The Walsh Family Hall of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame, by John Simpson Architects, as seen in the Architecture of Place installment featuring architect Tiffany Abernathy | | |
June 11, 2025
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This edition of World of Classicism is sponsored by Haddonstone.
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ARTICLES & VIDEOS: NEW THIS ISSUE
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The Architecture of Place: In Conversation with... is a series of interviews between design practitioners, scholars, and educators. The latest iteration of the series, from February 2025, features conversations with artist Minty Sainsbury, architect and artist Safoura Zahedi, and architect and educator Sara Bega.
In this installment of the winter 2024-2025 Architecture of Place series, British architectural artist Minty Sainsbury discusses her career and the role of architecture and sense of place in her artistic practice with American architect and educator Sara Bega.
Minty Sainsbury is an artist living and working in London. Best known for her highly detailed and instantly recognizable stylized architectural pencil drawings, Minty balances her time working between bespoke commissions and her own drawing projects, and has recently finished an artistic residency in India.
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Presented as part of The Richard H. Driehaus Curricula for the Built Environment at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. The ICAA is very grateful to The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for its generous support of this program.
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New Heights, the ICAA's program for middle school students hosted at schools throughout the country, is now in its tenth year in partnership with Marymount School of New York. The 2025 edition, New Heights X: Memory Manifested, invited eighth-grade students to spend a full week exploring the history and development of New York City’s architecture. Through hands-on activities, walking tours, and urban sketching sessions, students examined how the built environment has evolved, and applied those lessons to a final project: designing a pavilion for Central Park. This year’s program placed special emphasis on the idea that the buildings around us are shaped by a series of decisions made by architects, which ultimately reflect the values, principles, and aspirations of our society as a whole.
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| | ICAA IN THE NEWS: THE 2025 ARTHUR ROSS AWARDS | | |
“Specimens for the Architectural Lectures” is how Thomas Jefferson described the intent of his use of different versions of the classical orders for his design of the University of Virginia. Not only did his scheme result in a visually striking complex, it formed a unique medium for imparting architectural knowledge to its students. Even 200 years later Jefferson’s “Academical Village” continues to be an effective means for teaching both basics and nuances of the classical language. To this end, Calder Loth’s video lecture offers insights on each of the complex’s orders and relates them to the published sources Jefferson used for reference. Included in the presentation are the ancient structures from which the orders and their details were derived. Also revealed are some of our architect-president’s personal touches to the orders.
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At the 24th Annual McKim Lecture, presented on March 12, 2025, the ICAA was honored to welcome Michael Imber, President of Michael G. Imber Architects, as distinguished speaker.
The Art of the Architect celebrates the role that drawing and watercolor painting play in architecture. Architectural drawing as we know it dates from the Renaissance, but with the arrival of computer design programs this ancient art—formed of pen, pencil, and brushstrokes on paper—is sometimes regarded as obsolete. In his lecture Michael Imber demonstrates what a vital contribution the architect can still make at every stage of an architectural project.
Michael’s sketches allow him to visualize his environment more clearly, and they provide an immediate visual language with which he can communicate with his team, craftsmen, and clients resulting in authentic and timeless architecture connecting to the landscape.
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The ICAA, INTBAU, and The King's Foundation are pleased to continue their collaboration with The Architecture of Place: In Conversation with..., a series of interviews featuring three architects and scholars from different backgrounds and points of view: John Smylie, Tiffany Abernathy, and Dr. Patricia Canelas.
In this iteration of the series, Tiffany Abernathy interviews Dr. Patricia Canelas about her scholarship and design perspectives.
Patricia Canelas is Course Director and a Lecturer for the Master's in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Kellogg College. Previously Patricia has held academic positions at the University College London and University of Reading in the UK, and at Escola Superior de Actividades Imobiliárias and Universidade Católica in Portugal. Prior to her academic roles, Patricia worked as an architect and urban planner and continues to work in policy making and analysis at local and national levels in Portugal and the UK.
She holds a PhD in Planning from the Bartlett, UCL, UK (2017) a Master’s in Architecture from University of California, Berkeley, US (2008), a postgraduate degree in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design from Universidade Católica (2006) and a 5-year degree in Architecture from Universidade Lusíada, Portugal (2001).
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Presented as part of The Richard H. Driehaus Curricula for the Built Environment at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. The ICAA is very grateful to The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for its generous support of this program.
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On Monday, May 12th, 2025, the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) welcomed guests to celebrate the lifetime achievements of the winners of the 44th Annual Arthur Ross Awards. The ceremony, held for the first time at Cipriani 42nd Street, drew a record number of 550 attendees and raised nearly $1 million, which will support the ICAA’s educational programs, including continuing education courses, university workshops, architectural intensives, and more. Honored during the ceremony were Hugh Petter (Architecture), Brockschmidt & Coleman (Interior Design), Hank Silver (Artisanship & Craftsmanship), Craig Bergmann Landscape Design (Landscape), the New York Landmarks Conservancy (Stewardship), and Clive Aslet (Board of Directors Honor).
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