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Design in Asia: Iranian Architecture

10 March 2021
12:00PM — Virtual

faculty + staff

Barbara Kenda, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty

WAAC Shorts: Invisible Studios

Next Generation Architects: 7th Annual Thesis Showcase

faculty + staff

Li Ren, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

Affiliate Faculty

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Thesis and Graduation Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines

Graduate Architecture Program Policies

faculty + staff

Peter VanderPoel, AIA

Adjunct Instructor

faculty + staff

Eric J. Jenkins, RA

Adjunct Instructor

Student Awards 2019-2020

AIA Virginia Prize Winners 2020

Cowgill Lobby: WAAC FRAGMENTS

28 October 2019, 8:00AM
until 29 October 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Hall

Panel Discussion: This Building Breathes

Panel Discussion: This Building Breathes

Tales of Resilience

12 November 2019
7:00PM — 601 Prince Street, 3rd Floor

WAAC Information Session

9 October 2019
4:00PM — Cowgill 400

Panel Discussion: Reimagining Housing for the 21st+ Century

Panel Discussion: Reimagining Housing for the 21st+ Century

17 October 2019
7:00PM — 601 Prince Street, 3rd Floor

Industrial Design Alumni + Student Social

28 September 2019
3:00PM – 6:00PM — WAAC, 601 Prince St, Alexandria, VA

2020 CASA Mexico Study Abroad Program

Steven & Cathi House

16 September 2019
2:00PM — 3rd Floor, 601 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA

Envisioning the Urban Campus: Workshop and Lecture with the Gehl Studio

18 September 2019
12:00PM

AIA|DC Thesis Showcase Features Four WAAC Alumni

faculty + staff

Milia Boroyevich

Affiliate Faculty

5th Year Thesis Coming to Life with BarkHAUS

WAAC Spring 2021 Courses

WAAC Spring 2021 Course Decriptions

WAAC Students Raising Funds for Their Debut in New York

Talk and Book Signing: How Drawings Work

Susan Piedmont-Palladino

30 May 2019
12:30PM — National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.

WAAC Spring Celebration 2019

10 May 2019
6:00PM – 9:00PM — 1001 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA

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

Final Awards Ceremony

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

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

Manuel Pérez-Romero

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

22 April 2019
1:30PM — west room, washington-alexandria center

Jana Vandergoot

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

15 April 2019
1:30PM — west room, washington-alexandria center

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

8 April 2019
1:30PM — west room, washington-alexandria center

Jaimie Van Mourik

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

1 April 2019
1:30PM — west room, washington-alexandria center

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

25 March 2019
1:30PM — west room, washington-alexandria center

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

18 March 2019
1:30PM — West Room, Washington-Alexandria Center

Theresa Mozinski, “Escuela sin Fronteras”

Monday Forum @ the WAAC

4 March 2019
1:30PM — West Room, Washington-Alexandria Center

WAAC Application for VT B.Arch Students

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

Fall 2018 End of Semester Open House + Exhibition

7 December 2018
6:00PM – 9:00PM — Washington Alexandria Architecture Center

Structural Technology for Practicing and Intern Architects

Oct. 6-7, 2018
Alexandria, VA

faculty + staff

Marcelo Stamm, Ph.D.

Connect with the WAAC on Instagram

Virginia Tech to unveil the next smart, sustainable modular home

Watch Video: Faculty Lecture

WAAC Past Course Descriptions

WAAC Past Course Descriptions

Selected WAAC Master’s Thesis Projects

Contact the WAAC

First Day of Classes

Fall 2018 Semester

20 August 2018
8:00AM

faculty + staff

faculty + staff

Stephanie Woodson

Administrative and Program Associate

faculty + staff

Paul Kelsch, Ph.D., ASLA

Coordinator, WAAC Urban Design Program

faculty + staff

Junior System Administrator

faculty + staff

Marcia Feuerstein, Ph.D., AIA

Associate Professor

faculty + staff

Paul Emmons, Ph.D., RA

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

faculty + staff

Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor Emeritus

faculty + staff

Susan C. Piedmont-Palladino, RA

Director, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

faculty + staff

David Lever, AIA, D.Arch

Adjunct Instructor

faculty + staff

Adjunct Instructor

faculty + staff

Randall Mars, AIA

Adjunct Instructor

faculty + staff

Collegiate Associate Professor

faculty + staff

Adjunct Instructor

faculty + staff

Scott Archer, AIA, LEED AP ND

Adjunct Instructor

Master of Science in Architecture, concentration in Urban Design

MS. Arch., Post-Professional Degree, STEM Designated, based at the WAAC

MS.Arch. Program Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

special programs

WAAC Firm Advisory Board

Meet the WAAC FAB

WAAC Housing Resources

Paul Emmons named CAUS Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Paul Emmons named CAUS Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

VT Alumni Social at 2018 AIA Conference, New York City

21 June 2018
7:00PM — New York Hilton Midtown

LAR 5164: Tectonics of Landscape Architecture I

LAR 5304G: Advanced Topics in Landscape Architecture

LAR 5334: Landscape Architecture History

LAR 5364: Tectonics of Landscape Architecture III

LAR 5724: Applied Studies in Landscape Architecture Research

ARCH 5115, 5116: Media and The Environment Workshop

ARCH 5134: Topics in Architecture History and Theory

ARCH 5624: Urban Design Seminar

ARCH 5705, 5706: Architecture and Urbanism Seminar

ARCH 4114: Ideas, Concepts, and Representations of Architecture

ARCH 4164: Computer Applications in Design

ARCH 4214: Topics in Architecture History and Theory

ARCH 4304: Topics in Design Methods

ARCH 3514: Design-Related Media

ARCH 4044: Professional Practice

Visit Us at the Main Campus in Blacksburg

Schedule a tour

Advising + Counseling

Dates and Deadlines

WAAC AIAS & ASLA

Our Student Organization Chapters

Frequently-Asked Questions

Health Care & Insurance

Honor Code & Honor System

International Students

special programs

special programs

Jobs and Internships at Local Firms

The World at the WAAC

From Susan Piedmont-Palladino, WAAC Director

locations + facilities

Use the City as a Laboratory

About the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

locations + facilities

1001 Prince Street

locations + facilities

1021 Prince Street

locations + facilities

Make a Gift to the WAAC!

Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture and Design Research, Architecture Track

Ph.D., based at Main Campus + WAAC

Master of Architecture

M.Arch.2, M.Arch.3, First Professional Degree, STEM Designated, based at Main Campus + WAAC

Graduate Admissions

Landscape Architecture Faculty and Students Receive ASLA Potomac Chapter Awards

Jaan Holt Honored with Emeritus Status

Susan Piedmont-Palladino Named Director of Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

A+D Faculty, Students, and Alumni Recognized in Washington, DC AIA Design Competition

Virginia Tech Students on Team Receiving Honorable Mention in ULI Hines Student Competition

Girls in Technology Scholarship Winner Experiences the Field of Architecture at the WAAC

Jaan Holt Steps Down as Director of the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

Virginia Tech Student Wins 2015 AIA Virginia Prize Competition

Alumni, Students, and Faculty Recognized in 2015 AIA Virginia Design Awards

In Memoriam: J. Thomas Regan

Susan Piedmont-Palladino Receives 2014 Wieb Award for Architecture in the Public Interest

WAAC Expands Library with Marco Frascari Collection

Holt and Hollander Receive AIA NoVa Chapter Award

VT Team Wins Casey Tree Farm Design Competition

In Memoriam: Marco Frascari, Architetto

Studio Makes Installation at Smithsonian

Masonic Amphitheatre, Designed and Built by Architecture Students, Named Building of the Year

A+D Faculty and Students Among Honorees in Charles W. Steger Design Competition

Landscape Architecture Student Chosen as Olmsted Scholar

Architecture faculty, students, and alumni honored by Virginia Society, AIA

Architecture professor helps shape new Martin Luther King memorial

Landscape Architecture Team Wins First Place in Historic American Landscapes Survey Competition

Three Alumni Win Green Awards

Master of Landscape Architecture student receives honor award for design

Integrated Design Think Tank

National Building Museum Exhibition