Traditional Building's Call for Entries for the 2025 Raphael Awards celebrating excellence in Classical Architectural Drawing is open now!
In May 2023, Traditional Building launched a new drawing competition, the Raphael Award, named in honor of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbina (1483-1520), a leading painter of the Italian Renaissance who was also a renowned draftsman. The award seeks to encourage the study of Classical and Neoclassical architecture through the practice of drawing and painting by hand.
ENTRIES ACCEPTED between April 17 and August 1, 2025.
Entries will be judged by a panel of architects in August 2025. The winners will be featured in the December 2025 issue of Traditional Building.
Winning entries will also be showcased on Traditional Building Magazine Online - Traditional Building Magazine Online, The Traditional Building Conference Series - The Traditional Building Conference Series, Period Homes - Period Homes, and the Active Interest Media social media channels. The presentation of the winning entries will take place at the Traditional Building Conference in Sleepy Hollow, New York, October 7-8, 2025.
For additional information, please visit:
The Palladio Awards - The Traditional Building Conference Series
See the winners of the 2024 Raphael Awards
ENTER NOW!
------------------------------
Robert Burns, AIA
2025 Chair
Historic Resources Committee Advisory Group
Richmond, VA
------------------------------