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This weekend we had our kickoff event for the new Young & Emerging Professional groups. The Worth Avenue Walking Tour was led by local historian Rick Rose. Stay tuned for more events like these and mingle with the MOSAICS & PALMETTES at our next socially distanced event!

The MOSAICS and PALMETTES are comprised of young & emerging professionals, students, and enthusiast members of the ICAA FL Chapter who are dedicated to advancing the appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture, interior design, landscape design, urbanism, and the allied arts. The groups are designed to create and foster new and growing relationships with those who are starting out in the workforce and for those who are already established in the workforce. The goals of both groups are to assist young and emerging professionals in pursuing their career goals, opportunities, and business connections through social events, educational courses, and mentoring. To join the MOSAICS Young Professionals, ages 26-40, and PALMETTES Emerging Professionals, ages 18-25, visit our website or email Cecilia McCammon, Y&EP Co-Chair, at cdm151@miami.edu for more information.

Special thanks to your Young & Emerging Professionals Sponsor: @hedrickbrothersconstruction

Photos: @marywissinger

#icaaflorida
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#palmbeachhistory
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Don’t forget to join the Young & Emerging Professional groups TOMORROW for their first event – Worth Avenue Walking Tour. Details below or link in bio.

This historical walking tour of Worth Avenue will be comprised of a small group outdoor lecture with instruction in the history, architectural style, planning and detail of Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. We will meet at the fountain in Via Amore and walk through the incredibly charming vias and courtyards of Worth Avenue. Guided by local historian Rick Rose, participants will learn about Architect Addison Mizner’s development of South Florida and Palm Beach, as well as the materials, methods, design construction systems, products, finishes, and their application to the overall aesthetic of the courtyard spaces, urban plan, and building designs he developed.

The ICAA Florida Chapter Y&EP Group asks that all those in attendance please wear masks and practice social distancing whenever possible.

Who: Young & Emerging Professionals (age 18-40)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Via Amore, 256 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
Cost: Free with email RSVP. Space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot! Email Cecilia McCammon, Y&EP Co-Chair, at cdm151@miami.edu
Earn: 1 AIA CES Learning Unit Elective & 1 credit towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture
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Photo: Owen McGoldrick
Design: @smilandscapearchitecture

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Interested in the new Young & Emerging Professional groups. Come to their first event this Saturday - Worth Avenue Walking Tour. Details below or link in bio.

This historical walking tour of Worth Avenue will be comprised of a small group outdoor lecture with instruction in the history, architectural style, planning and detail of Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. We will meet at the fountain in Via Amore and walk through the incredibly charming vias and courtyards of Worth Avenue. Guided by local historian Rick Rose, participants will learn about Architect Addison Mizner’s development of South Florida and Palm Beach, as well as the materials, methods, design construction systems, products, finishes, and their application to the overall aesthetic of the courtyard spaces, urban plan, and building designs he developed.

The ICAA Florida Chapter Y&EP Group asks that all those in attendance please wear masks and practice social distancing whenever possible.

Who: Young & Emerging Professionals (age 18-40)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Via Amore, 256 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
Cost: Free with email RSVP. Space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot! Email Cecilia McCammon, Y&EP Co-Chair, at cdm151@miami.edu
Earn: 1 AIA CES Learning Unit Elective & 1 credit towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture

Photo: Owen McGoldrick
Design: @smilandscapearchitecture

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Want to learn about ICAA-FL’s new Young & Emerging Professional groups? Join the Mosaics & Palmettes at their first event this Saturday - Worth Avenue Walking Tour. Details below and link in bio.

This historical walking tour of Worth Avenue will be comprised of a small group outdoor lecture with instruction in the history, architectural style, planning and detail of Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. We will meet at the fountain in Via Amore and walk through the incredibly charming vias and courtyards of Worth Avenue. Guided by local historian Rick Rose, participants will learn about Architect Addison Mizner’s development of South Florida and Palm Beach, as well as the materials, methods, design construction systems, products, finishes, and their application to the overall aesthetic of the courtyard spaces, urban plan, and building designs he developed.

The ICAA Florida Chapter Y&EP Group asks that all those in attendance please wear masks and practice social distancing whenever possible.

Who: Young & Emerging Professionals (age 18-40)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Via Amore, 256 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
Cost: Free with email RSVP. Space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot! Email Cecilia McCammon, Y&EP Co-Chair, at cdm151@miami.edu
Earn: 1 AIA CES Learning Unit Elective & 1 credit towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture

Photo: Owen McGoldrick
Design: @smilandscapearchitecture

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Interested in the history, architecture, planning and detail of Worth Avenue, Palm Beach. Join the new Young & Emerging Professional groups and meet the members of the Mosaics & Palmettes this Saturday at their first event - Worth Avenue Walking Tour. Details below and link in bio.

This historical walking tour of Worth Avenue will be comprised of a small group outdoor lecture with instruction in the history, architectural style, planning and detail of Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. We will meet at the fountain in Via Amore and walk through the incredibly charming vias and courtyards of Worth Avenue. Guided by local historian Rick Rose, participants will learn about Architect Addison Mizner’s development of South Florida and Palm Beach, as well as the materials, methods, design construction systems, products, finishes, and their application to the overall aesthetic of the courtyard spaces, urban plan, and building designs he developed.

The ICAA Florida Chapter Y&EP Group asks that all those in attendance please wear masks and practice social distancing whenever possible.

Who: Young & Emerging Professionals (age 18-40)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Via Amore, 256 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
Cost: Free with email RSVP. Space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot! Email Cecilia McCammon, Y&EP Co-Chair, at cdm151@miami.edu
Earn: 1 AIA CES Learning Unit Elective & 1 credit towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture

Photo: @aly_burkhalter

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Join the Young & Emerging Professional groups and meet the members at their first event this Saturday - Worth Avenue Walking Tour. Details below or link in bio.

This historical walking tour of Worth Avenue will be comprised of a small group outdoor lecture with instruction in the history, architectural style, planning and detail of Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. We will meet at the fountain in Via Amore and walk through the incredibly charming vias and courtyards of Worth Avenue. Guided by local historian Rick Rose, participants will learn about Architect Addison Mizner’s development of South Florida and Palm Beach, as well as the materials, methods, design construction systems, products, finishes, and their application to the overall aesthetic of the courtyard spaces, urban plan, and building designs he developed.

The ICAA Florida Chapter Y&EP Group asks that all those in attendance please wear masks and practice social distancing whenever possible.

Who: Young & Emerging Professionals (age 18-40)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Via Amore, 256 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
Cost: Free with email RSVP. Space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot! Email Cecilia McCammon, Y&EP Co-Chair, at cdm151@miami.edu
Earn: 1 AIA CES Learning Unit Elective & 1 credit towards the Certificate in Classical Architecture

Photo: Owen McGoldrick
Design: @smilandscapearchitecture

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Come learn more about the new Young & Emerging Professional groups and meet the members at their first event: Worth Avenue Walking Tour

Palm Beach: Worth Avenue Walking Tour
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Via Amore, 256 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
Cost: Free with email RSVP. Space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot! Email Cecilia McCammon, Y&EP Co-Chair, at cdm151@miami.edu

This historical walking tour of Worth Avenue will be comprised of a small group outdoor lecture with instruction in the history, architectural style, planning and detail of Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. We will meet at the fountain in Via Amore and walk through the incredibly charming vias and courtyards of Worth Avenue.

Guided by local historian Rick Rose, participants will learn about Architect Addison Mizner’s development of South Florida and Palm Beach, as well as the materials, methods, design construction systems, products, finishes, and their application to the overall aesthetic of the courtyard spaces, urban plan, and building designs he developed.

The ICAA Florida Chapter Y&EP Group asks that all those in attendance please wear masks and practice social distancing whenever possible.

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1 DAY LEFT TO SUBMIT ENTRIES FOR THE 2020 ADDISON MIZNER AWARDS!

DEADLINE: TOMORROW NOVEMBER 6TH AT 5 PM!

Visit: www.flclassicist.org/award-call-entries/ for more information or click our link in the bio.

Thank you to our 2020 Patron’s Circle Sponsor –
Woolems Luxury Builders (@woolemsluxurybuilders)

Visit www.flclassicist.org to learn about Sponsorship Opportunities

#icaa
#icaaflorida
#ama
#addisonmiznerawards
#floridaarchitects
#floridadesigners
#classicalart
#architecture

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Introducing the ICAA Florida Chapter's New Young & Emerging Professional Groups! The MOSAICS and PALMETTES are comprised of young & emerging professionals, students, and enthusiast members of the ICAA FL Chapter who are dedicated to advancing the appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture, interior design, landscape design, urbanism, and the allied arts. The groups are designed to create and foster new and growing relationships with those who are starting out in the workforce and for those who are already established in the workforce. The goals of both groups are to assist young and emerging professionals in pursuing their career goals, opportunities, and business connections through social events, educational courses, and mentoring. To join the MOSAICS Young Professionals, ages 26-40, and PALMETTES Emerging Professionals, ages 18-25, visit our website.

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2 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT ENTRIES FOR THE 2020 ADDISON MIZNER AWARDS!

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 6th AT 5 PM!

Visit: www.flclassicist.org/award-call-entries/ for more information or click our link in the bio.

Thank you to our 2020 Patron’s Circle Sponsor –
Woolems Luxury Builders (@woolemsluxurybuilders)

Visit www.flclassicist.org to learn about Sponsorship Opportunities

#icaa
#icaaflorida
#ama
#addisonmiznerawards
#floridaarchitects
#floridadesigners
#classicalart
#architecture

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Check out these wonderful sketches of our last stop on the #FloridaSummerSketchTour! For our last week, we chose the @flaglermuseum in Palm Beach, Florida.

Thank you so much to all of our participants each week that created beautiful works of art. We appreciate your participation and loved seeing everyone’s creativity! Since May, we chose a different location throughout Florida to highlight significant historical buildings. We hope you enjoyed it.

Stay tuned for our new updates and programs for our chapter!

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Happy Labor Day! Join us for our LAST STOP on our #FloridaSummerSketchTour of the @flaglermuseum!

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Join us for our final stop on our FLORIDA SUMMER SKETCH TOUR, a weekly virtual sketching exercise.

This week's subject:
Whitehall, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach

Built in 1902 by Henry Flagler as a wedding present for his wife, Whitehall was designed by architects John Carrere and Thomas Hastings in the neoclassical Beaux Arts style made popular at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Whitehall, built in the Gilded Age, was to be Florida’s first museum filled with important symbolic references to art and literature. As John Carrere, Whitehall’s chief architect said, “the amount of art education that a building can disseminate among the masses is far beyond what we realize.”

The design and scale of the east-facing portico, with its massive Doric columns and large urns carved with bacchanalian scenes of mythical creatures, were chosen to communicate that one was leaving behind an environment ordered by nature and entering a temple of Apollo ordered by the gods and muses.

A National Historic Landmark, Whitehall is a 75 room, 100,000 square foot mansion built around a large open-air courtyard and is modeled after palaces in Spain and Italy. Three stories tall with several wings, the first floor was designed to entertain guests. One enters directly into the 5,000 square foot Grand Hall, a highly ordered world of Apollo and the Muses of literature and the arts. Symbolism fills the room with the oval domed ceiling depicting the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi, four paintings of the mythical four rivers of life, paintings of Dawn & Dusk, a bust of Augustus Caesar, a cassone, a Link clock, and many other art pieces. The interior of the house has many period rooms in the Louis XIV, XV, XVI, and Italian Renaissance styles, such as the library, music room, grand ballroom, dining room, drawing room, and many bedrooms. Whitehall incorporated the most advanced technologies of the day like a structural skeleton of steel girders and cast plaster ceilings, as well as electric lighting, telephones, and central heating.

Instructions are in the comments below!

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Check out the beautiful sketches made for this week’s #FloridaSummerSketchTour of the @biltmorehotel! Stay tuned later this week for our announcement for the final location of our sketch tour! Turn on post notifications so you don’t miss it! Happy Sketching!
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#biltmoremiami #biltmorecoralgables #coralgablesarchitecture #coralgables #architecture #architecturalsketch #sketches #coloredsketch #icaa #icaaflorida

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We can’t wait to see your sketches! Tag us @icaaflorida and use the hashtags #FloridaSummerSketchTour and #ICAAFlorida so we can feature your posts Tuesday! Sketches due tomorrow at midnight!
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#biltmorehotel
#architecturaldesign #architecturalsketch
#sketchtour
#icaa
#thegables
#miamiarchitecture
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Join us for our FLORIDA SUMMER SKETCH TOUR, a weekly virtual sketching exercise.

This week's subject: Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables

Built in 1926 as the elegant centerpiece of developer George Merrick’s “City Beautiful,” Coral Gables. The Biltmore Hotel was designed by renowned architect Leonard Schultze and S. Fullerton Weaver, who also designed the Atlanta & Los Angeles Biltmore’s, Miami Beach’s Nautilus Hotel, and the Miami Daily News Tower (Freedom Tower).
The design is Mediterranean Revival based predominantly on Spanish style with Moorish and Italian accents, and in keeping with traditional European grand hotels, Old World charm permeates the property and is consistent with the architectural style of the affluent homes of Coral Gables. Throughout the property there are colonnades, hand-painted ceiling beams, open air courtyards, fountains, balconies, balustrades, decorative tile, and terrazzo floors. Modeled after the Moorish style Giralda Tower in Seville, the Biltmore was one of the most fashionable resorts in the entire country in its heyday. It boasted a 400-room hotel, country club, championship golf course, polo fields, tennis courts, and an enormous 150 by 225 foot swimming pool where 3,000 spectators came to watch synchronized swimmers, alligator wrestlers and high diving competitions on Sundays. During 1942-1968, the War Department converted the Biltmore to a hospital for Army Air Forces and Veterans. In 1973, following intense lobbying, the City of Coral Gables was granted ownership of the hotel through the Historic Monuments Act and Legacy of Parks Program. In 1983, the City initiated a full restoration of the Biltmore to its former glory as a grand hotel. The Biltmore was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996 and today now operates as a 273-room hotel and resort.

Here’s how it works:
• Select an image or visit the location if possible for a Plein Air sketch
• Using any medium you like, sketch or paint one or more images/views.
• Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram account, tag us @icaaflorida or email to director@flclassicist.org BY MONDAY AUGUST 31st at midnight.

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Thank you to our participants for these beautiful sketches for our #FloridaSummerSketchTour!

#miamidadecollege #miamidadecollegefreedomtower #icaa #miamiarchitecture #mdcfreedomtower #sketches #architecturalsketches #miami #downtownmiami #sketchesofmiami #miamisketches #streetsketches

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Reminder! Get your sketches in by tomorrow at midnight using the #FloridaSummerSketchTour hashtag!

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Join us for our FLORIDA SUMMER SKETCH TOUR, a weekly virtual sketching exercise.

This week's subject:
FREEDOM TOWER, MIAMI

Constructed in 1925 as the home for The Miami News, this National Historic Landmark was designed by George A. Fuller, Schultze & Weaver, architects known for their Mediterranean Revival style and notable hotels: the Biltmore in Coral Gables, the Breakers in Palm Beach, and the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

Striking in its architectural detail and richly ornamented façade, the Freedom Tower reaches 17 stories and contains over 82,000 square feet of space. The tower was modeled after the Giralda Cathedral Bell Tower in Seville, Spain. The use of Spanish and Italian architectural details with Moorish ornamental embellishments can be seen throughout the building. Some highlights to note are the oak main doors, a cast iron decorative transom, wrought iron balconies, Corinthian capitals, groined ceilings, cast concrete cherubs, and the spectacular octagonal cupola topped by a weather vane featuring a Spanish galleon that extends the tower’s height to 255 feet.

The building sat vacant from 1957 to 1962 when the U. S. government leased it and transformed the building into the Freedom Tower, opening the Cuban Assistance Center under the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 during the Cold War period to assist the large number of Cubans fleeing to the U.S. for political asylum. The Freedom Tower, also known as the “Ellis Island of the South” provided health, housing, and educational assistance to ensure the Cuban exiles could successfully resettle and start new lives in the U.S. from 1962-1974. The Freedom Tower was later donated to the Miami Dade College in 2005.

Here’s how it works:
• Select an image or visit the location if possible for a Plein Air sketch
• Using any medium you like, sketch or paint one or more images/views.
• Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram account, or email to director@flclassicist.org, with the following tags BY SUNDAY AUGUST 23rd at midnight:
@icaaflorida
#floridasummersketchtour
#icaaflorida
#freedomtowermiami

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We are loving these sketches this week of the @cummermuseum for our #FloridaSummerSketchTour!

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Get your sketches in of the @cummermuseum in Jacksonville by tomorrow night using the hashtag #FloridaSummerSketchTour or email it to director@flclassicist.org! We can’t wait to see your creativity!

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This week's subject: The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.

It is the largest fine arts museum in Northeast Florida. The Cummer was established in 1958, when art collector, garden enthusiast and civic leader Ninah Cummer bequeathed her art collection and riverfront home to create a museum. Today, the core collection of 60 pieces from Mrs. Cummer’s estate has grown to include more than 5,000 works of art. In addition, The Cummer houses one of the most significant collections of Meissen porcelain in the United States. The Museum boasts some of the most important and delightful gardens in Northeast Florida.
Idyllically located on the banks of the St. Johns River, the Gardens have a fascinating history stretching back more than 100 years and bear the imprint of some of the foremost names in landscape design and horticulture, including Ossian Cole Simonds, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Thomas Meehan and Sons and the fabled Olmsted firm. The involvement of these prestigious firms gives national importance to the Cummer Gardens. Throughout the year, the gardens are ablaze with rare horticultural specimens nestled under a canopy of mature live oak trees. In addition to the lush plantings, features such as reflecting pools, fountains, arbors, antique ornaments and sculpture help create a special outdoor space the provides a perfect complement to the Museum’s Permanent Collection. The gardens are now one of the glories of the Museum and are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Here’s how it works:
• Select an image or visit the location if possible for a Plein Air sketch
• Using any medium you like, sketch or paint one or more images/views.
• Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram account, or email to director@flclassicist.org, with the following tags BY SUNDAY AUGUST 16th at midnight:
@icaaflorida
#floridasummersketchtour
#icaaflorida

We’ll be searching for those tags and may feature your #floridasummersketchtour image on our page Monday!

Photo Credit: Ryan Ketterman and Steven Brooke.

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We love these sketches of Dodd Hall in Tallahassee, Florida! Stay tuned Thursday for our new sketch location!
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#FloridaSummerSketchTour #sketchingathome #floridastateuniversity #floridastate #floridaarchitecture #architecturalsketch #watercolor #weeklysketch #icaa

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This week's subject: DODD HALL, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Dodd Hall served as the Florida State University library from 1924 to 1956, when Strozier Library was completed on campus. This historic landmark is an exceptional example of Gothic Revival architecture and represents not only a significant piece of the historic fabric of the FSU campus, but also the academic history of Florida State University. This rich history is illustrated through a series of custom stained glass windows in the Werkmeister Humanities Reading Room. The central stained glass window with an intricate image of the campus and Florida landscape was constructed by Bob and Jo Ann Bischoff and includes over 10,000 individual pieces of glass. The stained glass windows flanking the grand hall illustrate key figures and events from FSU history.

The smaller west wing was built in 1925. The larger east and south wings were constructed between 1928 and 1929, bringing the building to its current configuration. Over the main entrance, rendered in gold leaf, are the words, "The half of knowledge is to know where to find knowledge."

Here’s how it works:
• Select an image or visit the location if possible for a Plein Air sketch
• Using any medium you like, sketch or paint one or more images/views.
• Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram account, or email to director@flclassicist.org, with the following tags BY SUNDAY AUGUST 9th at midnight:
@icaaflorida
#floridasummersketchtour
#icaaflorida

We’ll be searching for those tags and may feature your #floridasummersketchtour image on our page Monday!

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We are loving these sketches of the @baughmancenter Gainesville, FL! Stay tuned on Thursday to find out the next #FloridaSummerSketchTour location!

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Get your sketches of the @baughmancenter in tomorrow by midnight for our #FloridaSummerSketchTour! It is a great activity to do while you await the hurricane! Stay safe everyone! Happy Sketching!

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This week's subject: BAUGHMAN CENTER, University of Florida, Gainesville

Completed in 2000, and designed by architect John Zona, the Baughman Center is a stunning, elegant contemplation space nestled next to Lake Alice in the heart of the University of Florida campus. It was designed to bring the picturesque outdoor setting inside with its soaring windows and intricate ceiling design.
The exterior walls and windows and made of natural Florida cypress. The verticality of the design references the surrounding trees. The roof of the pavilion is framed in yellow pine and finished with copper. The front door is made of maple with inlaid Gothic patterns in cherry and an ornamental mahogany architrave. The floor is three shades of travertine marble arranged in a geometric pattern based on the building’s structure. The pavilion’s dominant axis coincides with sunrise and sunset at the summer solstice.

Here’s how it works:
• Select an image or visit the location if possible for a Plein Air sketch
• Using any medium you like, sketch or paint one or more images/views.
• Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram account, or email to director@flclassicist.org, with the following tags BY SUNDAY AUGUST 2nd at midnight:
@icaaflorida
#floridasummersketchtour
#icaaflorida

We’ll be searching for those tags and may feature your #floridasummersketchtour image on our page Monday!

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We admire our participants for their creative and diverse sketches as part of our #FloridaSummerSketchTour! Stay tuned Thursday when we announce the new location!

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Check out these amazing sketches of @rollinscollege for this week’s #FloridaSummerSketchTour!

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Get your sketches in for this week’s #FloridaSummerSketchTour of @rollinscollege!

Here’s how it works:
• Select an image or visit the location if possible for a Plein Air sketch
• Using any medium you like, sketch or paint one or more images/views.
• Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram account, or email to director@flclassicist.org, with the following tags BY SUNDAY JULY 26 at midnight:
@icaaflorida
#icaaflorida

We’ll be searching for those tags and may feature your #floridasummersketchtour image on our page Monday!

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This week's subject: ROLLINS COLLEGE, Winter Park

Rollins College was founded in Winter Park along the edge of Lake Virginia in 1885. The campus expanded around a horseshoe-shaped common. In the mid-1920s, Hamilton Holt, Rollins' 8th President, wanted to find an architectural style that would reflect the new progressive curriculum and respond to Rollins’ semi-tropical location. He chose the Spanish-Mediterranean style to blend “palms, bamboos and brilliant sunshine” with “spacious and open breezeways.” He hired Architect Richard Kiehnel of Miami, to design the College’s first Spanish-Mediterranean building, Rollins Hall which was completed in 1929 along with two dormitories, Mayflower and Pugsley.

Hamilton Holt’s landmark contribution came two years later in 1932 with the construction of a theatre-chapel complex. Francis Knowles’s daughter, Frances Knowles Warren, donated funds for the construction of a chapel, and world-renowned college and church architect, Ralph Adams Cram was hired to design a chapel similar to one he had seen in Toledo, Spain. Mary Curtis Bok Zimbalist also gifted funds for a theatre to honor her friend and actress Annie Russell. The Annie Russell Theatre was placed alongside the Knowles Chapel separated by a formal garden. Physically, spiritually, and academically, the theatre-chapel complex now stood at the center of the campus representing the college’s commitment to intellectual, artistic, and spiritual values.

By the time Holt retired in 1949 after 24 years of service, he had added thirty-two buildings to the campus connected by covered walkways and archways.

Here’s how it works:
• Select an image or visit the location if possible for a Plein Air sketch
• Using any medium you like, sketch or paint one or more images/views.
• Snap a photo of your illustration and post it to your Instagram account, or email to director@flclassicist.org, with the following tags BY SUNDAY JULY 26 at midnight:
@icaaflorida
#floridasummersketchtour
#icaaflorida

We’ll be searching for those tags and may feature your #floridasummersketchtour image on our page Monday!

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Check out the rest of our sketches for our weekly #FloridaSummerSketchTour! We love seeing the diverse and creative sketches our participants come up with. Everyone is welcome to participate!

New location and subject will be released Thursday so stay tuned! _________________________________________
#weeklysketchtour #icaaflorida #icaa #classisicmathome #architecture #art #architecturesketches #sketches #handdrawing #keywestvernacular #keywest

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Look at these amazing sketches of Key West houses for this week’s #FloridaSummerSketchTour! _________________________________________
#weeklysketchtour #icaaflorida #icaa #classisicmathome #architecture #art #architecturesketches #sketches #handdrawing #keywestvernacular #keywest

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REMINDER:
Key West Houses virtual sketching exercise on Instagram @icaaflorida. Hoping to see some beautiful sketches from you this week!
post/email by Sunday at midnight! _________________________________________
#weeklysketchtour #icaaflorida #icaa #classisicmathome #architecture #art #architecturesketches #sketches #handdrawing #keywestvernacular #keywest #FloridaSummerSketchTour

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Join us for our FLORIDA SUMMER SKETCH TOUR,
a weekly virtual sketching exercise.

This Week’s Subject: KEY WEST HOUSES

The vernacular architecture of Key West of the nineteenth century is based on classical and traditional architecture prototypes. These houses often feature a gable, “temple-front” façade with columns rising two stories and supporting a triangular pediment. The Queen Anne style appeared at the end of the century with soaring turrets, complex roof forms, asymmetrical massing, and a variety of surface treatments, including scroll-sawn “gingerbread” decoration.
The region’s natural resources, resistant to decay and insects, offered South Florida slash pine and Dade County pine for the wood framed construction. Interior walls and ceilings were sheathed with tongue-and-groove wood instead of plaster. Lumbering eventually depleted supply, and builders began using other Southern woods, such as yellow pine, cypress, and cedar. For the foundation piers, bedrock of the Lower Keys and oolitic limestone from the mainland were mainly used.
Key West’s sub-tropical climate also shaped design. Houses were built on piers allowing air to circulate underneath floors. Front porches and louvered shutters provided shady, well-ventilated living spaces. Roof scuttles and dormers permitted much-needed ventilation of attics. Unique eyebrow houses featured cooling second floor windows under overhanging front porches. Kitchen outbuildings separated from main houses limited fire hazards from fireplaces and stoves. Gutters, downspouts, and cisterns were used to channel and store rainwater.
The Settlers’ cultural heritage also influenced style. Wreckers and ships’ carpenters from the Bahamas and New England constructed simple and well-proportioned buildings responsive to the climate and geography. To this day the vernacular houses of Key West, with a charm and integrity of its own, constitutes a valued cultural patrimony of the architecture of the Grand Caribbean.

See “How it Works” instructions in the comments!

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