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Stables at Crooksbury
Photo by Michael Imber
Goddards
Photo courtesy of Andrew Barnett,
Lutyens Trust, UK
Castle Drogo
Photo courtesy of Lutyens Trust, UK
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Webinar
Piers Gough Revisits:
The Great Lutyens Exhibition: Hayward Gallery London,
November 1981 – January 1982
Date: Thursday, May 22nd 12:00 PM EDT
(9:00 AM PDT, 10:00 AM MDT, 11:00 CDT, 5:00 PM BST)
hosts: Marcos Lutyens & Robin Prater
presenter: Piers Gough, Exhibition Designer
The Lutyens Trip: September 15-20, 2025
LUTYENS IN FRANCE:
Memorials and Memories
Watercolor by Ankie Barnes
Date: Monday September 15th – September 20th
Location: Hotel Marotte – Amiens, France
You are invited to join us in France as we visit several of the memorials designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens after the end of the First World War. The creation of these memorials moved Lutyens to design some of the most innovative and original architecture of his career. In addition to the monuments, we’ll also weave in other special visits. We hope you’ll consider coming with us on this very special adventure.
Photos by R. Prater
ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2025 LUTYENS TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP:
CONGRATULATIONS TO TRACE CHITWOOD!
Trace Chitwood was born in Hawaii and raised in central Texas. He spent much of his time assisting his father with the family real estate business where he developed genuine interest in architectural history and design. The exposure to diverse eclectic works of architecture led to Trace’s self-initiated interest in learning about architecture. Trace earned his bachelor’s of Architecture from Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston. He is passionate about the design process and learning from the past to craft stimulating architectural spaces. Among his extracurricular activities included volunteering as a docent for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Houston, volunteering for the Galveston Historic Foundation (GHF) and teaching watercolor classes within the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) at the University of Houston. May 2024, Trace graduated From The Catholic University of America with his Masters of Architecture with a classical concentration. His Thesis, The Mausoleum of Arlington National Cemetery, won the classical concentration Director’s Award out of all the projects for the department. Trace exhibits his keen interest in architectural history and preservation on social media to exchange knowledge on a platform with countless others.
The Lutyens Traveling Fellowship was founded by The Lutyens Trust America to promote the appreciation and knowledge of the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens by funding a period of individual travel and research on his work and legacy. The Lutyens Traveling Fellowship provides a $7,000 award for emerging professional in architecture, art history, interior design, historic preservation, or the decorative arts. We would also like to express our appreciation to Melanie Millner for her sponsorship of this year’s Lutyens Traveling Fellowship. We would like to thank all the applicants that applied for this third annual fellowship. The quality and breadth of the submissions were remarkable and the level of interest was wonderful. After much discussion and deliberation, the jurors were able to narrow down the applicants to three highly qualified finalists that deserve recognition: Trace Chitwood, Patrick Suarez, and Neill Scheiter.
Congratulations again to Trace Chitwood. His winning proposal was titled: “Lutyens and the War Cemetery Buildings.” We look forward to sharing the results of his travel and research.
Recorded Webinar
Silent Witness: Lutyens’s Memorials & Cemeteries within the Battlefields of the Western Front
What We Do
The Lutyens Trust America is an organization formed to promote the appreciation and knowledge of the work of the British architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens OM (1869-1944). Considered one of the most remarkable architects in British history, Sir Edwin Lutyens left behind a rare architectural legacy that included a rich variety of form and style. Among his over 800 commissions, Lutyens designed many beautiful country houses, public buildings, bridges, and war memorials in Britain. His prolific work abroad includes designs such as Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Thiepval Arch on the Somme in France, and the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., as well as many other distinguished buildings.
The wit and finesse of Lutyens’s architecture continues to be a source of inspiration and delight to architects and those interested in architecture, making his built work, memorials, drawings, and letters worthy of preservation and study, not just in Britain but also in the United States. As an educational organization, The Lutyens Trust America focuses on enhancing appreciation of, and on providing opportunities for the study and conservation of Sir Edwin Lutyens’s work. Events for The Lutyens Trust America will include tours of Lutyens-related sites, lectures, and the support of ongoing preservation efforts related to Lutyens’s legacy of architectural design. One of our aims is to inspire new generations of architects and designers to revisit Lutyens’s work as an inspiration for their own creative paths.
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