School of Architecture + Design

Interdisciplinary student teams present out-of-this-world textiles to NASA

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Students from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the College of Engineering collaborated on textile-based challenges for NASA and recently presented their concepts during the Wearable Technology Symposium at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Architecture students present winning designs at Council of Educational Facility Planners Conference

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Students in a third-year architecture studio presented their middle school designs during the Virginia Educational Facility Planners' annual conference in Richmond, Va., as part of a six-week competition.

Graduate profile: Architecture student wants to use design to improve lives

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Erin Sanchez not only lives her own life to the fullest, she is driven to improve the lives of others. As she graduates with a Bachelor of Architecture, she says that through her experiences at Virginia Tech she has discovered ways that she can apply her education to make people's lives better.

Graduate profile: Study abroad scholarship winner will return to France after graduation

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Diego Arias-Caballero, winner of the Robert Turner Fontainebleau Study Abroad Scholarship, will return to France this summer after earning a prestigious award for his work during the 2012 summer academy. Arias-Caballero will graduate with his masters of architecture on May 17.

Two years after the earthquake: Japanese photography exhibition May 11–13

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Following the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, a Japanese organization provided the residents of a small town with cameras to document their experiences. The resulting images show the devastation and the ongoing recovery of a community from the perspectives of citizens.

Lisa Tucker receives 2013 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Since 2009, more than 20 of Lisa Tucker's students have received awards in national and international design competitions.

Team of faculty and students advances to final round in Casey Trees Foundation competition

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

A multidiciplinary team made up of faculty and students from three colleges at Virginia Tech is among four teams in the final round that will present master plan designs to the Casey Tree Foundation.

Registration open for Inside Architecture + Design summer program for high school students

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Inside Architecture + Design is a week-long program for high school students that provides hands-on experience in architecture, landscape architecture, industrial design and interior design. The program is directed by award-winning faculty from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.

Interior design graduate student wins $10,000 design competition

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Xie Xin of Shanghai, China, a graduate student in interior design in the School of Architecture + Design, won the top prize for interior design in a competition sponsored by the Bienenstock Furniture Library.

Documentary about students who designed award-winning amphitheater to premiere on campus

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

"Reality Check" is a new documentary that follows students from the Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies during the process of designing and building an award-winning community amphitheater for Clifton Forge, Va.

Student designed and built amphitheater named American-Architects Building of the Year 2012

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Clifton Forge Masonic Amphitheater received the highest number of votes among 50 select buildings in North America, including those designed by well-known architects and firms. Marie and Keith Zawistowski's third-year architecture studio was responsible for the design and construction of the structure.

Keith and Marie Zawistowski win national Design Build Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

College of Architecture and Urban Studies faculty members Keith and Marie and Zawistowski have once again received national recognition for their innovative pedagogy that provides hands-on experiences for students.

Donna Dunay receives Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Professor Donna Dunay's areas of specialty include research on design studies, urban design, architecture, and community identities, as well as product design and production.

Architecture students awarded $4,000 in scholarships from Mid Atlantic Chapter of RCI

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Faculty in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the Mid Atlantic Chapter of an international building organization teamed up to create a student competition with $4,000 in prizes to encourage excellence in research and design.

College of Architecture and Urban Studies faculty, programs listed in the Public Interest Design 100

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

College of Architecture and Urban Studies faculty members Andrew Balster, Keith Zawistowski, and Marie Zawistowski and the programs they lead, the CHICAGO STUDIO and design/buildLAB, have been recognized in the Public Interest Design 100.

Two students in College of Architecture and Urban Studies take top honors in design competition

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Futuristic design for the year 2025 was the theme for this year's student design competition hosted by the American Society of Interior Designers. Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies had a strong showing.

Two books by Virginia Tech authors named finalists in Library of Virginia's People's Choice Awards

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Finalists for the People's Choice Awards were selected from books nominated for the library's 15th Annual Literary Awards. Winners for fiction and nonfiction will be chosen by votes from the public.

Virginia Tech students design, build amphitheater give Clifton Forge new life

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Downtown Clifton Forge, Va., is undergoing revitalization and becoming an arts center. Sixteen architecture students from a class taught by Keith and Marie Zawistowski have added an important piece to that goal. The amphitheater will be dedicated on May 25 and have it's first entertainment at the grand opening on June 23.

Five-member interdisciplinary team receives 2012 XCaliber Award

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The team was recognized for their work in the Interdisciplinary Product Development Studio. The group was further commended for designing and developing learning activities involving smart objects, a phenomenon that is estimated to be several years away from being adopted within the industry.

Mitzi Vernon receives 2012 William E. Wine Award

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1995, Mitzi Vernon has established herself as an exceptional teacher and innovative design scholar. Her career spans 20 years of practice and teaching in industrial design, engineering, and architecture.

Student-designed 'BIG FELT! Collaging Interiors' exhibit comes to Perspective Gallery April 24 to 29

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

This interactive exhibit is part of the gallery's community outreach and education program. It is free and open to the public.

Virginia Tech's well-traveled solar home returns to campus for a special engagement

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The award-winning solar house, Virginia Tech's Lumenhaus has returned to the Blacksburg campus in time for the University Open House on Nov. 12. Visitors to the open house have a chance to participate in a tour of the energy-saving home with the guides being members of the faculty and students who designed and built it.

In Memoriam: Henry Vannier Shriver, alumnus and architect of Cowgill and Burchard halls

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A practicing architect with the firm of Shriver and Holland Associates in Norfolk, he was a strong professional mentor to generations of young architects in the Tidewater area of Virginia.

Virginia Tech architecture faculty, students, and alumni honored by Virginia Architects

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Several faculty, students, and alumni of Virginia Tech's School of Architecture + Design have been honored with 2011 Awards of Excellence in Architecture.

J. Scott Poole honored with emeritus status

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Poole served as director of the School of Architecture + Design for seven years.

Photos: Virginia Tech Lumenhaus at Farnsworth

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:37:00 -0400

Virginia Tech opens new foundry for students in engineering, art, and architecture

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's College of Engineering is continuing its tradition of hands-on, minds-on education with the newly opened Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry, a metal casting facility located just off campus on Plantation Road.

Undergraduate architecture, landscape architecture programs ranked in top 5 in North America

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech's undergraduate programs in architecture and landscape architecture, both in the School of Architecture + Design, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, ranked No. 4 and No. 3, respectively, in the 12th annual America's Best Architecture & Design Schools study conducted by the journal 'DesignIntelligence.'

Memorial service date set for Milka Bliznakov, professor emerita of architecture

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Milka Tcherneva Bliznakov, professor emerita of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech and a trailblazer for women in architecture, died Thursday, Nov. 4 at age 83.

Benjamin Johnson honored with emeritus status

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Benjamin Johnson, professor of landscape architecture in the School of Architecture + Design in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Dennis Jones honored with emeritus status

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Dennis Jones, associate professor of architecture in the School of Architecture + Design in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "associate professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

City of Alexandria honors Washington Alexandria Architecture Center Director Jaan Holt with CIVIC Award

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Jaan Holt, professor and director of the Virginia Tech Washington Alexandria Architecture Center was awarded a 2010 Park and Recreation CIVIC Award from the City of Alexandria in recognition of his 30 years of exemplary service in design education, public outreach, and professional work in addition to instilling the core value of community service to alumni of the city's only academy of architecture and design.

Images: Lumenhaus

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:02:41 -0400

Milka Bliznakov Prize winners announced

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The School of Architecture + Design's International Archive of Women in Architecture Center (IAWA) announces two winners of the 2009 Milka Bliznakov Prize.

Ed Dorsa named School of Architecture + Design assistant director

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design Director Scott Poole has appointed Ed Dorsa, associate professor of industrial design, to be the assistant director of the school as of August 2009.

Joseph C. Wang honored with emeritus status

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Joseph C. Wang, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Dennis J. Kilper honored with emeritus status

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Dennis J. Kilper, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "T.A. Carter Professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Ronald Daniel honored with emeritus status

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ronald W. Daniel, associate provost for undergraduate education and professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "associate provost and professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Virginia Tech solar house to hold community open house Sunday, Aug. 30

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech solar house will be open for tours on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 4-6 p.m. when faculty and students will be on hand to answer questions and describe the final stages of construction.

Washington Alexandria Architecture Center students merge creative concepts of dance and space to design dance studio in Arlington

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Elements of dance and dance-theatre -- including movement and exercise, flowing costumes, and expressive lighting --inspired students in the Architecture Master's design studio at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center to imagine innovative ways of merging public and private space for a dance studio in nearby Arlington.

Virginia Tech team for U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon to exhibit progress at Taubman Museum of Art, June 12-Aug. 23

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech team of students and faculty creating an innovative house powered by the sun for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon will exhibit their progress on the project at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Va., June 12–Aug. 23.

Virginia Tech selected as one of two U.S. universities invited to compete in Solar Decathlon Europe in 2010

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech is one of only two U.S. universities invited to compete in the first Solar Decathlon Europe, which will take place in Madrid in June 2010.

Margarita McGrath designs space-saving devices for 540-square-foot apartment

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Margarita McGrath, associate professor of architecture in the School of Architecture + Design, and her partner in noroof architects, their New York-based architecture firm, have designed a space-saving interior for the Finger apartment, a family of four's 540-square-foot living space.

Furniture-designing students and professors invited to participate in the International Contemporary Furniture Fair May 19-22 in New York

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A team of faculty and students from the School of Architecture + Design has been invited to exhibit their designs at the 21st annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York May 19-22.

Urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture projects underway for Roanoke

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Faculty and students in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech bring expertise and solutions to communities all around the world. Currently, the college is working on six different urban planning, architecture, and landscape architecture projects in Roanoke, Va.

Three faculty members and two graduate students involved in portable laboratory project receive 2009 XCaliber Award

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A team of three faculty members and two graduate students from two different colleges at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2009 XCaliber Award for excellence as a team on a large-scale project.

Assistant professor of finance wins electric car raffle

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Students who are designing and constructing a solar house for the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition have raised funds for their project by raffling an electric car.

Secretary of Natural Resources Preston Bryant to tour Virginia Tech solar house, select winning raffle ticket

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

On Friday, March 20, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources L. Preston Bryant Jr. will visit Virginia Tech to tour a solar house being built by students for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

Bruce Mau Design and architect Lee Polisano headline School of Architecture + Design Ferrari Symposium

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

On Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, Virginia Tech's School of Architecture + Design will be hosting "Territories of Opportunity," the third annual Ferrari Symposium.