UVU Architecture Fall 2020 Lecture Series

In conjunction with Utah Valley University, the ICAA Utah Chapter has organized an exciting line-up of speakers this fall. All lectures are free for members and the public! The lectures will be broadcast live at 6:00pm from the campus of Utah Valley University. Bradford Houston October 14"Contemporary Classical Design: Lessons Learned in Professional Practice" The … Continue reading UVU Architecture Fall 2020 Lecture Series

ICAA Utah Evening Panel Discussion – Springville Museum of Art

  IS THE CLASSICAL TRADITION  RELEVANT TODAY?    Join us for a panel discussion  with modern classicists.    This event is in conjunction with "The Classical Tradition:  Serenity, Simplicity and Harmony" Exhibit  Presented by The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art  Utah Chapter   January 11, 6:30 PM Learn More RSVP SUPPORTING SPONSORS:

IN BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE FUTURE: Architectural Preservation Today – A Salon Discussion

Salon Discussion:  The format for evening salons is a brief presentation from a Utah architect or artist followed by open discussion around an important debate in architecture and art. All ICAA members and friends are invited. Date: Wednesday, November 16, 5pm - 6:30pm  Location: CRSA Architects  649 E South Temple,  Salt Lake City, UT Cost: … Continue reading IN BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE FUTURE: Architectural Preservation Today – A Salon Discussion

2016 Temple on Mount Zion Conference

Some of our ICAA members with interests in sacred architecture, temples, or precedents of the Ancient Near East may want to attend the following conference this weekend on  Saturday, November 5, 2016. The third “Temple on Mount Zion” Conference in memory of Matthew B. Brown is upcoming. Saturday, November 5, 2016 Room 251 of the Tanner Building (TNRB) Brigham … Continue reading 2016 Temple on Mount Zion Conference

Eccles Organ Festival 2016-2017 Season

Some of our Institute of Classical Architecture and Art members may be interested in the following upcoming events. The Eccles Organ Festival is an internationally recognized organ recital series, which seeks to provide the highest quality and most engaging organ performances free of charge to Salt Lake audiences, as well as masterclasses and public lectures. … Continue reading Eccles Organ Festival 2016-2017 Season

Sacred Space Sacred Thread Conference

Some of our Institute of Classical Architecture & Art members may find the following conference of interest.   Religious scholars and theologians will join faith leaders from diverse faith traditions to explore the power, purpose and meaning of sacred spaces and sacred clothing in everyday life and worship. What can the ancients teach us about … Continue reading Sacred Space Sacred Thread Conference

Salt Lake Temple Architectural Tour – July 20th

Dr. Lance Harding and Val Brinkerhoff will be giving an architectural tour of one of Utah's historic landmarks, the Salt Lake Temple, on Wednesday, July 20th from 7-8pm (no charge). For those interested in joining the tour, meet at the southeast corner of the temple for the one hour tour on the exterior symbolism and sacred geometry of … Continue reading Salt Lake Temple Architectural Tour – July 20th

10 Myths About Contemporary Sacred Architecture

by Duncan Stroik 1. The Second Vatican Council requires us to reject traditional church architecture and design new churches in a Modernist style. This myth is based more on what Roman Catholics have built during the past thirty years than on what the Church has taught. Even by professional accounts, the church architecture of the … Continue reading 10 Myths About Contemporary Sacred Architecture

From Esquisse to Analytique: Learning from Sketching Buildings

On April 15-16th the ICAA Utah chapter held its first (sold-out) event of the year where students, architects, and designers were taught from Stephen Chrisman how to study buildings through analytical sketches. From architectural composition to a building's parti, participants learned how to analyze a building during a field study of the Utah State Capitol … Continue reading From Esquisse to Analytique: Learning from Sketching Buildings

Now Online: Classicist Journal Issues 11 & 12

  Classicist, No. 12 The latest edition of the Classicist journal includes a roundtable discussion of Heterodoxia Architectonica, as well as articles by George Saumarez Smith on “The Space between the Orders: The Classical Landscape,” Calder Loth on “An Order for America: The Scamozzi Ionic Capital,” and Jonathan Foyle on “Stowe House,” among others. Edited … Continue reading Now Online: Classicist Journal Issues 11 & 12