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Category Archives: Traditional Architecture
San Clemente, CA
San Clemente is a small hillside town in Southern California, set just off the Pacific Coast. Admittedly, it seems rather ordinary when compared to the numerous idyllic towns along Highway 1 (Carmel, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Diego, etc…). However it provides yet another example of the enduring value and charm of simple, vernacular [...]
Palm Springs, CA
Palm Springs may be famous for its monotony of mid-20th century modernism, but prior to that passing fad the region was richly enhanced by Spanish architectural traditions. The style and character of Southern California’s Spanish missions were incorporated into buildings of many types throughout the region, reaching Palm Springs and beyond.
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Redlands, CA
Like many towns across the country, the Redlands, California of today would be unrecognizable to a resident from 70 years ago. A good (but small) T5 urban core remains, as do several beautiful civic buildings. A few T3 and T4 residential streets remain intact, standing in stark contrast to the sprawling morass of tract homes [...]
Georgetown, DC
Georgetown is an incredible neighborhood on the west side of Washington, DC. It has a great mix of residential and retail background buildings, animated by a rich and vibrant street life.
Winter Park, FL
Recently the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America’s Florida Chapter hosted Winter Park Tour d’Elegance, an architectural tour of several key areas of Winter Park, Florida. Notable sites included Rollins College (see previous post), Park Avenue, and Casa Feliz (designed by architect James Gamble Rogers).
Rollins College, FL
Rollins College is one of the most beautiful campus in Florida, and was the site of Winter Park Tour d’Elegance, a recent tour hosted by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America’s Florida Chapter. Notable architects with buildings on the campus include Ralph Adams Cram, James Gamble Rogers, and Kiehnel & Elliot.
Annapolis, MD
The Annapolis urban center is definitely worth a visit if you’re ever in the area. It is home to a great mix of colonial civic, residential, and commercial architecture.
Palm Beach, FL
The architecture of Palm Beach is absolutely stunning. Mizner, Fatio, and others really set the bar high with their early-mid 20th century work. Fairfax & Sammons and Ferguson & Shamamian headline a smaller group of present-day architects continuing that early tradition. For an insider’s look at the town’s masterpieces, check out Palm Beach Houses.