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October 15, 2025
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This edition of World of Classicism is sponsored by Cooper Historical Windows.
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The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) is proud to present The Fourth Annual Lykoudis Lecture: The Shared Building Traditions of the World, featuring Dr. Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates and laureate of the 2004 Richard H. Driehaus Prize. Dr. Porphyrios' lecture was recorded at the Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is now available to the public.
In his lecture Human Cities, Dr. Porphyrios critically examines the evolution of architectural theory since the rise of modernism in the mid-20th century, noting the influence of thinkers and movements including Aldo Rossi, Colin Rowe, and the Cornell School, among others. He describes how the field of architecture has failed to provide people with humanistic spaces—instead, driven by market forces, it has created a blight of "junkspace," as memorably described by Rem Koolhaas—and recounts his involvement in the New Urbanism movement championed by figures like Leon Krier and Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.
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Named in recognition of Michael Lykoudis’ incredible contributions as the former Dean of the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture, this series shines a light on the vernacular architecture intrinsic to locales around the world, and how they incorporate classical principles.
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The ICAA National Office and the New England Chapter of the ICAA were pleased to partner with The Magazine Antiques for this lecture by CeCe Haydock, which details the fabulously wealthy Medici bankers who towered over Tuscany during the Renaissance. With their riches, the princes built large villas with elaborate gardens just outside Florence. Medici, Castello, and Petraia are a few of the early country estates built in the 15th and 16th centuries. Four hundred years later, most villas remained, although in need of repair. New money arrived in the Tuscan hills as expatriate Englishmen busied themselves renewing and creating magnificent gardens such as Gamberaia, La Pietra, I Tatti and Le Balze. Learn the history of Renaissance garden making and how it was interpreted by English gardeners of the early 20th century.
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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, and Continuing Education and Public Programs Co-Sponsor Charlotte Moss.
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Designers use creativity and innovation to preserve and update America’s aging buildings and landscapes for 21st-century needs. They address myriad questions about historic properties including shifts in interpretation, the degree to which we may adapt them, the integration of new materials, and responses to environmental criteria, not to mention evolving building codes and changes to urban, rural, suburban, or exurban contexts.
On June 10, 2025, the ICAA was pleased to partner with the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation for presentations and a panel discussion exploring key issues in historic preservation through three projects: the Grolier Club’s exhibition galleries in New York City, the “dynamic preservation” and reconstruction of the Menokin house museum in Virginia, and the restoration of the formal landscape at Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers. Moderated by Benjamin Prosky, president of the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, and held at the newly restored Grolier Club, the presentations and panel discussed critical decisions made under constraints and why, in some cases, combinations of preservation, renovation and new design proved more suitable than restoration.
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This is the second event in The Richard H. Jenrette Preservation Series established in partnership with the ICAA and made possible through a grant from the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation.
Thank you also to our generous sponsors:
Lead Annual Public Programs Sponsor: RINCK
Seasonal Public Programs Sponsor: Dell Mitchell Architects
Seasonal Public Programs Sponsor: Hyde Park Mouldings
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Nansledan, a 540-acre extension to the city of Newquay, located on Cornwall’s north coast and the recipient of the ICAA's 2025 Gindroz Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing, was recently highlighted in an article in The Times. The article, which mentions the ICAA and the Award, takes note of the thoughtful approach to architecture, design, urban planning, and sustainable practices that characterize the new community and make it beloved by its residents.
The ICAA is honored to welcome the team behind Nansledan, including Hugh Petter, Director at ADAM Architecture; Peter James, Manager, Duchy of Cornwall; Phil Mason, Strategic Director of Sustainable Growth & Development, Cornwall Council; and
Ben Bolgar, Executive Director ‑ Projects Team, The King's Foundation, to the first ever Gindroz Symposium on Affordable Housing, taking place on November 8th. They will discuss Nansledan and will later be joined by past recipients of the Award to discuss the future of affordable housing.
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The ICAA is grateful for the longstanding support of the Muse Family Foundation for making the Gindroz Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing possible, and to Suzanne Santry for providing additional support.
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OCTOBER 24
Oak Spring Garden Tour
Join the ICAA’s Washington Mid Atlantic Chapter for a visit to Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon's legendary garden in Upperville, Virginia, where she gardened as a form of self-expression.
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