Seaside Institute is a nonprofit organization founded
in 1982 by Robert Davis. Committed to enriching the community of
Seaside, Florida, the Institute builds on a foundation of
engagement, arts, education, and innovation, and sponsors a variety
of events and programs. These include poetry readings, workshops,
literary events, town halls, chamber music performances, tours,
dance recitals, seminars, and architectural forums. The Institute,
with contributions from luminaries such as HRH The Prince of Wales
and famed architect Witold Rybczynzki, created the volume Views of
Seaside: Commentaries and Observations on a City of Ideas.
HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales, is heir to the British
throne. The founder of The Prince Trust and 17 other Prince's
Charities, and a patron of over 450 charitable organizations
worldwide, his interests encompass a range of humanitarian and
social issues. These include the conservation of historic
buildings—a subject on which he produced the book A Vision of
Britain: A Personal View of Architecture in 1989—organic farming,
climate change, and environmental conservation.
Witold Rybczynski is an architect, author, and Emertius
Professor of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania. Born in
Edinburgh in 1943 to Polish parents, he grew up in Surrey and
attended school in England and Canada. He holds both Bachelors and
Masters degrees in Architecture from McGill University and has
authored more than 50 works on architecture, housing, and
technology. These include The Most Beautiful House in the World,
Looking Around: A Journey Through Architecture, Waiting for the
Weekend, Paper Heroes, and Taming the Tiger. Rybczynski lives with
his wife in Philadelphia.
John Prescott is a British politician. From 1997 to 2007,
Prescott was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A
former trade union activist and ship’s steward, he holds degrees
from the University of Hull and Ruskin College. In 2008, his
autobiography Prezza, My Story: Pulling no Punches was released. He
also contributed to the volume Views of Seaside: Commentaries
and Observations on a City of Ideas.
Robert A.M. Stern is an architect, writer, teacher, and
principal of the Robert A.M. Stern Architects firm in New
York. The Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, he was awarded
the Topaz Medallion by the Association of Collegiate Schools of
Architecture and the American Institute of Architects, of which he
is a Fellow. He has authored several books, including New York
1900, New York 1930, and Modern Classicism.
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