An architect and a preservationist discuss Charleston's historic district and lift the curtain on how new buildings are designed and approved.

In November 2023, the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art hosted the national conference Enduring Places. For three days, 225 participants from around the country gathered in Charleston, South Carolina and engaged in a diverse offering of talks, panel discussions, working sessions, and tours focused on three themes: craftsmanship, preservation, and sustainability.

The conference's second breakout session focused on Charleston’s Historic District and the process of how historic designs are reviewed and approved by the city’s Board of Architectural Review. Highlighted case studies included three types of buildings: traditional, transitional, and modern, that have gone through the historic review process.

About the Series:

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About the Speakers:

Gary L. Brewer is a former partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, leading the design of institutional, hospitality, and residential projects. His work includes the Spangler Center, complementing McKim, Mead & White’s 1920s master plan for the Harvard Business School campus; and a hotel, conference center, and golf clubhouse on Kiawah Island in South Carolina. He has designed singlefamily houses in such locations as Martha’s Vineyard, MA; Westport and Wilton, CT; East Quogue, NY; Virginia Beach, VA; Charleston, SC; and Seaside, FL. He is currently working on two new projects in Charleston: a mixeduse building that involves the restoration of a historic train shed and repurposing notable Charleston houses; and the first senior living building located on famed King Street.

Gary has lectured extensively on traditional house design, the history of patternbook houses, and New York City clubs, and is a coauthor of the recently released monograph, Houses: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (The Monacelli Press, 2021). He is a fellow emeritus and former board member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and former cochair of the Classicist Committee.

Winslow Hastie is President & CEO of Historic Charleston Foundation, a nonprofit organization that champions the historic authenticity, cultural character and livability of the Charleston region through advocacy, stewardship and community engagement. Hastie began his career in San Francisco as a preservation consultant at Carey & Co. Architecture, and as an urban planner and preservation specialist at the City of San Francisco Planning Department. A native of Charleston, Hastie returned to his roots as the Chief Preservation Officer at Historic Charleston Foundation. Hastie was chosen to lead the Foundation as President & CEO, ushering in a new era of heightened advocacy engagement and strategic programming to address preservation, livability and growth issues facing the Charleston region. He holds a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of the South at Sewanee.

SPONSORS

The ICAA is very grateful to John F.W. Rogers for generously making this program possible along with our supporters:

Classical American Homes Preservation Trust
Historic Charleston Foundation
Oliveri Millworks
Traditional Building
Schafer Buccellato Architects

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS

A Classical Studio, Inc.
Benedictine College
Gaston & Wyatt
Goodwin Classic Homes
Jared Goss
Historical Concepts
ICAA Northern California Chapter
Leeds Custom Design and Seabreeze Building
Anne Kriken Mann
John B. Murray & Elizabeth Brooke Murray
Poggenpohl
Reis Contracting
Skurman Architects
Peter J. Talty
Tucker & Marks
The Urban Electric Co.
Vallette & Russell Windham

LECTURE SPONSORS

Ankie & Fran Barnes
Stan Dixon
Marsha & David Dowler
Barbara Eberlein
Kirk Henckels
Jeff Allen Landscape Architecture, LLC
Anne Lazar
Marmi Stone
Suzanne R. Santry
Tammy Connor Interior Design
Urban Design Associates
Whitlock Builders
Bunny Williams

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Russell Windham, Chair
Ankie Barnes
Andrew Cogar
Richard Economakis
Ray Gindroz
Alexa Hampton
Thomas Lloyd
Michael Mesko
Eric Osth
Suzanne Santry

IN COLLABORATION WITH ICAA NATIONAL OFFICE STAFF

Peter Lyden, President
Caroline Slaten, Vice President, Development
Julia Sucher, Manager, Development & Special Events
Lexi Hoglund, Assistant, Development and Office of the President