Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship
Richard Morris Hunt Fellow,
Tina Roach, 2009French Heritage Society, in partnership with the American Architectural Foundation, participates in awarding the Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship each year, alternately, to a French or to an American architect pursuing a career in historic preservation.
Named for the first American architect to study at Paris’ Ecole des Beaux Arts, the program, founded in 1990, is led by Michele le Menestrel Ullrich, RMHF co-founder and Ronald Bogle, AAF President and CEO.
Richard Morris Hunt Fellow, Christophe Loustaü, 2006The fellowship allows experienced preservation architects from both countries to travel for six months, divided into two periods, to France or the United States to research and observe their counterparts’ theories, methodologies, rules and practices.
Each Fellow focuses on a topic of their choice such as the “duality of a modern structure in an historic environment”, “restoration of 20th-century buildings using 21st-century tools”, or the pressing question of “how to combine sustainable development and preservation”.
The 2011 Fellow, Robert J. Hotes, is an Associate with the architectural firm of Klein and Hoffman Inc, in Philadelphia, PA. The focus of his 6-month fellowship in France is "Between Tradition and Innovation: Achieving Design Harmony in Historic Contexts, Using Traditional Craftsmanship and 21st-century Technology."
Richard Morris Hunt Fellows
To date, 22 American and French Fellows have taken part in this unique program:
- 2011: Robert J. Hotes, AIA, LEED AP, Klein and Hoffman Inc, Associate, Philadelphia, PA
- 2010: Vanessa Fernandez, lecturer at ENSA Belleville, Toulouse Liberal
- 2009: Tina Roach, AIA, LEED AP, Quinn Evans Architects, Washington DC
- 2008: Diego Rodriguez, heritage architect, lecturer at ENSA Nantes, Paris, France
- 2007: Wendy Hillis, AIA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 2006: Christophe Loustau, heritage architect, Paris, France
- 2005: Mary Brush, AIA, Preservation Group Leader, Holabird & Root, Chicago, IL
- 2004: Pascal Filâtre, heritage architect, lecturer at ENSA Nantes, France
- 2003: Kyle Brooks, AIA, Government Services Administration, New York, NY
- 2002: Sabina Fabris, heritage architect, Paris, France
- 2001: Raymond Plumey, FAIA, architect and planner, New York, NY
- 2000: Stéphanie Zugmeyer, heritage architect, archeologist, Arles, France
- 1999: Elizabeth Newman, AIA, Portland ME
- 1998: Stéphanie Celle- Riccio, Bâtiments de France architect, Paris, France
- 1997: Yves-Patrick Deflandre, AIA, New York, NY
- 1996: Jérôme Francou, heritage architect, Lyon, France
- 1995: Linda Stevenson, AIA, Florida
- 1994: Ruth Todd, AIA, Page and Turnbull, San Francisco, CA
- 1993: Jean-Christophe Simon, DESA, CEHCMA, CMN, Paris, France
- 1992: Bonita Mueller, AIA, National Park Service, Denver, CO
- 1991: Pierre-Antoine Gatier, head architect for historic monuments, Paris, France
- 1990: John Robbins, AIA, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Since 2009, French Heritage Society is pleased to have Lafarge, a world leader in construction materials, generously sponsor this prestigious program, in keeping with its practice of active partnership with architects, and brings its financial, technical and scientific support to the RMHF.
Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt
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