American Architectural History Seen Through the Lens of Newport Buildings

Newport is a treasure trove of architecture, starting from the early days of the settlement of North America through the present. The community is privileged in that some of the foremost architects in America worked in this area and did some of their most noteworthy projects here. Many of these buildings have been preserved to the present day. There are few places in America where the breadth and importance of architectural fabric can be studied in such a tight geographic area.

This class will help reveal and examine the broader history of American architecture using examples of different styles of work that exist within the Newport community. This class was offered in Spring 2018.

Ross Cann, RA, AIA, LEED AP, is an author, historian, teacher and practicing architect living and working in Newport. He holds degrees in architecture and architectural history from Yale, Cambridge and Columbia universities. He studied with Vincent Scully at Yale and while at Columbia, he was the teaching assistant for Robert A.M. Stern, who is one of the most noted Shingle Style architects in America in the present day. He is the founding and managing principal of A4 Architecture in Newport.