architecture

industrial design

interior design

landscape architecture

Visit Us at the Main Campus in Blacksburg

Discover our approach to design education

Contact the School Main Office

For general questions and comments

WAAC Introduction

About the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

Contact the WAAC

news

2018-19 DesignIntelligence Rankings

30 January 2019

students

Frequently Asked Questions by Prospective Students

events

inside Architecture + Design 2019

23 June 2019, 5:30PM
until 28 June 2019, 3:00PM
— Virginia Tech Campus

events

inside Architecture + Design 2019

7 July 2019, 2:00PM
until 12 July 2019, 3:30PM
— Virginia Tech Campus

Cowgill Lobby: Building Cities

City Atlas Mappings

25 April 2019, 8:00AM
until 26 April 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby

A+D Annual Awards

25 April 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100

Undergraduate Information Session and Tour

(ARCH, IDS, ITDS, LAR)

26 April 2019
12:00PM — Cowgill 201

RDF Open House

Research & Demonstration Facility

26 April 2019
4:00PM – 9:00PM — 185 Inventive Lane, Blacksburg, VA

RDF Open House

Research & Demonstration Facility

27 April 2019
4:00PM – 9:00PM — 185 Inventive Lane, Blacksburg, VA

The Art XChange

27 April 2019
6:00PM – 8:00PM — Hahn Horticulture Garden

Undergraduate Information Session and Tour

(ARCH Only)

29 April 2019
12:00PM — Cowgill 201

Final Awards Ceremony

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

29 April 2019
1:30PM — The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA

news

ITDS Student Finalist in Portfolio Competition

22 April 2019

news

AIA Virginia Prize Winner Announced

19 April 2019

TreeHAUS Grand Prize Winner of Solar Decathlon Design Challenge

18 April 2019

Letter from A+D Director, Hunter Pittman, about the 2019 DesignIntelligence Surveys

16 April 2019

Rendyr Continues to Win Big!

15 April 2019

Students Outside the Classroom: Kelly

14 April 2019

prospective students

locations + facilities

degrees

faculty + staff

news

Pankow Award for Innovation awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers

4 April 2019

news

1st Year Competition Winners

29 March 2019

news

Solar Decathlon Design Competition Crowdfunding

2 April 2019

news

Landscape Architecture Foundation Interviews C.L. Bohannon

29 March 2019

about the
school of architecture + design
at virginia tech

The Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design offers professionally-accredited degree programs in Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture. In addition, research-oriented graduate programs are offered, leading to masters and Ph.D. degrees.

The architecture and design programs at Virginia Tech strive to create an environment where each student’s unique abilities and capacities can be activated, while challenging them with the standards of excellence and achievement that are inherent in their chosen discipline and profession. Studios and courses in our academic programs are taught by faculty members who are deeply committed to each student’s education in architecture and design.

Learn More About the School…

Introduction to Architecture

Introduction to Industrial Design

Introduction to Interior Design

Introduction to Landscape Architecture

students

Taking Design Thinking from the Classroom to the Community | Michelle Pannone

Watch Video: Student Profile

research

Industrial Design Professor Bill Green explores the Braun Domino Lighter

Watch Video: Design Insights

research

Two Minutes With // RCR Arquitectes

2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates

news

Landscape Architecture Student Selected as 2017 National Olmsted Scholar

28 April 2017

Architecture students design new chapter for African university

Watch Video: Mzuzu Library

Multidisciplinary student team designs web-based service to help isolated senior citizens

Watch Video: Student Project

A Student Perspective on the IDS Program | Richard Parks

Watch Video: Student Profile

Process Matters | Nathan King | TEDxVirginiaTech

Watch Video: Research Profile

Center for Design Research

FutureHAUS, Malawi Project, Impact Design, and more

International Archive of Women in Architecture

Documenting the History of Women's Contributions to the Built Environment

Building for the Future | Joe Wheeler | TEDxHerndon

Watch Video: FutureHAUS

Virginia Tech, City of Radford, and Glencoe Mansion partner to build New River Train Observatory

About the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

locations

Steger Center for International Scholarship

Semester-Long European Residency and Travel Program, based in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland

special programs

Guide to Study Abroad Programs

Europe Travel, Swiss Residency, International Exchange, and others

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Admissions

Scholarships, Awards + Financial Aid: a+d, CAUS, VT

Frequently Asked Questions by Prospective Students

Bachelor of Architecture

B. Arch, Five-Year Professional, NAAB-Accredited Degree, based on Main Campus

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design

BS. IDS, Four-year Degree Program

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

BS. ITDS, Four-Year Professional Degree

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

BLA, Five-Year Professional LAAB-Accredited Degree Program, based at Main Campus

research + engagement + projects

about the school of architecture + design at virginia tech

about the
school of architecture + design
at virginia tech