Lecture I: Creating a Classic: Exploring Timeless Collaborations in Architecture & Design
Architecture & Design
Lecture Series
Creating a Classic: Timeless Collaborations in Architecture & Design
Panel: Gil Schafer
Rita Konig
Cecilia de Grelle
Moderator: Jennifer Ash Rudick
Cocktails & Conversation
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Lecture
6:00 – 7:00 pm
2410 Florida Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Join us as renowned architects, landscape architects, and interior designers come together to share their insights and experiences in collaboration design.
The ICAA FL Chapter is delighted to offer this unique opportunity to shed light on collaborations within our own membership, many of which are past Addison Mizner Award Recipients, as we announce our 13th Annual Addison Mizner Award Call for Entries.
Moderator Jennifer Ash Rudick will discuss with our lecture panel, who has a history of design collaboration, the creative process across the professions of architecture, interior design, and landscape. They will highlight their Addison Mizner Award winning projects and others, and talk about their collaborations over the years through engaging conversation and imagery.
Panel
Award-winning architect Gil Schafer is one of the country’s leading practitioners of contemporary classical architecture. He is a member of Architectural Digest’s AD100, a winner of Veranda’s “Art of Design Award,” a recipient of the Arthur Ross Award for Architecture, and the subject of the recent PBS documentary, “Design in Mind: Unlocking the Mysteries of Place.” Gil is the author of the bestselling books The Great American House, A Place to Call Home, and the newly released Home At Last. He serves on the Yale School of Architecture Dean’s Council and the board of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, and was president and then chairman of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art for over a decade. When he’s not traveling for work, he divides his time with his family between New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Maine. Learn more at schaferbuccellato.com and follow him on Instagram @gilschaferthearchitect and @schaferbuccellato.
Known throughout the U.K. and U.S. for her fresh take on traditional style, award-winning interior designer and design journalist Rita Konig is regularly included on Architectural Digest’s AD100 and ELLE Decor’s A-List, and in 2024, was honored as Condé Nast’s House & Garden “Designer of the Year Award.” In addition to having her work featured on the covers of various international magazines, Rita has written design advice columns for some of the world’s top publications, including British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar US, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph and House & Garden. Rita’s stylish product design collaborations with luxury brands like Schumacher, The Lacquer Company, and Oficina Inglesa are beloved by designers, architects and homeowners alike. To learn more, visit ritakonig.com and follow Rita on Instagram @ritakonig.
With more than 30 years of experience, Cecilia has become a celebrated designer of high-end residential gardens, transforming outdoor spaces throughout South Florida and the Caribbean. Her work blends the natural beauty of tropical environments with meticulous design, creating luxurious, harmonious landscapes that are both visually stunning and functional. Her artistry and skill in this domain were honored in 2013 when she received the Addison Mizner Award for Landscape Design from the Institute of Classical Architecture.
Moderator
Jennifer Ash Rudick
Jennifer Ash Rudick is an author, and documentary filmmaker who has written numerous feature articles for national newspapers and magazines including the Washington Post, Architectural Digest, Town & Country Magazine, and Veranda. She is currently the Design Editor-at-Large for Galerie Magazine. Jennifer is the author of six books which have sold over a million copies including PALM BEACH CHIC, OUT EAST; Houses of the Hamptons, CITY OF ANGELS; Houses and Gardens of Los Angeles, and SUMMER TO SUMMER; Houses by the Sea and PALM BEACH LIVING (Vendome Press) and THE EXPECTANT FATHER HANDBOOK (Abbeville Press). As a documentary filmmaker, Jennifer originated and produced IRIS, directed by Al Maysles, (distributed by Magnolia Pictures and Netflix, POV). She is the producer of the SCANDALOUS; The Untold story of the National Enquirer (CNN Films). Both documentaries were nominated for an Emmy. She is currently producing/directing a feature documentary on artist Marilyn Minter. Jennifer sits on the board of the Maysles Documentary Center and is a trustee of the Kenyon Literary Review. She was graduated from Kenyon College and has an MFA in fiction from The New School of Social Research.
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