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#7: Asked my wife (Elsbeth Geldhof: linkedin.com/in/elsbeth…, a heritage professional and historical conservator what she thought. Her response follows
> Two thoughts:
> 1) The Institute for Classical Architecture (classicist.org) is doing exactly this - so support this institution and help them develop and expand, rather than putting fund…
#7: Asked my wife (Elsbeth Geldhof: http://www.linkedin.com/in/elsbeth-geldhof, a heritage professional and historical conservator what she thought. Her response follows
> Two thoughts:
> 1) The Institute for Classical Architecture (https://www.classicist.org/) is doing exactly this - so support this institution and help them develop and expand, rather than putting funds and energy and expertise into establishing a second ICA. Also initiatives such as the National Campaign for the Historic Building Trades (https://historictrades.org/) are tapping into building knowledge and expertise that is connected to Classical Architecture among other architectural building typologies and styles. If you feel really strongly about this, then support those institutions, they are doing great work and they need the support to continue doing this and make a movement and a difference.
> 2) The USA and many of their citizens like Classical Architecture so much, because the USA was founded as a fresh, new nation following what was at the time thought to be the highest standard of political infrastructure: the Classical Greek World. Thomas Jefferson cs went on a Grand Tour of Europe to study the classical and neo-classical architecture, to literally give shape to those ideals. Which resulted in all those lovely neo-classical state and government buildings.
> Instead of Classical Architecture in the USA (that is already studied extensively by excellent institutions, see above) - why not expand one's taste and knowledge and help the education, preservation and support of heritage in general in the states? Including difficult or uncomfortable narratives that are connected to this heritage. There are numerous, numerous, numerous wonderful architectural and industrial heritage gems waiting to be studied, preserved, cared for and loved. And better even, why not start with supporting a couple of the major statewide or national preservation institutions that are exactly doing that?
> I am happy to help find people heritage organizations that they didn't know about yet and might want to support and be involved with. Anyone interested can contact me via my linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/elsbeth-geldhof and I am happy to help.