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The year 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of the first English translations of Andrea Palladio's I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura [The Four Books of Architecture]. Charles Hind, Chief Curator and H.J. Heinz Curator of Drawings at the Royal Institute of British Architecture will discuss how Palladianism became one of the most important styles ever designed by a single architect, and is still used in public and private buildings.

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$35 non-members
$25 CAF members*
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Lecture Hall @ CAF, 224 S. Michigan Ave.

This program is presented in partnership with the Royal Oak Foundation.

The year 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of the first English translations of Andrea Palladio's I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura [The Four Books of Architecture] and Colen Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus. Since the early 17th century, Palladio's work, as adapted by Inigo Jones for English taste and needs, has influenced architects and clients. British Palladianism, as developed by Jones, Campbell, Lord Burlington and William Kent also proved hugely influential in northern Europe and in the British Colonies including India and North America. Charles Hind, Chief Curator and H.J. Heinz Curator of Drawings at the Royal Institute of British Architecture will examine the development of Palladianism in Britain using drawings, photographs and models from the RIBA's collections, as well as contemporary architects' practices. He will demonstrate how the contributions of this 16th-century Venetian man influenced centuries of style, and how Palladianism became one of the most important styles ever designed by a single architect, and is still used in public and private buildings.

Charles Hind
Charles Hind studied architectural history under Sir Howard Colvin at Oxford University. As Chief Curator and H.J. Heinz Curator of Drawings at the Royal Institute of British Architects, his areas of specialty are Andrea Palladio and British architecture from 17th to early 20th centuries. He co-curated a major European exhibition on Palladio in 2008-2009, and served as joint curator and co-author of the catalogue for the 2010 exhibition Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey.

Mr. Hind has written numerous journal and magazine articles and lectured on architecture and British country houses. He also leads art and architecture tours in Virginia, St. Petersburg and Venice. Mr. Hind has curated a number of exhibitions held in the RIBA Heinz Gallery and in the V&A+RIBA Architecture Gallery at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

*CAF Members, please call 312.922.TOUR (8687) for the discount code.