One hundred years of inspiration. (American Academy in Rome, Italy)

Town & Country | January 1, 1996| | Copyright

No wonder the award-winning fellows of the American Academy in Rome go on to greatness! They win an entire year to pursue their own thoughts in the Eternal City--with room, board, workspace and stimulating company all thrown in as part of the prize.

"I was in heaven the whole time," says architect Robert Venturi. "I was walking on air." He is referring to the two years he spent at the American Academy in Rome, first as a scholarship-winning fellow in 1956, then, eleven years later, as an appointed resident (a sort of distinguished (visitor/mentor). "For me, Rome was ...

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