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Some Assembly Required
28 April 2022
8:00PM — Maroon Door
events
A+D 2022 Annual Award Ceremony
28 April 2022
2:30PM — Hancock Auditorium
events
OGIS Symposium
8 April 2022
3:30PM
events
Student Lecture Series: In Situ Studio
21 April 2022
2:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Donuts with Directors
28 March 2022
8:30AM
events
Online Lecture – DIGITAL WOOD: Speculative computational systems for generative design with wood, Maria Larsson
18 March 2022
4:00PM
events
Student Lecture Series: Jack Rendler
14 April 2022
2:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
“Afterparty”: Jack Rendler
15 April 2022
12:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
“Afterparty”: Zahra Safaverdi
1 April 2022
12:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Student Lecture Series: Zahra Safaverdi
31 March 2022
2:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
“Afterparty”: Michael Loverich
18 March 2022
12:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Student Lecture Series: Michael Loverich
17 March 2022
2:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
2022 IAWA Symposium
23 March 2022
7:00PM
events
April Greiman: seeing is a way of thinking. thinking, a way of seeing.
14 March 2022
10:00AM — Lyric Theater
10 weeks ago
Career Day Lecture and Reception: Hilary Sample
11 weeks ago
The School of Architecture + Design is grateful for your support
events
Hilary Sample in Conversation
Discussion moderated by Joseph Bedford
27 February 2022
10:30AM — Cowgill 300
events
Keynote Lecture by Hilary Sample
MOS Architects
27 February 2022
7:00PM — Burruss Hall Auditorium
events
Career Day 2022
28 February 2022
10:00AM
news
School of Architecture + Design announces the Foundation Fellowship
events
Nero He Lecture
24 February 2022
2:00PM
news
Markus Breitschmid at the Galerie d’Architecture de Paris
alumni
Give to the School of Architecture + Design
events
Mass Timber: A Project Manager’s Viewpoint
16 February 2022
4:00PM
events
Blueprint for Success | Making the Most of LinkedIn
15 February 2022
12:30PM
events
Blueprint for Success | Career Fair Prep + Elevator Pitch
10 February 2022
12:30PM
events
Blueprint for Success | Polishing Your Resume
7 February 2022
12:00PM
events
YAC Portfolio Review
16 February 2022
5:30PM
events
AIAS Bob Ross Paint Night
10 February 2022
6:00PM
events
CAUSforum
9 February 2022
5:00PM
events
Faculty Lecture: Enric Ruiz Geli
10 February 2022
2:00PM
news
Students Win Interior Design Excellence Awards 2021
events
Interdisciplinary Design Studies of the Built Environment: Portugal, Spain, France | Summer 2022
15 November 2021
5:15PM
events
“Assemble, in progress” Lecture – Maria Lisogorskaya, Assemble
18 November 2021
7:00PM
events
NOMAS | Talk About It
9 November 2021
5:15PM
news
Donna Dunay FAIA recognized with William C. Noland Medal by AIA Virginia
events
Faculty Lecture Series: Kathryn Clarke Albright
11 November 2021
2:00PM
announcements
Call for Abstracts for the 2022 IAWA Symposium
events
AIAS Portfolio Workshop
11 November 2021
7:00PM
events
Upcoming 4th-year Domestic & Abroad Academic Programs for 2022-23 Information Sessions
10 November 2021
12:00AM
students
He Foundation Lab Student Team Projects
events
Beyond Boundaries on display at the National Building Museum as Center for Design Research collaboration showcased in MASS Design Group’s Justice is Beauty exhibit.
31 December 1969
7:00PM – 7:00PM
events
Faculty Lecture Series: Dr. Andrew Gipe-Lazarou
28 October 2021
2:00PM
news
Spring 2022 Elective Courses
events
Dennis Maher Lecture + Workshop
20 October 2021
10:30AM
faculty + staff
Rosemary Blieszner, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Studies
events
Architecture & Robotics: New Modes of Practice & Pedagogy
27 September 2021
6:30PM
news
WAAC Students Learn Medieval Building Techniques while Reconstructing Notre-Dame De Paris’ Truss #6
news
Transfer Students Successfully Navigate Summer Studio and Join Design Programs
news
Director’s Fall Letter 2021
events
Exhibition of 2021 CASA Student Work in the Cowgill Lobby
23 September 2021
8:00AM
announcements
Visiting hours for the Lucy and Olivio Ferrari Archive
events
CAUSfest – Club fair
1 September 2021
5:00PM
events
Donuts + Dean
3 September 2021
7:30AM – 9:30AM
degrees
Building Science
news
The Class of 2021
events
Japan Study Abroad Info Meeting
10 May 2021
5:30PM
events
Jan Jongert: Superuse Studios
29 April 2021
12:00PM
events
Where is Design Going – Yves Behar
23 April 2021
5:00PM — Zoom
news
First-Year Competition Winners
events
CAUS Student Coalition Meeting
1 April 2021
6:30PM
news
Student Design Impacts the Future of the Coast
Spring 2021
news
Director’s Message
Spring 2021
events
Design after the Pandemic: What Is to Be Done?
15 March 2021
4:30PM
announcements
How can I make the most out of Career Day 2022?
FAQ for students and companies
students
External Scholarships / Job / Internship Center
events
DMCO General Body Meeting
23 February 2021
6:30PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
30 April 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
16 April 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
2 April 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
12 March 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
19 March 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
LinkedIn Workshop
Led by A+D and Career/Professional Development
9 March 2021
12:00PM
events
Elevator Pitch Workshop
Led by A+D and Career/Professional Development
4 March 2021
12:00PM
events
Resume Workshop
Led by A+D and Career/Professional Development
1 March 2021
12:00PM
events
Undergraduate Tour
23 April 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
9 April 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
26 March 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Career Day and Design Expo
15 March 2021
10:00AM — Brazen
news
Martha Sullivan Named Industrial Design Chair
announcements
Who is going to Career Day 2022?
Thank you to our sponsors for helping make this a successful Career Day!
events
Undergraduate Tour
5 March 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
26 February 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
19 February 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
12 February 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
29 January 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
22 January 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
15 January 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
8 January 2021
12:00PM — Zoom
news
Alumni Spotlight: Morgan & Hyland
Interview with the creators of the School's website and brand
announcements
Studio Space Update
events
How to: Code Your Own Website (Start to Finish)
19 November 2020
6:30PM — Zoom
events
Andrew Holder, The LADG – Lecture
11 November 2020
7:00PM
events
By Whom? For Whom? Student + Faculty Panel Discussion
17 November 2020
7:00PM
events
Mira Henry and Matthew Au, CURRENT INTERESTS – Lecture
4 November 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
events
Zeina Koreitem & John May, MILLIØNS – Lecture
28 October 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
events
DMCO: Rhino Workflow Workshop
27 October 2020
6:30PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
18 December 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
11 December 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
4 December 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
27 November 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
20 November 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
13 November 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
6 November 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
30 October 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
23 October 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
events
Erin Besler, BESLER AND SONS – Lecture
21 October 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
events
DIY Atelier Bow-Wow Workshop
20 October 2020
5:30PM — Zoom
events
DMCO Rhino Tutorial
13 October 2020
6:30PM
events
Ed Pillsbury, 3North Architects – Restoration Lecture
12 October 2020
6:30PM — Zoom
events
Undergraduate Tour
16 October 2020
12:00PM — Zoom
announcements
A+D Diversity & Equity Working Group Survey
events
Bryony Roberts, BRYONY ROBERTS STUDIO – Lecture
14 October 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
announcements
Cloud Cowgill
events
Ahmed Belkhodja, FALA ATELIER – Lecture
7 October 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
announcements
By Whom? For Whom? Discussion Question
events
Jerome Haferd and Brandt Knapp, BRANDT : HAFERD – Lecture
30 September 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
events
Anna Neimark, FIRST OFFICE – Lecture
23 September 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
events
Studio Collective Interest Meeting
17 September 2020
5:15PM — Zoom
events
Andrew Kovacs, OFFICE KOVACS – Lecture
16 September 2020
7:00PM — Zoom
announcements
New Modes: Fall 2020 Lecture Series
Watch the recordings
announcements
By Whom? For Whom?
events
NOMAS General Body Meeting
31 August 2020
7:00PM – 7:59PM — Zoom
students
Studio Culture Policy – COVID-19 Update
news
CAUS COVID-19 Studio Response
news
In memoriam: G.T. Ward, distinguished architect and dedicated alumnus
news
Ronald B. Gibbons receives IES Medal Award
news
NOMAS letter to CAUS
By the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students at Virginia Tech
news
Student Awards 2019-2020
news
Faculty and Staff Recognitions 2019-2020
news
inside Architecture + Design Offered Online this Summer
news
Fabricating Optimized Shields for COVID-19 First Responders
news
2020 Virtual Commencement Details
news
Vern Ferguson Receives Outstanding New Advisor Award
events
Matt Lutz, RA
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
27 April 2020
5:00PM
events
‘Self Modeling and Other Systems of User Design’ – Curtis Roth
28 April 2020
2:00PM
events
Matt Jezyk – Tesla
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
4 May 2020
5:00PM
events
Evan Atherton – Autodesk
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
28 April 2020
5:00PM
events
Shajay Bhooshan – Zaha Hadid Architects
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
27 April 2020
11:30AM
events
Russell Loveridge – NCCR Digital Fabrication
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
21 April 2020
11:00AM
events
Melodie Yashar
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
20 April 2020
5:00PM
events
Nathan Melenbrink – Wyss Institute
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
14 April 2020
5:00PM
events
Julian Leland Bell – Advanced Technology Group at UPS
CDR– Remote Design Technology Lecture Series
13 April 2020
5:00PM
events
“Ornament as Architecture” – Michael O’Brien
Alumni, Zoom Lecture Series
23 April 2020
2:00PM
events
“Robots and Their Fixed Trajectories” – Matt Lutz, AIA
Alumni, Zoom Lecture Series
16 April 2020
2:00PM
events
Perry Kulper: Approximations
Zoom Lecture Series
9 April 2020
2:00PM
events
Bill Green: History of Computers
Zoom Lecture Series
2 April 2020
2:00PM
news
Studio Collective Volume XIII Postponed
news
Bernard Tschumi
Conversation with Students
news
Ellen Braaten Media Award 2020
news
A+D Offices Closed Until Further Notice
Due to COVID-19
news
Naef Toy Design Competition 2020: Postponed
Due to COVID-19
news
Aaron Betsky named director of Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design
news
Career Day Lecture and Reception: Bernard Tschumi
events
2020 IAWA Symposium: Cancelled
Due to COVID-19
18 March 2020, 7:00PM
until 20 March 2020, 5:00PM
events
Preserving Nantucket
2 March 2020
6:30PM — Art & Architecture Library
events
Entry Level Rhino Workshop
DMCO
26 February 2020
5:00PM — Burchard 106
news
Studio Collective recognized at AIGA Flux 2019
news
Academic Advisor Receives Award of Excellence
events
Studio Collective Merch Sale
20 February 2020
11:00AM – 1:00PM
events
Candidate #3 for IIHCC Position
3 March 2020
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Candidate #2 for IIHCC Position
20 February 2020
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Candidate #1 for IIHCC Position
18 February 2020
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Alison Blanton & Kate Kronau
VT Historic Preservation Society
17 February 2020
6:30PM — Art + Architecture Library
events
Portfolio Workshop w/ Faculty
DMCO
17 February 2020
5:00PM – 7:00PM — Cowgill 400
events
Payette Exhibition
2019 AIA Firm of the Year
23 February 2020, 3:00PM
until 28 February 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
10 Things You Need to Know in Life While on Your Leadership Journey
CAUS Diversity Event for Black History Month
13 February 2020
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Portfolio Workshop
DMCO
6 February 2020
5:00PM — A+A Library
events
Exploring the Agricultural Landscape of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Landscape Architecture Friday Lecture Series
31 January 2020
1:00PM — 108 Surge Building
events
Jack Davis
Faculty Lecture: 2020 Spring
6 February 2020
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Jonas Hauptman
Faculty Lecture: 2020 Spring
30 January 2020
2:00PM — Hancock 100
news
Toy Designed by A+D Alumni Sold at the MoMA
events
Communication Starts with Listening
Landscape Architecture Friday Lecture Series
Landscape Architecture Friday Lecture Series
24 January 2020
1:00PM — 108 Surge Building
students
Studio Collective Film Fest
events
Bernard Tschumi
Career Day Lecture
23 February 2020
6:00PM — Moss Arts Center
events
Black Mystery Month
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
23 January 2020
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Joint First Year B.Arch. and M.Arch. Exhibition
3 February 2020, 8:00AM
until 4 February 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
alumni
Bauhaus-Inspired Fiber Art by Joanna Sunshine
Art & Architecture Library
events
CID LLC Living Lab #5
21 January 2020, 8:00AM
until 24 January 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Studio Collective
11 December 2019
10:00AM – 1:00PM — Cowgill Hall Lobby
events
Third A+D Director Candidate
10 December 2019
3:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Second A+D Director Candidate
2 December 2019
3:30PM — Cowgill 300
events
CID LLC Living Lab
5 December 2019
1:30PM – 3:30PM — Cowgill 300
events
CID LLC Living Lab
3 December 2019
1:30PM – 3:30PM — Cowgill 300
events
inside Architecture + Design JULY 2020
Canceled due to COVID-19
5 July 2020, 5:30PM
until 10 July 2020, 3:00PM
— Virginia Tech - Blacksburg Campus
events
inside Architecture + Design JUNE 2020
Canceled due to COVID-19
21 June 2020, 5:30PM
until 26 June 2020, 3:00PM
— Virginia Tech - Blacksburg Campus
events
Middle East Travel Program Info Session
20 November 2019
12:00PM — Cowgill 400
events
Expo 2020 Topics Course Info Session
20 November 2019
12:00PM — Cowgill 400
events
Expo 2020 Topics Course Info Session
19 November 2019
12:30PM — Cowgill 300
events
Middle East Travel Program Info Session
19 November 2019
12:30PM — Cowgill 300
events
Perception
Studio Collective
14 November 2019
7:00PM – 9:00PM — XYZ Gallery, 223 N Main St.
events
Giving Grams
Studio Collective
12 November 2019
11:00AM – 1:00PM — The Knuckle
events
Migration
Intersections: Cross-disciplinary Conversations about Social Justice and the Environment
13 November 2019
4:00PM — Art + Architecture Library, 100 Cowgill Hall
events
DMCO Interest Meeting
Digital Mentorship Collaborative
30 October 2019
12:00PM — Cowgill 400
events
Design for America Interest Meeting
17 October 2019
5:30PM — Cowgill 400
events
Cowgill Lobby: Foundation Lab Workshop
17 October 2019, 8:00AM
until 18 October 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
students
Studio Collective Requesting Student Submissions
events
Heritage Conservation & Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Society
8 October 2019
2:00PM — art + architecture library, 100 Cowgill Hall
events
Challenges and Opportunities in Local Historic Preservation
Virginia Tech Historic Preservation Society
7 October 2019
6:00PM — Cowgill 400
events
Cowgill Lobby: Pritchett Foundation Lab
7 October 2019, 8:00AM
until 9 October 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Sketch Workshop
17 September 2019
1:30PM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby/around Virginia Tech Campus
events
Cowgill Lobby: Foundation Program
20 September 2019, 8:00AM
until 22 September 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: 2019 CASA Mexico Exhibition
14 September 2019, 12:00PM
until 18 September 2019, 9:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
2020 CASA Mexico Study Abroad Program
Steven & Cathi House
18 September 2019
7:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Interest Meeting
VT Historic Preservation Society
9 September 2019
6:00PM — Cowgill 400
events
Internal Transfer Meeting
ARCH, IDS, ITDS, LAR
17 October 2019
5:15PM — Cowgill 300
events
Cowgill Lobby: First Year Drawing – Part to Whole
4 September 2019, 8:00AM
until 6 September 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Kevin Jones, AIA
Faculty Lecture: 2019 Fall
21 November 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Ann Kosmal, FAIA
Alumni Lecture: 2019 Fall
7 November 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Jeremy Barbour
Alumni Lecture: 2019 Fall
31 October 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Cowgill Lobby: Welcome Back by the Dean
29 August 2019
8:00AM – 10:00AM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Living Labs Exhibition
26 August 2019, 8:00AM
until 27 August 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Cinema Reset: SOVA x NOLA
CAUS Diversity Committee
9 September 2019, 8:00AM
until 13 September 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
CAUS Alumni Social in Chicago
5 September 2019
5:30PM — Suzanne Lovell, Inc. - 225 W Ohio St. #200, Chicago, IL 60654
news
inside Architecture + Design: A Full Circle View
events
Graduate Student Reception
All Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff Invited!
28 August 2019
5:00PM — Behind Cowgill Hall, near the LumenHAUS
students
Resources for Incoming Fall 2019 Students
news
An Internal Transfer Student’s Path
events
Career Day 2020
24 February 2020
10:00AM – 4:00PM — Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
events
Grzes Kosmal, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP
Alumni Lecture: 2019 Fall
17 October 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
DXA Studio
Alumni Lecture: 2019 Fall
24 October 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Katherine Ranieri
Alumni Lecture: 2019 Fall
10 October 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Paul Emmons, Ph.D., RA
Faculty Lecture: 2019 Fall
26 September 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Mark Blizard
Alumni Lecture: 2019 Fall
19 September 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Henri de Hahn
Faculty Lecture: 2019 Fall
12 September 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Paul Battaglia, AIA & Damian Seitz, AIA
Alumni Lecture: 2019 Fall
5 September 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Sal Choudhury
Faculty Lecture: 2019 Fall
29 August 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
faculty + staff
Andy Tawney
Metal Shop Technician
research
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events
Bill Green
Raymond Loewy & Roanoke
11 June 2019
4:00PM — Cowgill 300
news
Summer Academy Classes Available to Incoming Freshman & Transfer Students
events
FutureHAUSxNYC
10 May 2019, 11:00AM
until 22 May 2019, 9:00PM
— Times Square, New York City, New York
events
Cowgill Lobby: Graduation Exhibition
16 May 2019, 8:00AM
until 18 May 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
CAUS Alumni Social in New York City
20 May 2019
6:00PM – 8:00PM — Bjarke Ingels Group - 45 Main Street, Suite 900, Brooklyn
events
Cowgill Lobby: inside Architecture + Design Exhibit
12 July 2019
2:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: inside Architecture + Design Exhibit
28 June 2019
2:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
news
Jingyi “Jessy” Qiu Recognized for Best Completed Senior Project in Landscape Architecture
news
Peggy Moles Recognized with Staff Career Achievement Award
events
Cowgill Lobby: Intuition and Ideas
S. Martin ARCH 1016 Ferry Pier East River NYC
29 April 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Cardboard Chairs
30 April 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Studio Collective
1 May 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
news
Graduate students in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies are finalists in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Innovation in Affordable Housing competition
students
Photographer Wanted
Studio Collective
news
VT Winners of 2019 ASLA Student Honor and Merit Awards selected
news
TreeHAUS Grand Prize Winner of Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
news
Ashley Coates was awarded the National Capital Area Garden Clubs Scholarship
news
Waterman and Darr named VT Olmsted Scholars
events
RDF Open House
Research & Demonstration Facility
27 April 2019
4:00PM – 9:00PM — 185 Inventive Lane, Blacksburg, VA
events
RDF Open House
Research & Demonstration Facility
26 April 2019
4:00PM – 9:00PM — 185 Inventive Lane, Blacksburg, VA
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Kelly
news
Alexander Darr and Alexandria Schiavoni were Selected as Outstanding Graduate Students by the College
events
Cowgill Lobby: Marie Paget’s Foundation Lab
9 April 2019, 8:00AM
until 10 April 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
VT Landscape Architecture program participated at Kids’ Tech 2019
events
Studio Collective at XYZ
13 April 2019
7:00PM – 9:00PM — XYZ Gallery, 223 N. Main St.
events
Cowgill Lobby: Donna Dunay Foundation Lab
3 April 2019, 8:00AM
until 4 April 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
Solar Decathlon Design Competition Crowdfunding
events
Commencement 2019
16 May 2019, 2:30PM
until 18 May 2019, 12:00PM
— Virginia Tech Blacksburg Campus
events
The Art XChange
27 April 2019
6:00PM – 8:00PM — Hahn Horticulture Garden
events
Cowgill Lobby: Empty Bowls Preview
8 April 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
news
1st Year Competition Winners
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Lauren
events
A+D Annual Awards 2019
25 April 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Noodle Talk by Bill Green
hosted by NOMAS
27 March 2019
6:00PM – 9:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Kevin Sullivan, FAIA
Alumni Lecture Series
28 March 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
inside Architecture + Design 2019
7 July 2019, 2:00PM
until 12 July 2019, 3:30PM
— Virginia Tech Campus
news
Students Collaborate with AI SpaceFactory to 3D print large scale Martian habitat for NASA competition
CDR - Design Robotics Laboratory
events
Giving Day 2022
23 February 2022, 12:00PM
until 24 February 2022, 12:00PM
news
Career Day Lecture and Reception: Thom Mayne
news
Thom Mayne
Conversation with Students
events
Cowgill Lobby: Japan Wintermester 2019 Exhibition
6 March 2019, 8:00AM
until 8 March 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Giovanna Guidicini
Performing Identity and Authority in the Civic Space: Edinburgh as an Early Modern Case Study
2 May 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Susan Piedmont-Palladino & Bill Green: Post-Screening Discussion of <em>Rams</em>
Architecture & Design Film Festival
23 February 2019
2:45PM – 4:30PM — National Building Museum, Washington, DC
events
Career Fair Preparation, Talking to the Recruiter
Alpha Rho Chi
11 February 2019
5:15PM — Cowgill 300
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Abby
events
Bill Green – History of Razors
Faculty Lecture: Spring 2019
11 April 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Ashton Hamm
Donald Sunshine Fellowship 2018 Lecture
28 February 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Sara Zewde
Ecologies of Memory
14 February 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
news
Studio Collective 1 of 30 Nationwide to win the 2018 Print Student Regional Design Award
events
“Desire Lines: On Blackness + Possibility in a Green World” – Carolyn Finney
MLK Week at Virginia Tech
24 January 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Empty Bowls at Virginia Tech
Handmade to Fight Hunger
8 April 2019
6:00PM – 8:00PM — Squires Commonwealth Ballroom
news
10 Minute Mini-Documentary of the FutureHaus Dubai
events
Thom Mayne
Pre-Career Day Lecture
24 February 2019
4:00PM — The Lyric Theatre
events
Enric Ruiz-Geli
Faculty Lecture: Spring 2019
31 January 2019
2:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Ellen Lupton
writer, designer, curator, critic
3 April 2019
7:00PM — Hancock 100
news
Payette, led by alumnus Kevin Sullivan, receives AIA Architecture Firm Award
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Students Outside the Classroom: Bradley Turner
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Cowgill Lobby: Studio Collective
3 December 2018
10:00AM – 2:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
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FutureHAUS takes 1st Place in 2018 Solar Decathlon Middle East
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Marie Paget’s Foundation Exhibit Fall 2018
events
Improve the A+A Library, Open Discussion
AIAS
14 November 2018
5:00PM — Art + Architecture Library, 100 Cowgill Hall
events
Robotic Painting Workshop
DMCO + CDR
14 November 2018
5:00PM – 7:00PM — Cowgill 300
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Cowgill Lobby: Marie Paget’s Lab
14 November 2018, 8:00AM
until 16 November 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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Students Outside the Classroom: Ella
events
Art + Design Auction
AIAS
28 November 2018
7:00PM – 10:00PM — XYZ Art Gallery, 223 N Main St
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University Open House
School of Architecture + Design info session/tour available!
10 November 2018, 10:00AM
until 11 November 2018, 2:00PM
— Cowgill Hall
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inside Architecture + Design 2019
23 June 2019, 5:30PM
until 28 June 2019, 3:00PM
— Virginia Tech Campus
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FutureHAUS Team Arriving in Dubai
events
Undergraduate Information Session and Tour
(ARCH, IDS, ITDS, LAR)
30 November 2018
12:00PM — Cowgill 201
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Undergraduate Information Session and Tour
(ARCH, IDS, ITDS, LAR)
16 November 2018
12:00PM — Cowgill 201
events
Undergraduate Information Session and Tour
(ARCH, IDS, ITDS, LAR)
9 November 2018
12:00PM — Cowgill 201
events
NOMAS & AIAS: Talk About It
Diversity in the Workplace
5 November 2018
7:00PM — Cowgill 303
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Cowgill Lobby: TECHTILE: A New Look into Fashion
School of Visual Arts
7 November 2018, 8:00AM
until 8 November 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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Rhino Basic Sweeping Tutorial
by Digital Mentorship Collaborative
6 November 2018
2:00PM — Burchard 027
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Rhino Basic Lofting Tutorial + 3D Printing Prep
by Digital Mentorship Collaborative
1 November 2018
1:00PM — Burchard 027
events
Visual Memoirs
A Celebration of Photography by Hokies - PAUSE
2 November 2018
6:00PM – 8:30PM — XYZ Gallery
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Cowgill Lobby: Nordic Design
22 October 2018, 8:00AM
until 23 October 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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Team FutureHAUS is headed to Dubai!
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Juhani Pallasmaa
Architect, Author, Professor and former Dean, Helsinki University of Technology 
30 October 2018
2:00PM — Hancock 100
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NOMAS Faculty Cook-Off 2018
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Cowgill Lobby: Donald Sunshine – Social Commentary Exhibit
15 October 2018
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
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Cowgill Lobby: Sicilian Offerings
18 October 2018, 8:00AM
until 21 October 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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Schoolhouse Project in Vietnam
15 October 2018
4:00PM — Cowgill 300
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Cowgill Lobby: Pritchett 1st Year Lab Project
8 October 2018, 8:00AM
until 10 October 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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Cowgill Lobby: Foundation Program
11 October 2018, 8:00AM
until 14 October 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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Internal Transfer Meeting
10 October 2018
5:15PM — Cowgill 300
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CAUS Tailgate
25 October 2018
5:00PM – 7:00PM — Hahn Horticulture Garden
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A Look Back at Willie Cole’s Visit
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Faculty Cook-Off Presented by NOMAS
23 September 2018
2:00PM – 4:00PM — Cowgill 300
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A+D at Majors Fair
26 September 2018
10:00AM – 3:00PM — Squires Commonwealth Ballroom
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Cowgill Lobby: Microaggressions: A CAUS Diversity Initiative Exhibition
hosted by the College of Architecture and Urban Studies Diversity Committee
10 September 2018, 8:00AM
until 14 September 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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Professional Organizations – First Year Presentation
5 September 2018
12:00PM — Cowgill 300
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Willie Cole
Sponsored by CAUS, Virginia Tech Facilities, and the Black Cultural Center
19 September 2018
7:00PM — Hancock 100
events
Welcome Back CAUS Students & Faculty!
Reception Hosted by Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies
31 August 2018
8:00AM – 10:00AM — Cowgill Hall Lobby
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Art Discussion with Donald Sunshine
19 September 2018
5:30PM — The Artful Lawyer
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
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Aki Ishida, AIA, LEED AP
Interim Associate Director, Associate Professor
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Streets, Buildings, and Gardens: Japanese Culture in Constructed Artifacts
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Career Day and Design Expo 2019
25 February 2019
10:00AM – 4:00PM — Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
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2018 Awards Ceremony
26 April 2018
2:00PM — Hancock 100
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Kevin Jones
Professionalism
18 April 2018
5:00PM — Art & Architecture Library
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Ellen Braaten
Understanding Section and Void through Material
12 April 2018
2:00PM — Hancock 100
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Kadambari Baxi, Architect and Educator
11 April 2018
7:00PM — Hancock 100
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David Carson, Graphic Designer
4 April 2018
7:00PM — Hancock 100
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2018 IAWA Symposium
28 March 2018
7:00PM
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Dr. Carmen Espegel, Architect, Espegel-Fisac Architects Professor, Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid ETSAM-UPM
Eileen Gray: Invitation to an Intellectual Journey
28 March 2018
7:00PM — Hancock 100
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Explorations in Cuba: Photographs by Dave Chance
24 March 2018
9:00AM — Cowgill Lobby
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inside Architecture + Design 2018
24 June 2018, 9:00AM
until 29 June 2018, 10:00AM
— Cowgill Hall, Virginia Tech main campus, Blacksburg, VA
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W. Gavin Robb, Designer, Photographer, Researcher · Cambridge, Mass.
23 March 2018
3:00PM — Cowgill 300
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Bill Green
22 March 2018
2:00PM — Hancock 100
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Peter Culley, Creative Director & Founder, Spatial Affairs Bureau
Mounds, Compounds, Sheds and Monoliths
21 March 2018
7:00PM — Hancock 100
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VT Alumni Social at 2018 AIA Conference, New York City
21 June 2018
7:00PM — New York Hilton Midtown
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Meet the 2018 Interior Design Graduates Reception
15 March 2018
5:30PM — Hosted by Gensler · 2020 K St. NW, Washington, DC
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Clarissa Sligh, Artist
The Path to Transforming Hate: An Artist's Book
15 March 2018
2:00PM — Hancock 100
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