Date:         Thursday, September 25, 2008
Time:         6:30 PM refreshments, 7:30 PM lecture
Cost:          $40   ($20 ICA&CA members)

Jean de Merry
927 North La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069  

Andrea Palladio is universally regarded as one of the most important architects in history. Palladio’s treatise, The Four Books of Architecture, ranks as the most influential publication on architecture ever written. This work has shaped the image of much of the architecture of Western Civilization. In America, The Four Books has served as a primary source for Classical design for architects and builders from colonial times to the present. Thomas Jefferson called Palladio’s The Four Books the “Bible” and employed Palladio’s design principles in establishing lasting standards for America’s public architecture.
 
As part of the year-long celebration of the 500th anniversary of Palladio’s birth, Calder Loth will explore how Palladio has enriched our country from coast to coast with countless buildings of timeless dignity and beauty. With numerous images Loth will also outline Thomas Jefferson’s role as Palladio’s chief disciple. Finally, Loth will discuss Palladio’s distinctive influence on the American Renaissance, the highpoint of this country’s Classical tradition.    
 
Calder Loth is the Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources where he has served since 1968.   A Virginia native, he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in architectural history from the University of Virginia.
 
His publications include:
The Only Proper Style, Gothic Architecture in America;
The Making of Virginia Architecture
The third and fourth editions of The Virginia Landmarks Register
Virginia Landmarks of Black History
Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion
 
In addition to his work at the Department of Historic Resources, Loth teaches and lectures for the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, and is a member of the Institute’s Advisory Council.
 
He is a member of the Virginia Art and Architecture Review Board and serves on numerous advisory committees for Virginia historic properties including the Virginia State Capitol, Gunston Hall, Montpelier, Menokin, Stratford Hall, Kenmore, and the University of Virginia, 
 
Loth is also an advisor for SAVE Europe’s Heritage and has contributed to SAVE preservation reports on the Veneto, Moscow Gibraltar, and abandoned French chateaux.
 
He has received awards for his work and publications from the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects, the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
 
Event generously sponsored by:
Appleton & Associates
Granet & Associates
Hablinski & Manion Architecture
KAA Design Group
MG Partners, Inc.
Millworks, Etc. Inc
Peter McCoy Construction
Rick Holz, Inc.
 
Special thanks also to DSI Entertainment Systems, Inc.