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VOL. 20/NO. 3 June 2007

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Pragmatic Idealist
A native of Virginia and a disciple of Jefferson, Jaquelin T. Robertson, FAIA, founder of Cooper, Robertson & Partners of New York, NY, is honored with the 2007 Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. By Kim A. O'Connell

FEATURE
Finding Common Ground
A growing number of rehabilitation and reuse projects illustrate the natural link between historic preservation and the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED sustainable rating system. By Kim A. O'Connell

2007 PALLADIO AWARDS
Shift of Axis
New Design & Construction
Winner: Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, Norfolk, VA, & Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, Boston, MA
Project: The Paul Barret, Jr., Library, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN

Patent Renewed
Restoration & Renovation
Winner: Hartman-Cox Architects, Washington, DC
Project: Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

In Character
Adaptive Reuse
Winner: Commonwealth Architects, Richmond, VA
Project: 1840 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA

BOOK REVIEWS
Contradictions
James Marston Fitch: Selected Writings, edited by Martica Sawin. Reviewed by Steven W. Semes

Constructing Justice
Celebrating the Courthouse: A Guide for Architects, Their Clients, and the Public, edited by Steven Flanders. Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagné

Father Figures
Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson: Rediscovering the Founding Fathers of American Architecture, by Hugh Howard. Reviewed by Will Holloway

AWARDS
Arthur Ross Awards
The 26th annual Arthur Ross Awards recognize individuals and organizations that have furthered the Classical tradition through architecture, artisanship, stewardship, education and publishing.

Henry Hope Reed Award
Edward Perry Bass, president of Fine Line, Inc., of Fort Worth, TX, receives the 2007 Henry Hope Reed Award for his leadership in urban revitalization.

THE FORUM
Classicism as a "Liberal" Art
By David Mayernik

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