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Pathways General Education Curriculum
courses
Industrial Design Professional Internship Program
announcements
Online Summer 2020 Course Offerings
events
Building Sections
6 March 2020
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
VA4LE 2019-2020 Architecture Student Design Competition
4 March 2020
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
news
A+D’s CDR links with PAYETTE to launch immersive studio in Boston
Fall Semester 2020 – open to 4th, 5th and graduate students
news
2nd-Year Architecture Competition – Winners
news
Inclusion by Design – Winners
Industrial Design Competition 2020
events
Inclusion by Design
Industrial Design Competition 2020
5 February 2020
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
news
IDS Students featured for using Gravity Sketch and 3D Printing
Medium.com (pdf of article)
news
Toy Designed by A+D Alumni Sold at the MoMA
events
5th Year Architecture Thesis
13 February 2020, 8:00AM
until
19 February 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
2nd Year Architecture Competition
29 January 2020, 8:00AM
until
31 January 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
AIA VA Competition
27 January 2020, 8:00AM
until
28 January 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
A design on seniors aging gracefully
The Roanoke Times
events
Joint First Year B.Arch. and M.Arch. Exhibition
3 February 2020, 8:00AM
until
4 February 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Building Cities 2019 City Atlas
6 February 2020, 8:00AM
until
7 February 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
CID LLC Living Lab #5
21 January 2020, 8:00AM
until
24 January 2020, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
STEM Designation given to B.Arch. and M.Arch. Programs at Virginia Tech
news
Pro Practice “Shark Tank” Winner
news
Architecture Third Year Competition Winners
"bring the earth as an inhabited landscape in proximity to man."
M. Heidegger
events
Cowgill Lobby: Doan 3rd Year Architecture Lab
16 December 2019, 8:00AM
until
17 December 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Hall Lobby
news
4th-Year Integrative Design Competition Winners
events
Cowgill Lobby: 3rd Year Industrial Design Lab
Furniture for Aging in Place
13 December 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Hall Lobby
news
Sharing Nature: Abby Chidlow
events
Cowgill Lobby: Integrative Design Competition
11 December 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Hall Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Ermann 2nd Year Lab
21 November 2019, 8:00AM
until
22 November 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Hall Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Industrial Design Senior Student Presentations/Exhibition
11 November 2019
1:00PM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Hall Lobby
news
Student Spotlight: David Ingle’s Transfer Process
events
Cowgill Lobby: 5th Year Architecture Thesis
2 December 2019, 8:00AM
until
6 December 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Hall Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Design Ethics
8 November 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Hall Lobby
news
Helping Stroke Survivors: Emily Heron
news
Virginia Tech vibration study aims to make footbridges better for pedestrians
VT News
news
Scholarship recognizes design student’s integration of technology, learning, and sustainability
VT News
events
Winter 2019/2020 Travel Program Interest Meeting
16 October 2019
5:00PM — Cowgill 304
events
Winter 2019/2020 Travel Program Interest Meeting
9 October 2019
5:00PM — Cowgill 304
events
Cowgill Lobby: 4th Year Industrial Design Research Findings
14 October 2019
12:00PM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
San Francisco Studio Interest Meeting
9 October 2019
11:00AM — Cowgill 300
events
Chicago Studio Interest Meeting
12 November 2019
5:15PM — Cowgill 400
events
Cowgill Lobby: Spriva 2019
10 October 2019, 8:00AM
until
13 October 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
Industrial Design Student Spotlight: Kai Mulligan
events
A+D Rome Program Information Session
History and Theory of Architecture
5 November 2019
5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
A+D Rome Program Information Session
History and Theory of Architecture
4 November 2019
5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
A+D Rome Program Information Session
History and Theory of Architecture
2 October 2019
4:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
A+D Rome Program Information Session
History and Theory of Architecture
1 October 2019
2:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Cowgill Lobby: Aki Ishida’s 3rd Year ARCH Lab
26 September 2019, 8:00AM
until
27 September 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Henri de Hahn’s 2nd Year ARCH Lab
23 September 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Foundation Program
20 September 2019, 8:00AM
until
22 September 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: 4th Year Industrial Design Research Findings
4 September 2019
12:00PM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Jenn Rogers – Perkins and Will DC
IDEAS
11 October 2019
12:00PM — Burruss 224A
events
Shelby Burnett – Gensler San Jose
IDEAS
27 September 2019
12:00PM — Burruss 224A
events
Krista Moschitta – DIRTT
IDEAS
20 September 2019
12:00PM — Burruss 224A
events
Tim Krablin – RH Interior Design
IDEAS
13 September 2019
12:00PM — Burruss 224A
events
ASID Kickoff Panel
IDEAS
6 September 2019
12:00PM — Burruss 224A
events
IDEAS Interest Meeting
First Year Welcome
30 August 2019
12:00PM – 2:00PM — Burruss 224A
events
Bill Green
IDS Thought Leaders Series
20 September 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Chris Riegger – Modea
IDS Thought Leaders Series
8 November 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Blake Johnson
IDS Thought Leaders Series
1 November 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Natalie Tobias
IDS Thought Leaders Series
25 October 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Yotam Gingold
IDS Thought Leaders Series
18 October 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Dan Goodwin
IDS Thought Leaders Series
27 September 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Jason Cusack
IDS Thought Leaders Series
11 October 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Ximedica
IDS Thought Leaders Series
15 November 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Sara Parker + Richard Blythe
IDS Thought Leaders Series
13 September 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
Shahab Sagheb
IDS Thought Leaders Series
6 September 2019
1:00PM — Cowgill 300
events
2020 Spring Residency Interest Meeting
Study Abroad in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
28 August 2019
12:00PM — Cowgill 300
news
Industrial designers and biomedical engineers team up to address unmet needs of wounded veterans
VT News
news
inside Architecture + Design: A Full Circle View
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
news
5th Year Thesis Coming to Life with BarkHAUS
news
CDR Design Technology Initiative Fosters Industry Engagement with Alumni-led Architectural Practice, Hanbury
events
San Francisco Studio Wrap Party
5 August 2019
6:00PM – 9:00PM — Strand Theatre
events
IDS Faculty & Students at the 3rd Annual Floyd Energy Fest
13 July 2019
9:00AM – 4:00PM — Chantilly Festival Farm, Floyd, VA
news
Tamela Gallimore named July 2019 Advisor of the Month
news
IDS Faculty Introduces 3D Scanning Technology in to Student Design Process
events
Cowgill Lobby: Between Neighbors
13 May 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
news
All Aboard: Tech Students offer Christiansburg Amtrak Station Ideas
The Roanoke Times
news
Virginia Tech Research and Students on the Interplanetary Stage with Competition Winner AI Space Factory at the Finals of the NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge
news
Valerie Poutous named 2019 Outstanding Senior for CAUS
VTNews
events
Knuckle: Molded Ceramics
7 May 2019, 8:00AM
until
8 May 2019, 5:00PM
— Knuckle, 1st floor Cowgill Hall in front of A+A Library
events
Cowgill Lobby: Graduation Exhibition
16 May 2019, 8:00AM
until
18 May 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
Micajah Tucker Wins 2019 Pella Prize
events
Cowgill Lobby: Industrial Design Laboratory II
6 May 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
news
Jingyi “Jessy” Qiu Recognized for Best Completed Senior Project in Landscape Architecture
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: Passenger Rail Stations
7 May 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Cardboard Chairs
30 April 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: TreeHAUS
2 May 2019, 8:00AM
until
3 May 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Hall
news
ITDS Student Finalist in Portfolio Competition
news
AIA Virginia Prize Winner Announced
news
Letter from Architecture and Design Director, Hunter Pittman, about the 2019 DesignIntelligence Surveys
news
Rendyr Continues to Win Big!
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Kelly
events
Cowgill Lobby: Marie Paget’s Foundation Lab
9 April 2019, 8:00AM
until
10 April 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: 5th Year Architecture Thesis
15 April 2019, 8:00AM
until
19 April 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
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
news
1st Year Competition Winners
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Lauren
news
ITDS Student, Kirsten Montalbano, wins 2nd Place in Bernice Bienenstock Interior Design Competition
events
Giving Day 2022
23 February 2022, 12:00PM
until
24 February 2022, 12:00PM
events
Cowgill Lobby: IDS Competition Entries
7 February 2019, 8:00AM
until
8 February 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
Spring 2019 2nd Year Architecture Competition Winners
events
Career Fair Preparation, Talking to the Recruiter
Alpha Rho Chi
11 February 2019
5:15PM — Cowgill 300
news
1st Program-Wide Industrial Design Competition
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Abby
events
IIDA Student Portfolio Review
VT IDEAS
24 January 2019
5:30PM – 8:30PM — Burruss Hall Design Studio, 2nd Floor
events
Cowgill Lobby: Katie MacDonald 2nd Year Lab
23 January 2019, 8:00AM
until
25 January 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
Global Grad Show Award Winning Project “Aleia”
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Bradley Turner
events
Cowgill Lobby: Foundation Program
27 March 2019, 8:00AM
until
29 March 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: 5th Year Landscape Architecture Pinup
15 February 2019
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: 2nd Year Architecture Competition
28 January 2019, 5:00PM
until
30 January 2019, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: Integrative Design Competition
5 December 2018
8:00AM – 5:00PM — Cowgill Lobby
events
Cowgill Lobby: 3rd Year Architecture Competition
2 December 2018, 7:00PM
until
4 December 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Lobby
news
Architecture Students Build Project at Chicago Expo
news
Senior ITDS Student, Katherine DiDonato, wins 2019 Homecoming Queen
news
Marie Paget’s Foundation Exhibit Fall 2018
news
Students Outside the Classroom: Ella
news
BLA Landscape Architecture Students Receive 2018 VA ASLA Awards
students
Fall Travel 2018 visits Schinkel’s Guard House
events
Cowgill Lobby: First Year Drawing – Part to a Whole
27 August 2018, 8:00AM
until
31 August 2018, 5:00PM
— Cowgill Hall Lobby
students
Observations on the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Program | Sam Cohen
degrees
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
BLA, Five-Year Professional LAAB-Accredited Degree Program, based at Main Campus
courses
LAR 3044: Land Analysis and Site Planning
courses
LAR 3154: Watershed Sensitive Design & Construction
courses
LAR 3164: Materials Structures Details
courses
LAR 3264: People, Community and Place
courses
LAR 4014: Design and Construction Documentation
courses
LAR 4034: Evolution of the American Landscape
courses
LAR 4084: Landscape Design and Planning Studio
courses
LAR 4094: Senior Project
courses
LAR 4124 (ARCH 4044): Professional Practice
courses
LAR 4254: Theories of Landscape Architecture
courses
LAR 4304: Topics in Landscape Architecture
courses
LAR 1254: Environment & Natural Systems
courses
LAR 1264: Seeing, Understanding, Representing Landscape
courses
LAR 2015, 2016: LAR Design Studio: Place & Process
courses
LAR 2164: Landform Function & Aesthetics
courses
LAR 2254: Social and Cultural Landscapes
courses
LAR 3015, 3016: Intermediate Landscape Design Studio
students
Forms | Undergraduate and Graduate
degrees
Bachelor of Architecture
B. Arch, Five-Year Professional, STEM Designated, NAAB-Accredited Degree, based on Main Campus
degrees
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
BS. IDS, Four-year Degree Program
degrees
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
BS. ITDS, Four-Year Professional Degree