roger Seifter, a partner at RAMSA | Robert A.M. Stern Architects, in this video produced by RAMSA.

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In this illustrated two-part lecture, architectural historian Calder Loth shows how ancient Greek ruins have inspired forms and details of architectural works in numerous countries from the 18th century to the present. Examples include buildings and structures in the United States, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Russia, and more. Greek classicism is yet a potent design resource and can enrich today's classical and traditional architecture.

Calder Loth is the retired senior architectural historian of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. He serves on the ICAA Council of Advisors and was the recipient of the 2010 ICAA Board of Directors Honor Award.

The ICAA would like to thank our Lead Sponsor for Continuing Education courses, Uberto Construction.

Architect and author Steve Bass presents Part III of his Constructive Geometry course, originally taught in-person at the ICAA but made available here in digital format for the first time.

This is the third part of a four-part course. In Part I viewers learn how to draw lines using constructive geometry, and in Part II viewers learn how to construct regular polygons. Part IV is available here.

In this session, viewers will work with various constructions including the heptagon, the ellipse, a cyma recta profile, and a torus profile.

The ICAA would like to thank our Lead Sponsor for Continuing Education courses, Uberto Construction.

The ICAA is honored to announce that Daria Szalinska is the winner of the third annual Bunny Mellon Garden Design Prize, recognizing work completed for Araiys Design Landscape Architecture. The runner up is Thomas Fraley of Gregory Lombardi Design.

As an Associate at Araiys Design Landscape Architecture, Daria Szalinska approached the project, “Meyers Pond Retreat,” with the objective of overcoming site-specific challenges, prioritizing sustainability, and achieving a sense of timeless elegance. In fact the challenges of the project prompted creative design solutions that led to the use of reclaimed granite planks and stone blocks, showcasing the project's commitment to both aesthetics and environmental responsibility. The project also incorporates many native species while minimizing concrete retaining walls, exemplified by the bioswale planted with switchgrass along the road.

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 Edmund D. Hollander Landscape Architecture Design, and Bunny Mellon Curricula Landscape Design Prize Co-Sponsor Harrison Design.

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