The Arrival of The Classicist No. 9

A message from our President, Paul Gunther

I am pleased to report that The Classicist No. 9 is due here next week from the printers and will be available immediately. It is magnificent, as you will soon discover as one of its early readers. Delivery to all members at the levels of Contributor and Individual ~ Professional and above will proceed with dispatch. Besides our rigorously-tended database of all English-speaking schools of architecture and design, the chapter locations will receive copies for their events and new constituents bearing in mind the peer-reviewed journal’s national (and occasionally beyond…) content and editorial embrace. On an ongoing basis No. 9 (like Nos. 6, 7 and 8) will be offered for sale via our partners at the Antique Collector’s Club at www.accdistribution.com/us. We rely on them for this manner of permanent availability, as we simply do not have the capacity to do so on our own.  However a limited number of Nos. 4 and 5 can be purchased directly by calling the membership office and ordering over the phone or by visiting www.classicist.org/publications-and-bookshop/the-classicist. Sadly No. 1 has long been sold out, although there are selections available via the web site found here.

This is a publication that examines contemporary classicism and the scholarship of cultural memory enlivening it at its finest across disciplines. It is a countrywide publication that derives from and is written for all. The chapters can and must present it as their own as it is.

I applaud the exemplary sponsors who make it possible and whom you will learn about in the beautiful section of the journal devoted to them. In the present philanthropic environment, they are our enlightened benefactors one and all as standard-bearer of current design excellence. And of course, member support in all its forms gives us the strength and encouragement to publish it as a unique scholarly resource.

I commend its editor, Dr. Richard John of the University of Miami School of Architecture, along with Henrika Taylor, who acts as its managing editor. Incidentally, she will return to the office from maternity leave at the start of the New Year.

It is the board’s endeavor to make sure that the journal appears annually, necessitating, as it must, some changes to its overall format. However, it will not change in terms of intent or rigor.

Naturally the staff and the Publications Committee under the able chairmanship of architect Brian Connolly understand the essential need to make this content available online. As you know the Institute has always been on the cutting edge of Web sophistication. Therefore I am pleased know that the content of Nos. 6, 7 and 8 is available for download at our Web site; No. 9 will follow there in six months.

In addition, Nos. 7 and 8 are accessible at the online resource EBSCO; visit its Web site to proceed.  No. 6 will be there in January 2012 and No 9 will be there in June 2012. Likewise we have signed an agreement with the online journal resource PROQUEST, which is in the process of posting the articles from No. 1 as well as Nos. 6, 7 and 8. They will post No. 9 in June.

This detail is important information for those who seek electronic access. And if anyone assumes that it is not available in this evidently essential manner, you can now help us set them straight!

And for that and all generosity whether now at year’s end or during the many busy seasons of our offerings, we send hearty thanks and best wishes for a joyous holiday season now at hand.

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P.S. It is with great sorrow that I report the tragically premature death of board director Marshall Allan on November 11, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer.  Collective thoughts are shared with his family and loving wife Karen LaGatta. His example will continue inspiring one and all. He was especially proud of The Classicist in all its continuing value as a beautiful and accessible scholarly record.