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CHRISTINE G. H. FRANCK is a designer and educator with a practice in New York City. Her work includes award-winning residential design projects such as Chadsworth Cottage, a new beachfront residence on Figure Eight Island, North Carolina; the redecoration of apartments and lobbies throughout New York City; regularly published writings such as her recurring column on American house styles for Old House Journal's New Old House; and leadership in classical architectural education, such as her volunteer direction of the academic programs of The ICA&CA from 1998 to 2005 and appointments at the University of Notre Dame and Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Architecture.  Ms. Franck also serves on the Board of Directors of the ICA&CA and the Steering Committee of INTBAU. She has previously served on the Advisory Councils of the University of Notre Dame and the ICA&CA.

Her design sensitivity was developed at an early age in her hometown of Williamsburg, Virginia. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Master of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame. In 2002 Ms. Franck was honored by HRH The Prince of Wales with the first Public Service Award of the Prince’s Foundation for "her outstanding contribution to the study of architecture and design." Her design work and essays have been published in A Decade of Art and Architecture, Period Homes Magazine, New Old House Magazine, Residential Architect, Architecture Magazine, The Classicist No. 6, and exhibited at A Decade of Art and Architecture, The Art of Building Cities, and in London at The New Palladians.


 
 

CURRICULUM VITAE


 

DESIGN & DECORATION
CHRISTINE G. H. FRANCK, INC., Designer and Educator; New York, NY
1998 – Current
Residential Design
Cottages for Beachtown; Beachtown, Galveston, Texas (2009)
Conceptual designs for two Gulf-front residences

Wiart-Dewavrin Residence; Cambrai, France (2009)
Additions and renovations to historic home

Byrd Residence; Fort Worth, Texas (2008)
Additions and renovations to historic home

Chadsworth Cottage; Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (2005)
5200s.f. beachfront residence

Residence at 480 Park Avenue; New York, NY (2001)
for Brockschmidt & Coleman Decoration and Design, LLC
Design and detailing for living room, entry hall, master bedroom and bathroom

Renovations to Il Palmetto; Palm Beach, Florida (2000)
for Fairfax and Sammons Architects, PC
Design for living room, dining room, kitchen, and entry hall; detailing for replacement of existing stone

New Residence on Lake Worth; Palm Beach, Florida (2000)
for Eric J. Smith, Architects, PC and David Anthony Easton, Inc.
Design and detailing for living room, dining room, breakfast room, master bedroom and bathroom, and office

Schematic Design for Residence; Atlanta, Georgia (1998 – 1999)
for Rodney Mims Cook of Cook Interests in collaboration with Michael Franck
Schematic design for new single family residence

Decoration
Park Avenue; New York, New York (Summer 2007)
in collaboration with Eric Cohler Incorporated
Complete renovation and redecoration of vestibule, lobby and service hallways

47 East 88th Street; New York, New York (2005)
in collaboration with Eric Cohler Incorporated
Complete renovation and redecoration of vestibule, lobby and service hallways

190 East 72nd Street; New York, New York (2004)
Complete renovation and decoration of public floors of thirty floor apartment building


Garden Pedestal for Residence; East Hampton, NY (1999)
In collaboration with Michael Franck
Detailing and installation of solid stone hand-carved garden pedestal

Consulting
West 21st Street Cemetery; New York, NY (2009)
Landscape and preservation masterplan for mid-19th Century historic Jewish cemtery


Curriculum Focus Group Report and Program Development Plan, Prepared for the Pythagoras School for Skilled Building Craftsmanship, Partially funded by a grant from the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 2008


ARCHITECTURE & TOWN PLANNING
ACT, Architectural Charrette Team, LLC; Orlando, FL
Lead Designer, 2006 – Current
Wesmont Station; NJ (2006)
Schematic Design Charrette for Housing

Randall Park, FL (2006)
Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents Charrettes for Housing

MISSISSIPPI RENEWAL FORUM, Organized by the CNU; Biloxi, MS
Architecture Team Member, 2006
Designs for housing and public buildings

ALLAN GREENBERG, ARCHITECT; Washington, DC
Intern Architect, 1994 – 1996
Residence at Otter Rock; Greenwich, CT (1994 – 1996)
Design and detailing for new single family residence

Burr Ridge Seventh Day Adventist Church; Burr Ridge, IL (1995)
Design development for new church

Renovations to Residence in Greenwich, CT (1995)
Measured Drawing Survey for Renovations to single family residence

Hilfiger Flagship Store on Rodeo Drive; Beverly Hills, CA (1995 – 1996)
Design development and detailing for new commercial store

ANDRES DUANY & ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK, ARCHITECTS & TOWN PLANNERS; Kentlands, MD
Draftsperson, March 1991 – June 1992
Town of Kentlands, Maryland
Block and lot arrangements for portions of Kentlands

New Town in Lauxmont, PA
Participant in charette team led by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk

THE JOHN A. CLARK COMPANY; Washington, DC
Associate, March 1991 – July 1992
New Town of Haymount; Caroline County, Virginia
Successfully campaigned for planning approvals of 1,600 acre new town

Assisted with re-writing Caroline County Master Plan

MAGOON GUERNSEY ARCHITECTS; Williamsburg, VA
Intern, January 1985 – August 1988


EDUCATION
University
of Notre Dame, Master of Architecture (MArch), 1994; Thesis: Proposal for an Urban Neighborhood in the Vicinity of Union Station in the District of Columbia; Professor Duncan Stroik, Advisor

Centre d’Etudes du Patrimoine en l’Italianité de l’Architecture; Clisson, France, Summer 1993

Rome
Studies Program, University of Notre Dame; Rome, Italy, Spring 1993

University of Virginia
, Bachelor of Science in Architecture with a Minor in Architectural History (BSArch), 1990

University of Virginia Study Abroad Program, University of Bath; Bath, England, Fall 1989 


EXECUTIVE & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Chairman, Academic Programs, Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, New York, NY, 1998–2005
               Classical Architecture Program for Design and Building Professionals, 2001 – 2005
               Professional Continuing Education Program, 1998 – 2005
               Summer Program in Classical Architecture, 1998 – 2005
               Curriculum Development Workshop and Plan, 2003 – 2004 
               Rome Architectural Drawing Program, 1998 – 2001
               Naples and Antiquity Drawing Program, October 2001

Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Classical Architecture, New York, NY, 1997 – 1998

Administrator, Summer School in Architecture & the Building Arts, Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture, Washington, DC, 1996; Berkeley, CA, 1997; Dr. Richard John, Director


SELECTED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS
Board of Directors, Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, 2000 – current
               Development Committee, 2008 – current
               Executive Committee, 2001 – 2008             
               Programs (Academic, Travel, and Public) Committee, 1998 – 2007
               Chairman, Ad-Hoc Committee on Chapter Formation, 2003 – 2006
               Co-chairman, Director of Education Search Committee, 2005              
               Strategic Plan Committee, 2004
               Governance Committee, 2003 – 2004
               President Search Committee, 2003

Advisor, International College of Chapters (formerly the Management Committee), International Network of Traditional Building Arts & Urbanism (INTBAU), 2002 – current

Board of Directors, International Network of Traditional Building Arts & Urbanism (INTBAU) USA Chapter, 2007 – current

Advisory Council, New Urban Guild Foundation, 2008 – current

Guild Member, New Urban Guild, 2007 – current

Founding Member, Council for European Urbanism (formerly EuroCouncil for New Urbanism), Bruges, Belgium, 2003

NAAB Accreditation Team Observer, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, 1999

Advisory Council, Institute of Classical Architecture, 1999 – 2002

Advisory Council, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, 1996 – 1999

Congress for the New Urbanism, CNU IV, Charleston, SC, 1996

Co-founder, AIAS University of Virginia Chapter, 1989


TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
               Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate Studio, Spring 2010
               Visiting Associate Professor, Undergraduate Studio, Spring 2009
               Visiting Associate Professor, Undergraduate Studio, Rome Studies Program, 1996–1997
               Teaching Assistant, 1992 – 1994

Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture
               Harrison Design Associates Visiting Scholar, Elective Studio, 2007

Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America
               Instructor, Design, 1998 – current
               Instructor, Architectural History, 1998 – current
               Instructor, Architectural Drawing, 1998 – current
 

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS
Traditional American Rooms: Celebrating Style, Craftsmanship, and Historic Woodwork, A Winterthur Style Sourcebook, with co-author Brent Hull, (East Petersburg: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2009).

Jose M. Allegue: A Builder’s Legacy, edited by Barbara M. Walker, (Lunenberg: The Stinehour Press, 2002).

Handbook of Classical Architecture [in process], co-edited with Steve Semes and contributions from instructors at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, partially funded with a grant from the NEA, (New York: W.W. Norton & Company).

Style File of Traditional American Domestic Architecture [in process].

Beguinages of Belgium and the Netherlands: Models of Urban Housing [in process].


PUBLICATIONS: SELECTED ARTICLES & ESSAYS
“Diversity in Education,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine (September 2009).

“Colonial Revival Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Fall 2008): 88.

“Shingle Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Summer 2008): 88.

“Queen Anne Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Winter 2008): 88.

“Second Empire Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Fall 2007) 106.

“Italianate Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Summer 2007): 106.

“New England Colonial,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Spring 2007): 106.

“Gothic Revival Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Winter 2007): 114.

“Mississippi Rising,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine, vol. 7, no. 1 (January 2006): 184.

“Greek Revival Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Fall 2006).

“Federal Style,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Summer 2006): 114.

“The Biloxi Cottage,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Spring 2006): 114.

“American Georgian,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Fall 2005): 138.

“American Dutch Colonial,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Spring 2005): 114.

“French Colonial,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Winter 2005).

“A Classical Education,” Windsor Forum on Design Education: Toward an Ideal Curriculum to Reform Architectural Education, edited by Peter Hetzel and Dhiru Thadani (Miami: New Urban Press, 2004): 66-75.

“Fenestration Fiascos: Common Errors in Fenestration and Guidelines for Correcting Them,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine (Winter 2004).

“Changing the Face of American Residential Architecture,” Home Design Journal: The Magazine of the American Institute of Building Design, vol. 1, no. 2 (2004).

“St. Augustine Spanish Colonial,” Building Blocks Column, Old House Journal’s New Old House (Fall 2004): 162.

“The Chadsworth Cottage Diary: Part II,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine (Autumn 2003).

“The Chadsworth Cottage Diary: Part I,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine (Autumn 2001).

“St. Agnes in Agony,” The Classicist No. 5, Journal of the Institute of Classical Architecture (1999).


SELECTED LECTURES & PANELS
2009
“Winterthur: A Sourcebook for Traditional Interiors,” (with co-author Brent Hull) Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference; Boston, MA.

 
2008
“The École des Beaux Arts: Past, Present, and Future,” (Speaker and panelist with Francis Morrone and David Van Zanten), National Arts Club; New York, NY.
“Winterthur: A Sourcebook for Traditional Interiors,” (with co-author Brent Hull) Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference; Chicago, IL.
“Palladio in America: Palladian Influence in the Domestic Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic Region,” Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference; Boston, MA.

 
2007
“Drawn from Architecture,” (Lecturer and panelist with Michael Graves), National Arts Club; New York, NY.
“Designing New Old Houses for the Gulf Coast,” Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference; New Orleans, LA.
“The Tradition Reborn: Contemporary Classical Architecture,” Harrison Design Associates Visiting Scholar Lecture, Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture; Atlanta, GA.
“How to Create a New Old house Through Traditional Design,” Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference; Boston, MA.
“Greek Revival Style,” Philadelphia Historic Home Show; King of Prussia, PA.

2006
“The Tradition Today: Classical Architecture in America,” Traditional Architecture: Building and Teaching in the 21st Century, RIBA Traditional Architecture Group Conference; London, England.
“Design, Service, Leadership: A Broad View of Practice Today,” Annual Lecture Series, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture; South Bend, IN.
“Georgian and Federal Style,” Philadelphia Historic Home Show; King of Prussia, PA.
“Domestic Architecture of the MidAtlantic Region: Old and New,” Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference, Washington, DC.
“The Colonial Revival: America’s Architecture,” Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference; Chicago, IL.
“Update on Recovery from Katrina,” (Panelist) Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference; Chicago, IL.

2005
“An Industry Expert’s View: Contemporary Classicism,” Arc-US America’s Leading Architects Forum; Miami, FL.
“Swedish Grace: The Forgotten Modern Movement in Architecture and Town Planning,” (Panelist) Axon Johnson Foundation; Stockholm, Sweden.
“Aspirations for the Third Generation,” Three Generations of Classical Architects: The Renewal of Modern Architecture, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture Conference; South Bend, IN.
“Concluding Remarks,” Three Generations of Classical Architects: The Renewal of Modern Architecture, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture Conference; South Bend, IN.
“Colonial Styles of Architecture in America,” Philadelphia Historic Home Show; King of Prussia, PA.
“Principles of Classical Architecture,” Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference; Philadelphia, PA.
“Traditional Interior Residential Style,” D&D Lecture Series; New York, NY.
“Classical Architecture in Education,” (Lecturer and panelist) Education and Preservation Council, Council for Architecture & Urbanism; Charleston, SC.
“The Making of Chadsworth Cottage: New Traditional Construction,” Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference; Boston, MA.

2004
“The Classical Tradition in Today’s Residential Market,” Keynote, NAHB Builders Twenty Annual Meeting; Omaha, NE.
“The Classical Tradition Today,” (With Richard Sammons) AIA Florida Annual Convention; Ponte Vedra, FL.
“History and Characteristics of Selected American House Styles,” Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference; Boston, MA.
“Classical Architecture Today,” Philadelphia Historic Home Show; King of Prussia, PA.
“Residential Design,” (Lecturer and panelist) American Institute of Building Design Educational Symposium, Collins Center for Public Policy; Tallahassee, FL.

2003
“The New Renaissance,” Keynote, American Institute of Building Design Annual National Convention; Seattle, WA.
“Contemporary Classicism - A Survey of Projects,” Atlanta Classicists; Atlanta, GA.
“Annual McKim Society Lecture,” The McKim Society of the University Club; New York, NY.
“José M. Allegue: A Builder’s Legacy,” Hewlett Woodmere Public Library; Hewlett, NY.
“Classicism Now – What and Why,” Keynote, Joint Annual Meeting of the North Carolina and South Carolina Societies, American Institute of Building Design; Myrtle Beach, NC.

2002
“The Classical As Educational Paradigm,” Windsor Forum on Design Education; Windsor, FL.
“Programs of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America,” University of Miami School of Architecture; Coral Gables, FL.
“Annual McKim Society Lecture,” The McKim Society of the University Club; New York, NY

1994 - 2001
“A View of Contemporary Classicism,” Classical Visions Conference, The Seaside Institute; Seaside, FL, 2001.
“Architecture and Urbanism Today,” Winter Lecture Series, Society of the Colonial Dames; New York, NY, 1999.
“Innocents Abroad: Being a Discussion of the Classical Education of the Architect,” Contemporary Issues in Architecture: A Symposium for the Dedication of Bond Hall, University of Notre Dame; South Bend, IN, 1997.
“Rowhouse Design in Washington, DC,” Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture; London, England, 1994.


CONFERENCES
“Classical Visions Conference and Exhibition,” (Co-organized and co-curated with Leonard Porter), Seaside Institute, Seaside, FL, February 2001
“Hastings Council: Launch of Institute of Traditional Architecture,” (Co-organizer), Institute of Classical Architecture, Charleston, SC, October 1998
“Hastings Council,” (Organizer), Institute of Classical Architecture, Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, April 1998
“How We Build Conference,” (Co-organizer), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1989 – 1990 


JURIES
Juror, Live Design Challenge, Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference, 2006 – 2009
Juror, Annual Home Design Challenge, Florida Homebuyer Orlando Magazine, 2008 – 2009 
Juror, Arthur Ross Awards, Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, 2006
Juror, House Plan Marketing Association Annual Awards, Orlando, Florida, 2006
Juror, Annual National Design Awards, American Institute of Building Design, National Convention, Washington, DC, 2004 
Juror, Annual National Design Awards, American Institute of Building Design, National Convention, Seattle, WA, 2003 

SELECTED PUBLICATION & EXHIBITION OF CREATIVE WORKS
“Christine G. H. Franck,” New Palladians (Exhibit, catalogue and forthcoming book published by ArtMedia), RIBA Traditional Architecture Group and The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, Prince’s Foundation Gallery, London, (Fall 2008) and Amsterdam (Spring 2009).
“Grand Proportions,” Living in Style (April 2008): 28-38 and cover.
“Chadsworth’s Classic Comfort,” Wilmington Magazine, vol. 4, issue 5 (November/December 2007): 60-64.
“Classical Aspirations,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine, vol. 8, no. 4 (July 2007): 24-26.
“Romancing the Cottage,” Wrightsville Beach Magazine, vol. 8, issue 9 (September 2007): 92-105.
“Chadsworth Cottage,” Old House Journal’s New Old House (Fall 2006): 76-85 and cover.
“Villa by the Sea,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine, vol. 6, no. 5 (September 2005): 13-17 and cover.
“The Client’s View: The Chadsworth Cottage Diary Part II,” Clem Labine’s Period Homes Magazine, vol. 2 no. 4 (Winter 2007): 6.
“Stock Answer,” Residential Architect, (September/October 2002): 23.
“Chadsworth Cottage,” A Decade of Art and Architecture (exhibit and book), The Institute of Classical Architecture, New York (2002).
“Garden Pedestal for a Residence in East Hampton,” The Classicist No. 6, Journal of the Institute of Classical Architecture (2000).
“A New Plan for Union Station Square,” (exhibition) The Art of Building Cities, Classical Architecture League; Chicago, IL (March 1996).
“Design for a Medium Sized Rowhouse,” Architecture Magazine (November 1994).
"Architecture á l’Italienne du Vignoble Nantais," (exhibition and catalogue), Clisson, France (1993).


HONORS & AWARDS
Palladio Award (Chadsworth Cottage), Best New Residential Design Under 5,000 Square Feet, Restore Media, 2007
Harrison Design Associates Visiting Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture, 2007
Home of Distinction (Chadsworth Cottage), Wrightsville Beach Magazine, 2007
Award of Excellence, American Institute of Building Design, 2005
Public Service Award, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, London, England, 2002


 
christine@christinefranck.com
Christine G. H. Franck, Inc.
154 East 61st Street
New York, NY 10065
tel 212.421.3465

 
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