ICAA Washington Chapter Announces 2025 Pope Awards

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) Washington Mid-Atlantic chapter recently announced the winners of their annual John Russell Pope Awards. Exemplifying excellence in traditional and classical architecture, interior design, historical preservation, artisanship, and landscape architecture, the Pope Awards are celebrated biennially.

The awards are named after John Russell Pope, the architect of such significant DC building as the Jefferson Memorial and the National Gallery of Art, making him a leader in American classical architecture. This year's Pope Awards were celebrated with a ceremony on May 2 at the Sulgrave Club in Washington, DC. Read on to see the winning projects of the 2025 Pope Awards.

Arentz Landscape Architects — Landscape Architecture
Kimmel Studio Architects — Landscape Architecture
Michael Watkins Architect — Urban Design
Christian Zapatka Architect, PLLC — Urban Design
3North — Historic Preservation
Steven W. Spandle Architect LLC — Follies
David M. Schwarz Architects — Commercial
Erica Burns Interiors — Interior Design, Residential
Thomas Pheasant Interiors — Interior Design, Commercial & Residential
Wouter Boer — Residential New Construction Over 5,000 Sq. Ft.
Wiedmann Architects LLC — Residential New Construction Under 5,000 Sq. Ft.
John Canning & Co. — Design & Craftsmanship
Perkins Eastman Architects — Institutional
Pellettieri Stone Carving — Artisanship
McCrery Architects — Artisanship
Charles Paul Goebel, Architect — Residential Renovation
Richard Williams Architects — Ecclesiastical
Jon Patrick Boulanger — Student Award
Ana Schluth — Student Award
Sam Merklein, Andrea Hopkins, Casey Rutledge Nardo, Juan Soto, Michael Njo, Sebastian Vanderbeck — Student Award

Arentz Landscape Architects

"Woodside"

Landscape Architecture

Courtesy of Arentz Landscape Architects

Kimmel Studio Architects

"Cloverfields"

Landscape Architecture

Courtesy of Kimmel Studio Architects

Michael Watkins Architect

"West Weber"

Urban Design

Courtesy of Michael Watkins Architect

Christian Zapatka Architect, PLLC

"Georgetown Urban Design Project"

Urban Design

Courtesy of Christian Zapatka Architect, PLLC

3North

"Warm Springs Pools"

Historic Preservation

Courtesy of 3North

Steven W. Spandle Architect LLC

"The White House Tennis Pavilion"

Follies

Photo by Bruce White

David M. Schwarz Architects

"Orion Amphitheater"

Commercial

Courtesy of David M. Schwarz Architects

Erica Burns Interiors

"Bull Run"

Interior Design, Residential

Courtesy of Erica Burns Interiors

Thomas Pheasant Interiors

"The Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room Redecoration"

Interior Design, Commercial & Residential

Courtesy of Thomas Pheasant Interiors

Wouter Boer

"St. Michael's Retreat"

Residential New Construction Over 5,000 Sq. Ft.

Courtesy of Wouter Boer

Wiedmann Architects LLC

"Gatekeeper's Cottage at Skipton Heritage"

Residential New Construction Under 5,000 Sq. Ft.

Courtesy of Wiedmann Architects LLC

John Canning & Co.

"Mellon Auditorium Restoration"

Design & Craftsmanship

Courtesy of John Canning & Co.

Perkins Eastman Architects

"Garvey Hall"

Institutional

Courtesy of Perkins Eastman Architects

Pellettieri Stone Carving

"Decorative Stone Carvings on the Façade of St. Rita's Catholic Church"

Artisanship

Courtesy of Pellettieri Stone Carving

McCrery Architects

"Baptismal Font at the Church of the Holy Spirit"

Artisanship

Courtesy of McCrery Architects

Charles Paul Goebel, Architect

"Avondale"

Residential Renovation

Courtesy of Charles Paul Goebel, Architect

Richard Williams Architects

"All Souls Memorial Garden at Washington National Cathedral"

Ecclesiastical

Courtesy of Richard Williams Architects

Jon Patrick Boulanger

"St. Alcuin Center for Classical Studies"

Student Award

Courtesy of Jon Patrick Boulanger

Ana Schluth

"An Entry Pavilion to Prospect Park"

Student Award

Courtesy of Ana Schluth

Sam Merklein, Andrea Hopkins, Casey Rutledge Nardo, Juan Soto, Michael Njo, Sebastian Vanderbeck

"Cultural Expansion"

Student Award

Courtesy of Juan Soto

Awards John Russell Pope Washington DC

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