Richard Sammons (born May 18, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio) is an American architect, architectural theorist, visiting professor, and chief designer of Fairfax & Sammons Architects with offices in New York City, New York and Palm Beach, Florida. The firm has an international practice specializing in classical and traditional architecture, interior design and urban planning. Sammons was instrumental in the reemergence of classical design as a major movement in America through his designs as well as his work as an instructor at the Prince of Wales Institute in Britain in 1992-3 and as a founding member of the Institute of Classical Architecture in 1991. From 1996 to 2004, the Fairfax & Sammons office also served as the headquarters for the noted American architecture critic Henry Hope Reed Jr. (1915) and Classical America, the organization he founded in 1968. In 2013, Fairfax & Sammons received the Arthur Ross Award for Lifetime Achievement in Architecture, an award created to recognize and celebrate excellence in the classical tradition.[1]
Sammons was born in Columbus, Ohio and received his bachelor's degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1983. His duel interests in Physics and Art, and his undergraduate degree in Studio Art, presaged the later intense focus upon proportion that became a significant hallmark of his design work. He received his Master of Architecture degree at the University of Virginia in 1986. His interest in classical design found support in this period of university education due to the leadership of Dean Jaquelin T. Robertson whose own work and background made him sympathetic to classicism. Sammons also developed a breadth of knowledge through his work as a teaching assistant to the internationally recognized architectural historian and Jefferson scholar, Dr. Frederick Doveton Nichols (1911-1995). Because the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Architecture focused primarily on modernism, Sammons looked to Thomas Jefferson as one of his principal instructors.
Careeredit
Sammons served his internship in the Manhattan office of David Anthony Easton, a classicist specializing in residential design. At Easton's office, Sammons learned detailing from Joe Marino, an architect who acquired his practical training in the Manhattan firms of Cross and Cross,[2] and later Egerton Swartwout and Philip Goodwin. In 1992 Sammons established the firm of Richard Sammons Architect in New York City, New York. In 1997 Sammons and his wife Anne Fairfax renamed the firm Fairfax & Sammons Architects, PC. The firm has a second office in Palm Beach, Florida opened in 1998. Sammons is a registered architect in New York, Virginia, Connecticut, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Richard Sammons' projects include the following:
(For images and a description of each project refer to the firm's website: https://fairfaxandsammons.com/portfolio/)
Townedit
Renovations to an Upper West Side Apartment, New York
Renovation of a Greenwich Village Townhouse, New York
Carriage House & Studio, Greenwich Village, New York
Upper East Side Apartment, New York
Upper East Side Townhouse, New York
Upper West Side Artist Residence, New York
Rustic French Maisonette, Greenwich Village
Breakers Row Apartment, Palm Beach
Central Park South Apartment, New York
Park Avenue Residence, New York
Central Park West Apartment at The Prasada, New York
Italianate Townhouse, Greenwich Village, New York
Countryedit
Gothic Revival Restoration, Bedford, New York
New Federal House, Cooperstown, New York
New Palladian Villa, The Peak, Hong Kong
New Georgian Residence, Washington, Connecticut
English Arts & Crafts, Lake Waccabuc, New York
Georgian Revival Addition, Lexington, Kentucky
New Jeffersonian Residence, Southport, Connecticut
Arts & Crafts Stone Cottage, Snedens Landing, New York
Georgian Arts & Crafts, Greenwich, Connecticut
Shingle Style Restoration, Greenwich, Connecticut
House in Caesarea, Israel
Seasideedit
Il Cortile, A New House in Palm Beach, Florida
New House in Lost Tree Village, Palm Beach, Florida
New British Colonial, Jupiter, Florida
Regency House Renovation, Palm Beach, Florida
New House and Outbuildings on Gin Lane, Southampton, NY
New House in the Hamptons, Southampton, NY
The Restoration and Addition to an Anglo-Caribbean House, Palm Beach, Florida
New Anglo-Caribbean, Gulfstream, Florida
Renaissance Revival Estate, Palm Beach, Florida
Setai Penthouse, Miami, Florida
Neighborhoodedit
New Townhouses in Brooklyn, NY
New Urban Marina, Albany, Bahamas
University in Andorra, Spain
The Crescent, Poundbury, Dorset, England
New Urban Project, I'On Development, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Urban Design, Charleston, South Carolina
Booksedit
American Houses - The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons; Mary Miers (Author); Adele Chatfield-Taylor (Introduction); Rizzoli International Publications (November 2006); ISBN 0-8478-2857-3
Classical Architecture For The 21st Century; Francois Gabriel (Author); W. W. Norton & Company (April 2005); ISBN 0-393-73076-X
The Colonial Revival House; Richard Guy Wilson (Author); Harry N. Abrams (December 2004); ISBN 0-8109-4959-8
Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid; Marianne Cusato (Author), Ben Pentreath (Author), Leon Krier (Author), Richard Sammons (Author); H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (foreword); Sterling (January 1, 2008); ISBN 1-4027-3628-2
Learning From Palladio; Branko Mitrovic (Author); W. W. Norton & Company (May 2004); ISBN 0-393-73116-2
New Classicism: The Rebirth of Traditional Architecture; Elizabeth M. Dowling (Author); Rizzoli (October 29, 2004); ISBN 0-8478-2660-0
New Compact House Designs; Don Metz (Author); Storey Publishing, LLC (January 8, 1991); ISBN 0-88266-666-5
New Palladians: Modernity and Sustainability for 21st Century Architecture; Alireza Sagharchi (Author), Lucien Steil (Author); Artmedia Press (May 31, 2010); ISBN 1-902889-12-6
Big Book of Small House Designs; Dom Metz (Author), Catherine Tredway (Author), Kenneth Tremblay (Author), Lawrence Von Bamford (Author); Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc (September 16, 2004); ISBN 1-57912-365-1
The Elements of Classical Architecture (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture); Georges Gromort (Author); Richard Sammons (Introductory Essay); W. W. Norton & Co. (June 20, 2001); ISBN 0-393-73051-4
Theory of Mouldings (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture); C Howard Walker (Author); Richard Sammons (Foreword); W. W. Norton & Co. (July 31, 2007); ISBN 0-393-73233-9
The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation; Steven Semes (Author); W. W. Norton & Company (November 9, 2009); ISBN 0-393-73244-4
The Venice Charter Revisited: Modernism, Conservation and Tradition in the 21st Century; HRH The Prince of Wales (Foreword, Author), Robert Adam (Author), Steven Semes (Author), A. G. K. Menon (Author), Samir Younés (Author), Susan Parham (Author), Gabriele Tagliaventi (Author), Paolo Marconi (Author), Matthew Hardy (Editor); Cambridge Scholars Publishing (November 1, 2009); ISBN 1-84718-688-2
Pressedit
Spanish Colonial Revival Restoration; Traditional Building June 2020
Decorating Legend François Catroux Breathes New Life Into Crown Princess Marie-Chantal's Manhattan Townhome; Architectural Digest August 2019
Inside Liv Tyler's Dreamy West Village Townhouse; Architectural Digest; August 2019
At Hotel Bennett, a Midcentury Library Becomes an Historically Minded Hotel; Architectural Digest; January 2019
A Classic Georgian Home with a Modernist Twist in Palm Beach; Architectural Digest; May 2017
The Reader's Room, Gainsborough Studios; New York Spaces; April 2012
Size Effects - Renovation of Carriage Houses in New York City; House & Garden; June 2014
Master Architects; Palm Beach Society Magazine; Sept. - Oct. 2009
Rooms - Stay Awhile; Palm Beach Illustrated; Habitat; March 2009
Above the Fray by Gregory Cerio; Elle Decor; January 2009
Side-by-Side by Kimberly Goad; Southern Accents Magazine; January 2009
Tradition and Innovation by Erika Alexia Tsoukanelis; Fairfield County Homes; January 2009
A Foundation in the Classics by Richard S. Chang; The New York Times; February 3, 2008
Married Architects Reinterpret Classicism in Palm Beach by Jami Supsic; Palm Beach Cottages & Gardens; March 2008
The Transformers by Mitchell Owens; Elle Decor; December 2007
Positively West Fourth Street: Cozy Architect Couple Says Pshaw to Postmodernism by Toni Schlesinger; New York Observer; September 25, 2007
Anne Fairfax & Richard Sammons House Profile; New York Social Diary; August 17, 2007
Even a Master Needs Help Sometimes; The New York Times; Real Estate Sketch Pad - Bernards Township, N.J; August 5, 2007
Residential Splendor Book Review by Eve M. Kahn; Period Homes; March, 2007
Art Above and Below, With Life in the Middle by Fred A. Bernstein; The New York Times; January 4, 2007
The Anatomy of the Georgian Room by Richard Sammons; Period Homes; March 2006
Mid-18th-Century Modern: The Classicists Strike Back by David Colman; The New York Times; February 10, 2005
Reimagining the Far West Side by Alexander Stoddart, Thomas Gordon Smith, John Simpson, Richard Sammons, Peter Pennoyer, Franck Lohsen McCrery, Robert Adam; City Journal; Autumm 2004
Britain Can Build It; Country Life; October 28, 2004
The Vision for Marion Square by Jack Simmons; The Charleston City Guardian; December 2003
Great American Home Award Winner - Old House Journal; Old House Journal; December, 2003
Group Proposes Plan to Change the Look of Marion Square by Robert Behre; The Charleston Post & Courier; November 27, 2003
Lyrical Compositions; Period Homes; Volume 4 Number 1; Spring 2003
Perfect Proportions by Nancy Staab; Southern Accents Magazine; May 2003
A Decade of Classical Design; The Prince's Foundation Alumni Newsletter; No. 4; Summer 2002
New England's Home of the Brave; Country Life; October 11, 2001
The College of Charleston Library; The Charleston City Guardian; Volume 3, Issue 2; April 2000
Classic Ideals by Robert J. Hughes; The Wall Street Journal; House of the Week; March 10, 2000
On The Waterfront by Steven M. I.Aroson; Architectural Digest; 1998
Referencesedit
^"Honors - Institute of Classical Architecture & Art".
^Dowling, Elizabeth Meredith. New Classicism: the rebirth of traditional architecture. New York: Rizzoli, 2004. p.94
^"2020 Palladio Award". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^"2019 Stanford White Award". ICAA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^"2019 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^"2019 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^"Design honors: Five Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach winners". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^"The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art's 2018 Stanford White Awards". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"2018 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^"Driehaus International Competition 2017-2018 Edition". Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards and Architecture Competition 2017-2018. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^"2018 Palladio Award Winners". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^"The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art's 2017 Stanford White Awards". ICAA. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^"Driehaus International Competition 2016-2017 Edition". Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards and Architecture Competition 2016-2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^"Announcing the 2017 Palladio Winners". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^"2017 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^"The 2016 Palladio Award Winners". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^"2016 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^"2015 Addison Mizner Winners". ICAA Florida. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^"2015 Stanford White Award Winners". ICAA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^"2013 Arthur Ross Awards". Traditional Building Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"2010 Philip Trammell Shutze Award Winners". ICAA Southeast. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
^"2010 Philip Trammell Shutze Award Winners". ICAA Southeast. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
^"Charter Awards" (PDF). Congress for the New Urbanism. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
External linksedit
Fairfax and Sammons Architects
The Royal Oak Foundation
INTBAU - International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism
INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners - ICTP