Classical architecture

WRJ Design Wins Jacques Benedict Award for Excellence in Classical Design and Mountain Living Magazine Home of the Year

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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JACKSON, Wyo., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jackson Hole interior design firm WRJ Design has received two important design honors, the 2023 Jacques Benedict Award for Residential Interior Design from the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Institute of Classical Art & Architecture (ICAA) and a Home of the Year Award for 2023's best example of mountain home design – the firm's fourth such honor in less than a decade – from Mountain Living magazine. WRJ founders Rush Jenkins and Klaus Baer were in Denver to receive the Jacques Benedict Award in a ceremony at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and both were in attendance for the Home of the Year honor, presented at the Snake River Sporting Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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  • Renowned interior design firm WRJ Design, headquartered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has taken home two major awards for its design work, earning a 2023 Jacques Benedict Award for classical design excellence from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and the firm's fourth Home of the Year Award from Mountain Living magazine.
  • WRJ was honored with the Rocky Mountain ICAA Jacques Benedict Award for Residential Interior Design for use of traditional design in a Wyoming log home renovation with historical roots, and with a Mountain Living November/December 2023 magazine cover, feature story and award for a Jackson Hole new-build compound sited on a pond.
  • JACKSON, Wyo., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jackson Hole interior design firm WRJ Design has received two important design honors, the 2023 Jacques Benedict Award for Residential Interior Design from the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Institute of Classical Art & Architecture (ICAA) and a Home of the Year Award for 2023's best example of mountain home design – the firm's fourth such honor in less than a decade – from Mountain Living magazine.
  • Meanwhile, representing "the epitome of home design" for 2023, the annual Home of the Year Award from Mountain Living was announced with interiors by WRJ Design.

Andrew Skurman and Robert Valentine Awarded Honorary Doctorates by Academy of Art University

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The Academy of Art University is delighted to announce that esteemed individuals Andrew Skurman and Robert Valentine have been awarded honorary doctorates for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields of architecture and branding and advertising.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The Academy of Art University is delighted to announce that esteemed individuals Andrew Skurman and Robert Valentine have been awarded honorary doctorates for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields of architecture and branding and advertising.
  • Andrew Skurman, renowned architect and founder of Skurman Architects, has dedicated his career to preserving and advancing classical architecture.
  • The honorary doctorates bestowed upon Andrew Skurman and Robert Valentine by the Academy of Art University are a testament to their exceptional achievements, profound impact, and unwavering dedication to their crafts.
  • The Academy of Art University congratulates Andrew Skurman and Robert Valentine on this well-deserved honor.

Academy of Art University Enters Exclusive Educational Partnership with the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) Northern California Chapter

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy of Art University, the United States' largest private accredited art and design school and longest running art and design university in San Francisco, announced today it has entered into an exclusive educational partnership with the Northern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA).

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy of Art University, the United States' largest private accredited art and design school and longest running art and design university in San Francisco, announced today it has entered into an exclusive educational partnership with the Northern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA).
  • In its initial phase, these will be made part of the core curriculum of first-year Academy or Art students studying Interior Architecture and Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture.
  • "We see this partnership as a wonderful and genuinely unique opportunity for Academy of Art University students on the West Coast and internationally," said Nancy O'Connor, Executive Director, ICAA Northern California Chapter.
  • Established in 1929, Academy of Art University is one of the largest private, accredited art and design schools in the nation.