The Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship

Sponsored by the American Architectural Foundation and The French Heritage Society as part of a commitment to stewardship of American and French heritage, the Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship is awarded to architects pursuing a career in historic preservation. It permits young architects from France and the United States to observe and practice the latest preservation technologies and techniques in each other’s countries. The recipients have demonstrated that they are among the best that their countries have to offer in the preservation field.

The six-month Hunt Fellowship is named for Richard Morris Hunt, the first American architect to study at the École des Beaux-Arts and one of the most renowned 19th-century American architects. The Hunt Fellowship alternates each year between a French and an American architect and carries a stipend of $25,000. The program is supported through a generous gift from the LaFarge Corporation. For more information, contact Elizabeth Blazevich at eblazevich@archfoundation.org.

2011 Call for Applications: Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship

Vanessa Fernandez, the 2010 Richard Morris Hunt Fellow, received her degree in architecture from the Paris-Belleville School of Architecture in 2004, with a specialization in the interaction between modern architecture preservation, construction history, and sustainable design. Since then, her professional experience has combined architectural practice, teaching, and research. For the past six years, she has worked as a project manager at J. Pierre Pranlas-Descours' architectural office. She also designed semi-detached house extensions and renovations as a liberal architect.

In 2006, she took an active role in creating the 20th-century architectural and urban heritage preservation training course at the Paris-Belleville School of Architecture (DSA Architecture and Heritage), and last year she was appointed Assistant-Lecturer at the Toulouse School of Architecture (ENSAT).

Since March 2008, Vanessa has focused her research on the field of modern architecture conservation/restoration. She was awarded a grant by the Foundation Le Corbusier in July 2008 and began her PhD thesis in the History of Techniques and Environment (director A. Guillerme). She has been a member of Docomomo France (Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement) since 2002. For her work and research, she has received several awards.

Richard Morris Hunt Fellows

2010	Vanessa Fernandez	1999	Elizabeth Newman, AIA
2009	Tina Roach, AIA, LEED AP	1998	Stéphanie Celle-Riccio, DSA
2008	Diego Rodriquez, DESA	1997	Yves Patrick Deflandre, AIA
2007	Wendy Hillis, AIA	1996	Jérôme Francou, DSA
2006	Christophe Loustaü, DSA	1995	Linda Stevenson, AIA, LEED AP
2005	Mary Brush, AIA	1994	Ruth Todd, AIA, AICP, LEED AP
2004	Pascal Filâtre, DESA	1993	Jean-Christophe Simon, DSA
2003	Kyle R. Brooks, AIA	1992	Bonita J. Mueller, RA, DESCHMA, PMP
2002	Sabina Fabris, DESA	1991	Pierre-Antoine Gatier, DSA
2001	Raymond Plumey, FAIA, PC	1990	John Robbins, AIA
2000	Stéphanie Zugmeyer, DSA