SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Renowned classical architect Andrew Skurman was awarded France’s Médaille des Arts et des Lettres (Medal of Arts and Letters) for his contribution to the promotion of French culture by Corinne Pereira, the Deputy Consul General of France in San Francisco. The ceremony, attended by more than 350 invitees, was held on November 22, in the prestigious Green Room of the a href=”http://sfwmpac.org” target=”_blank”>San Francisco War Memorial. The Medal of Arts and Letters is awarded by the French Minister of Culture to citizens of France who have “significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance.” Select foreign nationals also have received the medal since it was established in 1957. The recipient of the award is admitted into the Order of Arts and Letters as a chevalier, or knight. Pereira, who spoke on behalf of the Consul general of France, Romain Serman, who had been unexpecte