Nominations and submissions for the 2011 Arthur Ross Awards are due on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Established in 1982 by Classical America chairman of the board, Arthur Ross, and its president, Henry Hope Reed, the Arthur Ross Awards were created to recognize and celebrate excellence in the classical tradition. From the beginning, the awards have recognized the achievements and contributions of architects, painters, sculptors, artisans, landscape designers, educators, publishers, patrons, and others dedicated to preserving and advancing the classical tradition.
The Arthur Ross Awards now encompass eleven categories: architecture, artisanship, community design, education, history and publishing, landscape design, painting/mural painting, patronage, rendering, sculpture, and stewardship. There is a limit of five awards selected each year from across this spectrum of vital and mutually-reinforcing roles, along occasionally with special recognition across categories as recommended by the Arthur Ross jury and affirmed by the board of directors as was the case with the multi-disciplinary salute to scholar, educator, and preservationist (and guest blogger), Calder Loth.
A jury consisting of ICA&CA board members, Council of Advisors, Fellows, and distinguished experts in pertinent professions chooses awardees each year. The 2011 jury chairman is William Harrison, ICA&CA board member and founder of Harrison Design Associates. Details on categories and criteria, submission and nomination requirements, and past winners are available now.
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America's president Paul Gunther has written an article for the Huffington Post online examining what goes into creating a successful public memorial space. See his article here:
How Will We Remember Ground Zero? Strawberry Fields Shows the Vital Importance of Good Design
Day 1: Sketching at the Campidoglio (below)
Day 1: Pencil Sketch of Campidoglio by Greg Shue
Day 2: Sketching at Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza- view of courtyard
Day 2: Watercolor Sketch of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza by Greg Shue
Day 2: The Pantheon- view looking through the front door
Day 3: Palazzo Farnese - view from cafe in Piazza Farnese
Day 3: Villa Farnesina - rear elevation
Day 4: Courtyard at Villa Farnese in Caprarola
Day 4: Statues
at the casino garden at Villa Farnese in Caprarola
Day 5: Piazza
del Popolo - the northern entrance to Rome
Day 6: Grave site in The Protestant Cemetery - acanthus plant is also mournfully drooping across the wall
On Saturday, June 5th, students, faculty, and staff gathered for the Final Critique, marking the end of the 2010 Summer Professional Intensive. This year's group of students was truly remarkable in that it was the first ICA&CA course for all. Below you'll find a list of students, and a sampling of the work they produced over the course of their week at the Institute.
Thanks to faculty, students and staff for making this year's Summer Professional Intensive a success!
Gerald Forsburg, President and
Principal Designer at Shenandoah Design, LLC, had this to say about the
program:
“The Summer Intensive was chock full of information and instruction that I have been hungering for since architectural school. I often felt like I was shunned for wanting to learn classical architecture in school. At the ICA, I was not only welcomed with open arms, but encouraged to pursue my passion of the classics. I had to re-awaken concepts, such as proportion, that had been driven from me during my postmodern education years ago. I am elated to have found the ICA and look forward to attending more courses, programs, lectures and instructional trips!”