Sixte Doussau de Bazignan, 2018 Fellow, hard at work at the AIA’s historic Octagon House headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Richard Morris Hunt Prize was founded at Octagon House in 1990.
The Richard Morris Hunt Prize mourns a dear friend
Alan Schwartzman, RMHP Jury’s Guest of Honor, Dec. 3, 2017, in Paris
Yesterday evening, March 8th, with his two sons at his side, Alan Schwartzman, FAIA, joined his beloved wife, Ruth, who departed us last winter.
A faithful and constructive friend of the Richard Morris Hunt Prize from its very inception, it was Alan, founding member of AIA-EUROPE, who first introduced us to the American Institute of Architects. The French government awarded him the rank of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
All of our thanks to this fine man and great professional. À Dieu.
News from ICOMOS International
Jean-Christophe Simon, RMHP Fellow 1993, Architecte et Urbaniste en Chef de l’État, Inspecteur Général des Patrimoines with the French Ministry of Culture, has just been selected as a new board member at ICOMOS International. A specialist in Cambodian restoration problems, Simon has been invited by that country’s government to conduct training for its preservation supervisors.
Architecture in motion: is it possible?
By Jacqueline Mainguy / Translation Jeanette Weston
The Rolex Centre under construction, Lausanne, July 2009 / Photo Epfil Alain Herzog
Did Lausanne and the hills bordering the Leman inspire Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, creators of the Japanese studio Sanaa, in designing the Rolex Learning Center for the Federal Polytechnic (EPFL)? An “architecture in motion” where a harmonious curve combines space, nature and spirit… The Ecole Spéciale de Lausanne (its original name) specialized in science and technology, was founded in 1853. Since then much has changed. Little by little a campus was created, a surprising campus without a proper central area, empty of places to meet. The Rolex Center, an experimental project, meets this need. Continue reading
RMHP at Paris-Belleville School of Architecture Conference
Honoring America’s Architectural Heritage
The 4th in a series of annual seminars bringing together architecture schools in the Réseau scientifique et thématique d’enseignement et de recherche dans le champ du patrimoine will be held at ENSA Paris-Belleville February 8-10, 2018. This encounter between teachers and researchers gives opportunities for exchange on the theme of education and training both in France and abroad, as well as enhancing the Architecture, Patrimoine et Création network put in place by the French Ministry of Culture in January of this year. Thanks to a partnership with the Richard Morris Hunt Prize, the event will specifically highlight the United States as this year’s focus country. Three American architects as well as a number of French RMHP Fellows and Scholars will be in attendance for debates and presentations over the course of these three days.
With the support of the American Embassy in Paris
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