The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, founded as two separate nonprofit organizations in 1991 and 1968, respectively, merged in 2002 as a national organization dedicated to advancing the classical tradition in architecture, urbanism and their allied arts. It does so though education, publication, and advocacy. Today there are eleven regional and local Institute chapters together extending this unique public service:
Charleston, Charlotte, Florida, Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Northern California, Southern California, Southeast, Tennessee, Texas
The organization is a valued educational resource for students of art, planning, and architecture, design professionals, and the general public assisted today by the growing network of regional and local chapters. The ICA&CA offers a wide array of programs: a Master of Science degree with concentration in classical design with Georgia Tech; continuing education classes; travel programs; lectures; salons; and conferences. It publishes an academic journal called The Classicist as well as the acclaimed book series called the “Classical America Series in Art and Architecture”. The Grand Central Academy of Art flourishes as the Institute’s division of fine arts pedagogy.
Partnerships with non-architect home builders via the American Institute of Building Design as well as Habitat for Humanity International bring the traditional design skills sustained and disseminated by the Institute to bear in diverse communities across America. A blog further offers a voice for advocacy.