In its 30th Year, the Richard Morris Hunt Prize Redoubles its Impact

Posted on 1 January 2020 by rmhprize

Simon Petot-Bottin, Brian Bauer (U.S. Embassy Cultural Attaché), Bérénice Gaussuin, Michèle le Ménestrel Ullrich, James Walbridge, Robert Ivy, Barbara Lambec, Pierre Gommier

At a moment of global environmental concern, one organization is supporting greater scholarship in conserving the built environment — the Richard Morris Hunt Prize. Founded in 1990, the Richard Morris Hunt Prize awards two prizes each year to two laureates, a Fellow and a Scholar, practicing architects specializing in historic preservation. Grants are alternatively given
to French and American recipients to support in-depth research travel in the two countries. During the Richard Morris Hunt Jury on December 6th, 2019, the remarkable quality of all four finalists motivated the decision to give not only the annual RMHP Fellow and Scholar awards, but also two special 30th Anniversary Grants. Their subjects were thoroughly relevant and contemporary. Continue reading →

Posted on 6 December 2019 by rmhprize

RICHARD MORRIS HUNT PRIZE JURY

Paris, December 6^th, 2019 – 1:00 p.m.

Hôtel de Talleyrand / George C. Marshall Center

Embassy of the United States of America

See invitation here

Robert Ivy, FAIA – Chair, Exec. VP & CEO, American Institute of Architects (AIA), RMHP Hon. Director

James Walbridge, AIA, HDR, Inc. Director, President, Architects Foundation, RMHP Co-Chairman

Michèle le Menestrel Ullrich, FHS Founding President, RMHP Founder and Co-Chairman

Philippe Cieren, IGP, Ministère de la Culture et de la communication

Valérie Duponchelle, Grand Reporter – Le Figaro

Pierre-Antoine Gatier, de l’Institut FAIA, ACMH, IGMH, Richard Morris Hunt Fellow 1991

Florence Jeanjean, Richard Morris Hunt Prize France Program Director

Susan Kendall, Psy.D. – Psychologist

Luc Liogier, Director, ENSA Paris-Malaquais (Beaux-Arts)

Léopold Lombard, Architect, Vice President – Les Amis du Richard Morris Hunt Prize

Benoît Melon, Director, Centre des Hautes Études de Chaillot

Sophie Nadeau, representing the Embassy of the United States of America in Paris

Diane de Roquette-Buisson, French Heritage Society Student Exchange Program Chairman

Béatrix Saule, Directeur-Conservateur, Château de Versailles (H)

Sophie Semblat-Walhain, ABF, Architecte en Chef des Résidences présidentielles

Excused:

Philippe Bélaval, Conseiller d’État, Président du Centre des Monuments Nationaux

Bruno Favel – Ministère de la Culture / Director of European and International Affairs

Denis de Kergorlay – French Heritge Society President

Philippe Prost, Principal, Agence d’Architecture Philippe Prost

Didier Repellin, ACMH, IGMH (H), Agence RL et Associés, Lyon

Jean-Christophe Simon – IGMH, RMHP Fellow 1993

Elizabeth Stribling – French Heritage Society Chairman

Notre Dame de Paris

Posted on 11 July 2019 by rmhprize

In April 2013, Benjamin Mouton, accompanied by Michèle le Menestrel Ullrich, left for the United States for an RMHP Série de Prestige of four conferences presented on the occasion of the Jubilee of the 850th anniversary of Notre Dame Cathedral. The first conference, held at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., was presided by French Ambassador François Delattre. The event’s great success could not be denied as Benjamin gave his conference before a standing-room only auditorium at the Penn School of Design (University of Pennsylvania). As Bonita Mueller, RMHP Fellow, wrote, ”I have always been one of Benjamin’s biggest fans … the Richard Morris Hunt Prize lecture series was a resounding success.” For the third conference, the trip continued to Columbia University in New York thanks to the generous invitation of Professor Jorge Otero Pailos. Newport was the site of the last conference by Benjamin Mouton, welcomed by the Preservation Society in memory of our great Richard Morris Hunt.

Benjamin carried high the banner of French heritage preservation while also waving the colors of the RMHP. Today, for us, Benjamin Mouton revisits his close personal relationship with Notre Dame. Please follow this link:
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Brick in Historic Constructions: Raw or Cooked?

Posted on 1 June 2019 by rmhprize

In Paris, Elsa Ricaud, 2012 RMHP Fellow and expert in raw-earth construction materials, participated in the École de Chaillot’s 10^thannual Journée d’étude on May 17, 2019, revealing some of the secrets surrounding historic uses of the materiel, whether in its raw or kiln-fired form.

Elsa is responsible for a class given by the École de Chaillot, a class which is also offered in Morocco, on restoration techniques for built heritage in earthen materials. She also teaches at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles in its master’s-level research program “Architecture et ses territoires”. Elsa is associate at the Sunmetron architectural firm in Paris.

RMHP Fellow Inaugurate New FHS Chicago Chapter

Posted on 23 February 2019 by rmhprize

Mary Brush, 2005 Richard Morris Hunt Prize Fellow, guest of honor at the opening of the Chicago Chapter of French Heritage Society, delivered the inaugural address on February 20, 2019, on the topic of: