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October 16, 2024
The ICAA is a nonprofit educational organization committed to promoting and preserving the practice, understanding, and appreciation of traditional design.
This edition of World of Classicism is sponsored by L. Lumpkins Architect, Inc.
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ARTICLES & VIDEOS: NEW THIS ISSUE
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At the 23rd Annual McKim Lecture, presented on March 6, 2024, the ICAA was honored to welcome Hugh Petter, Director of ADAM Architecture and master-planner, as distinguished speaker.
In his lecture, Hugh draws upon his academic research and the varied project work published in his recent monograph, Living Tradition, to lay out how he believes the past has so much to teach us as we wrestle with contemporary design problems, and how we can produce new buildings that are not only elegant, enduring, and highly sustainable, but which also sit comfortably alongside their older neighbors and landscape settings to create beautiful, harmonious places.
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Hugh Petter is an architect and master-planner with a profound and wide-ranging interest in traditional architecture and contextual urbanism. He is architect to the Duchy of Cornwall and His Majesty’s Duchy of Lancaster. Since 1997 Hugh has been a director of ADAM Architecture, employing over 130 people in Winchester and London.
Hugh’s work is widely published. He has written numerous articles and essays and is a visiting tutor and external examiner to several colleges across the UK and overseas.
A monograph, Living Tradition: The Architecture and Urbanism of Hugh Petter, was published by Triglyph Books in October 2023.
Thank you to our Partner Sponsors:
John B. Murray Architect
Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation
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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 from different backgrounds and points of view: Alireza Sagharchi, Wesam Al Asali, and María Fernanda Sánchez.
In this iteration of the series, Austin Tunnell interviews Mamdouh Sakr about his work, background, and design perspective.
Mamdouh Sakr, PhD, is an architect and an Islamic Architectural Historian with theoretical and practical experience in the fields of traditional urbanism, architecture and arts and crafts. After graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Architecture Department, I joined the architectural firm of the renowned architect Rami el Dahan, where he gained considerable experience in traditional building materials, techniques and their application in contemporary contexts. One of the key highlights from this experience is his work in designing a number of private residences and tourist resorts in Egypt and the Middle East. Working in the “Aga Khan Cultural Services- Egypt,” a company of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, was another significant step in his career. Being part of such a monumental development project which has revived the heart of Islamic Cairo, enabled Mamdouh to understand and develop a strong approach in addressing the multi-layered problems of the social and urban fabric of the historic city. In addition, he has participated in the design of a number of private residences and tourist resorts in Egypt and the Middle East.
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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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At the 22nd Annual McKim Lecture, presented on March 8, 2023, the ICAA was honored to welcome Melissa DelVecchio, partner and director of research at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, as distinguished speaker, to speak about the architectural significance—past, present, and future—of Yale University.
Yale University is notable among American campuses for its bold mix of contemporary and traditional architecture—individualistic buildings by leading modernist architects are at once framed and complemented by an impressive array of traditional buildings, old and new.
Melissa DelVecchio is a partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects and is on the Board of the ICAA. She is the design lead for many of the firm’s most complex academic and institutional projects, and directs the Research Department. Building upon her education that included an intensive study of classical architecture and a subsequent immersion into contemporary design, her work synthesizes tradition and invention, reinforcing the many visual, social, environmental, and cultural influences that give places identity and meaning.
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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 from different backgrounds and points of view: Alireza Sagharchi, Wesam Al Asali, and María Fernanda Sánchez.
In this iteration of the series, Joachim Tantau interviews Austin Tunnell about his work, background, and design perspective.
After a brief stint as a CPA at KPMG and 2 years in the Peace Corps, Austin’s path into building began in the jungles of Panama where he was first introduced to the idea that how we build shapes how we live. Captured by the idea, he went on to apprentice for a master mason and timber framer. He taught himself design along the way, his drawings informed by understanding of the mediums he was working with, and inspired by the simple act of studying buildings he found beautiful. He sharpened his design and construction chops in Carlton Landing— winning 2 national awards in the process—before, in 2022, bringing Oklahoma City its first new structural brick masonry home in generations—with many more to come.
Austin is a relentless innovator, always experimenting with better ways of doing things. He plans to expand Building Culture to include apprenticeship programs, R&D, manufacturing, education and resale of traditional materials and methods—aiming to build a culture that expresses its ideals in a multi-century architecture: a whole new Building Culture.
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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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The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) is proud to recognize Artspace, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the distinguished recipient of the 2024 Gindroz Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing. The Gindroz Award recognizes excellence in the design and implementation of affordable housing in the classical tradition. The award panel considers the unique challenges of designing and building high-quality affordable housing, project contexts, community engagement, social impact, and commitment to building neighborhoods for all. Artspace was awarded for its exceptional commitment to addressing affordable housing and maintaining local arts communities through thoughtful historic preservation.
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The ICAA is grateful for the support of the Muse Family Foundation for making the Gindroz Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing possible.
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