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ARTICLES & VIDEOS: NEW THIS ISSUE

In June 2023 the Southeast Chapter of the ICAA, in collaboration with the North Carolina Chapter, hosted the ICAA Southeast Bunny Mellon Garden Symposium - An Exploration of Southeastern Landscapes: Mountains to Prairies. Designers, students, and enthusiasts gathered for a three-day conference in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, enjoying tours and lectures by preeminent experts in garden and landscape design.

The Symposium's first lecture was presented by Robert Balentine, who introduced the guests to the Southern Highlands Reserve, the nonprofit organization he founded with his wife Betty Balentine. Located in western North Carolina at an elevation of 4,500 feet, the Southern Highlands Reserve is a woodland garden that protects a unique ecosystem of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the preservation, cultivation, and display of plants native to the region and by advocating for their value through education, restoration, and research. In his lecture, Robert offers a brief history of the region's flora and fauna, and then presents a behind-the-scenes look at how the Reserve is working to protect these species today.

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 Bunny Mellon Curricula

Lead Sponsor: Hollander Design Landscape Architects, Garden Symposium Sponsor: Kathryn M. and Ronald J. Herman Charitable Foundation, Garden Design Prize Sponsor: Harrison Design, Continuing Education and Public Programs Sponsor: Charlotte Moss, Film Series Sponsor: Janice Parker Landscape Architects

ARTICLES & VIDEOS: PREVIOUS ISSUE

For four weeks in June and July, the ICAA's headquarters in New York City welcomes twenty students and professionals from across the country for the Summer Studio in Classical Architecture. The Summer Studio incorporates lectures, field drawing, site visits, hand drafting, and watercolor rendering in an intensive program that instructs attendees in the principles and applications of classical architecture, and culminates in a design project for a new classical building.

In a video overview of this year’s Summer Studio, which took place from June 12th to July 8th, participants hailing from universities and firms across the country share their experiences, which brought them from the classroom to the offices of classical architectural firms, and of course to the neighborhoods, parks, and cultural institutions of New York City, as part of a fully immersive program that stands without parallel.

Kimberly Driessen-Greitzer, a participant in the ICAA's travel program "A Grand Tour of Sicily" in Spring of 2023, provides this remembrance of an unforgettable experience. The tour, arranged by Classical Excursions, brought travelers to architectural and design treasures of Sicily, including everything from exclusive receptions at private villas and palazzos to tours of magnificent ancient Greek temples, on a journey that extended from Palermo to Noto and all points in between.

Learn more about the ICAA's travel programs, which bring classical enthusiasts to architecture and design destinations around the world.

NATIONAL CALENDAR: MULTI-DAY PROGRAMS

NATIONAL CALENDAR: CONTINUING EDUCATION

NATIONAL CALENDAR: AWARDS & PRIZES

Submissions Due: McKim, Mead & White Awards

Submissions Due: Bunny Mellon Garden Design Prize

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NATIONAL CALENDAR: ICAA TRAVEL PROGRAMS

September 23rd -30th, 2023 - SOLD OUT

In partnership with Classical Excursions, this tour of the hidden gems of Naples and the Amalfi Coast will bring participants to grand palaces, stunning churches, and private houses and gardens of Positano and Capri, along an abundance of museums, workshops, and more.

October 2nd-9th, 2023 - SOLD OUT

This special tour of Yorkshire, led by architectural historian Oliver Gerrish, begins and ends in London, and includes exclusive curatorial tours of stately homes throughout the region. Participants will have the unique opportunity to enjoy private dinners and luncheons at some of the area's greatest houses, while meeting architects along the way.

November 9th-12th, 2023 - SOLD OUT

Participants in this exclusive tour of Washington D.C.'s architectural treasures will stay at the Hay-Adams Hotel and visit private clubs, historic homes, monumental civic structures, and grand estates including Dumbarton Oaks, Tudor Place, and the Hillwood Estate, among others.

December 5th-8th, 2023 - SOLD OUT

Enjoy visits to private estates in Palm Beach where participants will gain an insiders view of rarely-seen architectural and design masterieces, alongside a thorough exploration of the city's legendary civic architecture.

This journey will include walking tours of Old Havana, a visit to Finca Vigía, the historic home of Ernest Hemingway, visits to iconic 20th century buildings including the Bacardi Building, the Hotel Rivera, and McKim, Mead & White’s Hotel Nacional de Cuba, and more.