The Summer Studio in Classical Architecture introduces students pursuing careers in architecture and its allied fields to skills and resources essential to the practice of classical architectural design today.

Over four weeks, students build a foundation in classical architectural design through coursework in:

• The classical elements and principles of composition
• The literature of classical architecture
• Proportion and geometry
• Traditional urban form
• Observational and analytical drawing and rendering
• The study of precedent

The curriculum is structured within a classical design studio and culminates in a design project for a new classical building. Studio work is complemented by on-site study of classical buildings throughout New York City and its environs. Visits to architectural offices provide the opportunity for students to engage directly with leading design firms.

Coursework is taught by architects and faculty active in the field of classical and traditional design practice and teaching. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive the ICAA’s Certificate in Classical Architecture.

The 2026 Summer Studio in Classical Architecture will take place June 15 – July 11 in New York City. More information about the program, including registration, is available here.

If you have questions about the program, please email education@classicist.org or call 212-730-9646 ext. 112.

The Summer Studio in Classical Architecture is supported through a charitable donation in honor of the late Richard H. Driehaus. The ICAA would like to thank our donors for continuing Richard H. Driehaus’s legacy of charitable support for classical architecture.

The ICAA would like to thank Eric Stengel of the Roros Foundation for supporting scholarship opportunities for the 2026 Summer Studio in Classical Architecture.

The Summer Studio is made possible with the generous support of the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation.