ICAA Honors Excellence in Classical Tradition with 2026 Arthur Ross Awards

Architects, designers, artisans, stewards, and educators recognized for preserving and advancing classical design.

Mar. 19, 2026 at 8:20am

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The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) has announced the winners of the 2026 Arthur Ross Awards for Excellence in the Classical Tradition. This year's honorees include Voith & Mactavish Architects, Thierry Goux, Craig & Company, Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, The Frick Collection, and Alejandro García Hermida, recognized for their achievements in architecture, artisanship, interior design, landscape design, stewardship, and education.

Why it matters

The Arthur Ross Awards celebrate the continued vitality of classical and traditional architecture, art, and design, recognizing projects that preserve the past while pointing the way forward to a more dignified, human-centric, and beautiful built environment. This year's winners demonstrate how classical principles can be applied across diverse disciplines to serve the public and enhance the quality of life in communities.

The details

The award winners were selected by a jury led by Andrew Cogar and include architects, designers, and other experts dedicated to classical and traditional design. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on May 11, 2026 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

  • The 2026 Arthur Ross Awards ceremony will be held on May 11, 2026.
  • The ICAA has been presenting the Arthur Ross Awards annually since 1982.

The players

Voith & Mactavish Architects

A Philadelphia-based architecture firm founded by Daniela Holt Voith and Cameron Mactavish, known for designing innovative environments that respond to cultural and physical contexts.

Thierry Goux

The leader of RINCK, a renowned French firm that has elevated French craftsmanship and decorative arts for over 30 years.

Craig & Company

An acclaimed architecture and design firm based in Chicago and New York, founded by Joan Craig and focused on the intersection of architecture, interiors, and the decorative arts.

Hoerr Schaudt

A national landscape architecture firm co-founded in Chicago, known for its horticentric design approach to residential, commercial, and civic projects.

The Frick Collection

A renowned art museum in New York City that presents masterworks of European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, housed in Henry Clay Frick's former Fifth Avenue mansion.

Alejandro García Hermida

The founder and Executive Director of the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation, which promotes the study, protection, and preservation of traditional architecture and urbanism worldwide.

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What they’re saying

“This year's Arthur Ross Award winners demonstrate the vitality of classical and traditional architecture, art, and design. They represent not only the preservation of the past, but point the way forward towards a future built environment that is dignified, human, and beautiful.”

— Peter Lyden, ICAA President

What’s next

The 2026 Arthur Ross Awards celebration will be held on May 11, 2026 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, with a black-tie dress code.

The takeaway

The 2026 Arthur Ross Awards highlight how classical and traditional design principles can be applied across diverse disciplines to create beautiful, functional, and accessible spaces that enrich communities and preserve cultural heritage. The award winners demonstrate the continued relevance and evolution of classical architecture, art, and design in the modern world.