Anne Fairfax Ellett
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| Anne Fairfax Ellett | |
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| Born | Sapporo, Japan |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| Other names | Anne Fairfax |
| 🏫 Education | Oxford University |
| 💼 Occupation | Architect AIA, RIBA |
| Known for | Founding member of the Institute of Classical Architecture |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Richard Sammons |
| 🌐 Website | https://fairfaxandsammons.com |
Anne Fairfax Ellett also known as Anne Fairfax (born March 30, 1954) is an American architect, preservationist, and educator devoted to the development of classical architecture in America. She is a founding member of the Institute of Classical Architecture[1] and also later served as chairman.[2] She is a member of the INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners (ICTP)[3] under the patronage of King Charles. Fairfax is currently commissioner of both the Landmarks Preservation Commission in Palm Beach, Florida [4] and the Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Florida.[5]
Early life and education[edit]
Fairfax was born in Sapporo, Japan, where her father, Colonel Charles Crittenden Ellett[6], a Legion of Merit[7] recipient, was stationed. She received her Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the University of Virginia (1985) and her Master's Degree in Sustainable Urban Development from Oxford University (2019).
Career[edit]
In 1986, Anne Fairfax designed the book Hawaii Recalls[8] and in 1989 designed the book Hawaii Goes to War: Life in Hawaii from Pearl Harbor to Peace.[9] In 1990, she illustrated the book, Hawaiian Design: Strategies for Energy Efficient Architecture.[10] In 1991, Fairfax worked for architect Juan Pablo Molyneux.[6] She and her husband Richard Sammons founded Fairfax & Sammons Architects Inc. P.C. in New York City (1991) and later Fairfax, Sammons & Partners LLC in Palm Beach, FL (2004). From 1996 to 2004, the New York City office served as headquarters for the non-profit organization Classical America, headed by the American architecture critic Henry Hope Reed Jr.[11] and Arthur Ross (philanthropist). Fairfax was an instructor at The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture American Summer Program (1996) and for the inaugural summer program of The Institute for the Study of Classical Architecture (1992). In 2007, The NY Times featured 'Fairfax's sketch of a carriage house designed by John Russell Pope in 1919. The article highlights 'Fairfax and her husband, Richard Sammons, classicist approach to architecture and their renovation of Sarah Jessica Parker's Greenwich Village townhouse.[12]
Notable contributions[edit]
Fairfax was a curator for the Derrière Guard exhibition of contemporary classical architecture (October 2007).[13] With Elizabeth Meredith Dowling,[14] Fairfax co-curated the exhibition, "New Classicism," based on the book of the same name[15] and was displayed at the Venice Biennale of Architecture (2006).[16] She was a participant in the Coudert Institute Round Table on Architecture, with Richard Sammons, Paul Goldberger, Vladimir Kagan, and John Loring as a moderator in Palm Beach, Florida (Winter, 2010).[17] She spearheaded a visioning project for an urban quarter, Marion Square, in Charleston, South Carolina, which won a 2008 CNU Charter Award for best Urban Design[18]. The neighborhood regeneration project Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra in the Pyrenees, was presented at the 14th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium, Washington DC (June 2011)[19] and at INTBAU Conference in Vicenza The Stones of Vicenza: Study Tour (May 2017). It also won a 2010 CNU Charter Award for Best of Small Town Modernization. Fairfax and her firm's participation in the Richard H. Driehaus Concurso de Arquitectura for the regeneration of small Spanish towns garnered awards in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.[20]
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Awarded by | Category |
| 2023 | John Russell Pope Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[21] | Residential Renovation |
| 2022 | McKim, Mead & White Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[22] | Residential Architecture – Renovations & Additions |
| 2022 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[23] | Planning and Urban Design |
| 2022 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[23] | Renovation & Addition |
| 2022 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[23] | Residential – Single Family Over 10,000 SF |
| 2022 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[23] | Residential – Single Family Under 5,000 SF |
| 2021 | McKim, Mead & White Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[22] | Residential Architecture – Townhouses & Apartments |
| 2021 | McKim, Mead & White Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[22] | Commercial, Civic, and Institutional Architecture |
| 2020 | Palladio Award | Traditional Building and Period Homes[24] | Restoration and Renovation |
| 2019 | McKim, Mead & White Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[22] | Residential Architecture - New Construction Over 5,000 SF |
| 2019 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[25] | Renovation/Addition |
| 2019 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[25] | Renovation/Addition |
| 2018 | Polly Earl Award | Palm Beach Preservation Foundation[26] | Excellence in the rehabilitation of smaller scale, landmarked properties |
| 2018 | McKim, Mead & White Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[27] | Residential Architecture – Renovations & Additions |
| 2018 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[28] | Renovation/Addition |
| 2018 | The Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Award | Driehaus International Competition[29] | Honorable mention for Urban Design |
| 2018 | Palladio Award | Traditional Building and Period Homes[30] | Residential Multi-Unit |
| 2017 | McKim, Mead & White Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[22] | Residential Architecture – New Construction Under 5,000 SF |
| 2017 | The Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Award | Driehaus International Competition[31] | Honorable mention for Urban Design |
| 2017 | Palladio Award | Traditional Building and Period Homes[32] | New Design & Construction, more than 5,000 SF |
| 2017 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[33] | Interior Architecture |
| 2016 | Palladio Award | Traditional Building and Period Homes[34] | New Design & Construction, less than 5,000 SF |
| 2016 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[35] | Residential |
| 2015 | Addison Mizner Medal | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Florida[36] | Architecture Interiors |
| 2015 | McKim, Mead & White Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[22] | Multi-family |
| 2013 | The Arthur Ross Award, for Lifetime Achievement in Architecture | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[37] | Excellence in preserving and advancing the Classical tradition |
| 2010 | Philip Trammell Shutze Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[38] | Residential Over 10,000 SF |
| 2010 | Philip Trammell Shutze Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art[38] | Urban Design |
| 2010 | CNU Charter Award | Congress for the New Urbanism[39] | Block, Street, and Building |
| 2008 | CNU Charter Award | Congress for the New Urbanism[40] | Block, Street, and Building |
References[edit]
- ↑ Colman, David (February 10, 2005). "Mid-18th-Century Modern: The Classicists Strike Back". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ↑ "Paul Gunther Steps Down After 10 Years as ICA&A President". Business of Home. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "Anne Fairfax | INTBAU". Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "Landmarks Preservation Commission". Town of Palm Beach Florida. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "CRA Board". Lake Worth Beach CRA. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "WEDDINGS; Anne Ellett, Richard Sammons". The New York Times. October 11, 1992. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Hero Charles C. Ellett". The Hall of Valor Project. 2023-07-18.
- ↑ Brown, DeSoto (1986). Hawaii Recalls (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-0710301949. Search this book on
- ↑ Brown, DeSoto (1989). Hawaii Goes to War: Life in Hawaii from Pearl Harbor to Peace (1st ed.). Editions Ltd. ISBN 978-0915013128. Search this book on
- ↑ Royal, Kent (1990). Hawaiian Design: Strategies for Energy Efficient Architecture (1st ed.). Diane Pub Co. ISBN 978-0788101205. Search this book on
- ↑ Gray, Christopher (1999-09-19). "Streetscapes/Henry Hope Reed; An Architecture Critic Who Still Loves the Classics (Published 1999)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ Rozhon, Tracie (August 5, 2007). "Even a Master Needs Help Sometimes".
- ↑ Kagan, Vladimir. "The Derriere Guard 10th Anniversary Festival Press Excerpts". Derriere Guard. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech School of Architecture". arch.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Dowling, Elizabeth Meredith (2004). New Classicism. Rizzoli. ISBN 9780847826605. Search this book on
- ↑ "Traveling Exhibition of New Classical Architecture". New Classicism Exhibit. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18.
- ↑ "The Palm Beach Few Know". Vladimir Kagan's Blog. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "Charter Awards". CNU. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "14th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium". US/ICOMOS. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "Results of the 2019-2020 Edition | Richard H. Driehaus Architecture Competition". 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "John Russell Pope Awards". ICAA. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 "McKim, Mead & White Awards". ICAA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 "Addison Mizner Medal". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "2020 Palladio Award". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "2019 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Design honors: Five Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach winners". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art's 2018 Stanford White Awards". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ↑ "Driehaus International Competition 2017-2018 Edition". Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards and Architecture Competition 2017-2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Palladio Award Winners". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "Driehaus International Competition 2016-2017 Edition". Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards and Architecture Competition 2016-2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2017 Palladio Winners". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "The 2016 Palladio Award Winners". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Arthur Ross Awards". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 "2010 Philip Trammell Shutze Award Winners". ICAA Southeast. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ "Charter Awards" (PDF). Congress for the New Urbanism. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ "Charter Awards" (PDF). Congress for the New Urbanism. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
Books[edit]
- American Houses - The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons; Mary Miers (Author); Adele Chatfield-Taylor (Introduction); Rizzoli International Publications (November 2006); ISBN 0-8478-2857-3 Search this book on .
- New Classicism: The Rebirth of Traditional Architecture; Elizabeth M. Dowling (Author); Rizzoli International Publications (October 2004); ISBN 978-0847826605 Search this book on .
- Hawaiian Design: Strategies for Energy Efficient Architecture; Kent Royle (Author), Cliff Terry (Author); Diane Pub Co (June 1, 1990); ISBN 078810120X Search this book on .
- Hawaii Goes to War: Life in Hawaii from Pearl Harbor to Peace; Desoto Brown (Author); Editions Ltd; First Edition (October 1, 1989); ISBN 0915013126 Search this book on .
- Hawaii Recalls; Desoto Brown (Author); Kegan Paul International (1986); ISBN 0710301944 Search this book on .
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