Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

Programs

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Experience what the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art has to offer: A valuable educational resource, the ICAA presents an array of unique programs for design professionals, the general public, and students of art, planning, and architecture. Programs include continuing education classes; studio-based seminars; lectures; conferences; travel; and walking tours. The “Classical America Series on Art and Architecture” produces both important reprints and new books on the classical tradition and the Institute is also the publisher of an award-winning journal, The Classicist. The Grand Central Academy of Art flourishes as the Institute’s division of fine arts pedagogy in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Learn more about each of our offerings below.

Upcoming Programs

The Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors

Thursday, February 9; Reception at 6:30 PM; Lecture at 7:00 PM Read More »

Southeast Chapter: Sixth Annual Shutze Awards Ceremony & Celebration

Saturday, February 11, 2012; 6:30-8:30 pm Read More »

The Vintage House: A Guide to Successful Renovations and Additions

Wednesday, February 22, 2012; Reception at 6:30 PM; Lecture at 7:00 PM Read More »

Northern California Chapter: Proportions I & II with Steve Bass

February 25-26, 2012 Read More »

Northern California Chapter: Lecture with Dr. Gray A. Brechin, “Time in the Palace: Bernard Maybeck’s Palace of Fine Arts in Context”

February 28, 2012; 6:00 – 8:00 pm Read More »

The Beaux-Arts Atelier initial application deadline.

March 1, 2012 Read More »

Tour of the Harkness House

Saturday March 3, 2012 Read More »

Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden

Thursday, March 8; Reception at 6:30 PM; Lecture at 7:00 PM Read More »

Northern California Chapter: Lecture with Dr. David Watkin, Cambridge University Professor Emeritus, “Classical Language Past and Present”

March 21, 2012; 6:00 – 8:00 pm Read More »

Northern California Chapter: Drawing the Doric Order with Domiane Forte

March 24, 2012 Read More »

Winterthur: Traditional American Rooms

Wednesday, March 28; Reception at 6:30 PM; Lecture at 7:00 PM Read More »

Northern California Chapter: Drawing the Ionic Order with Domiane Forte

April 21, 2012 Read More »

Northern California Chapter: Drawing the Corinthian Order with Domiane Forte

May 19, 2012 Read More »

Upcoming Courses

Theory of Proportion: A Perennial Pathway of Beauty

1 Session Intensive: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Read More »

Proportion in Practice

4 evening sessions: Wednesdays, February 29–March 21, 2012 Read More »

Introduction to Linear Perspective

1 weekend Session: Saturday, March 10, 2012 Read More »

Traditional Drafting by Hand

6 evening sessions: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 13–29, 2012 Read More »

Reading Vitruvius

5 weekend sessions: Saturdays, March 24, 31, April 14, 21, 28, 2012 Read More »

Overview of Molding Types and Drawing the Tuscan Order

1 weekend session: Saturday, May 19, 2012 Read More »

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