Upcoming Events

CPSA sponsors tours and trips in US and abroad to study Palladian architecture and its influence on America. Planned events are announced below.

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Madison Spencer: Projects and design in architectural practice

8 - 9pm Feb 12, 2025

Madison Spencer

Madison Spencer, architect and planner, graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia and established his design partnership based in Charlottesville in 1991. He was selected by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art as one of the “Classicist 100” in 2002.

He has undertaken projects in collaboration with celebrated designers and classicists Ralph Harvard, Demetri Porphyrios, John Saladino, and David Easton as well as with British garden designers George Carter and Xa Tollemache here in the United States as well as abroad. Several of his projects involve the rescue of landmark historic properties and gardens.

Spencer lectures frequently on architectural and planning matters. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Georgian Society, the Irish Georgian Society, the Decorative Arts Trust, and is a fellow of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism based in London.

This free event is open to your colleagues, associates and friends, please pass along this invitation!

Palladianism in Ireland

February 18, 6 – 7:30 pm, hold the date!
Charlottesville, VA
In-person and Zoom

Chris Moore

Trinity College, Dublin, BA and MA. National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Historic Buildings Representative, Fine Arts Lecturer, Office of Public Works, former board member of the Irish Georgian Foundation

(RSVP Link forthcoming with additional details)

Philadelphia Historic Tour

Philadelphia, PA

Spring 2025

(Rescheduled from 2024)

Information forthcoming

Calder Loth: (topic to be determined)

8 - 9 pm July 9
Calder Loth

Calder Loth earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in architectural history from the University of Virginia and was the Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.  He has lectured on Palladio and Palladianism in numerous venues, served as a co-curator of the Royal Institute of British Architects traveling exhibition "Palladio and His Legacy," opening in 2010 at Morgan Library in New York.  Calder’s video lecture, "Palladio's Book IV," is posted on YouTube where it has received more than 19,000 views.  Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHxWKfPUk0&t=7s

This free event is open to your colleagues, associates and friends, please pass along this invitation!

Institute for Classical Architecture and Art Online Offerings

Ongoing

CPSA’s own Calder Loth presents several topics which can be enjoyed on the website of the ICAA. For example, Greek Classicism: A Design Resource for Historic and Contemporary Architecture, Part I

https://www.classicist.org/articles/greek-classicism-a-design-resource-for-historic-and-contemporary-architecture-with-calder-loth-part-i/