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Deployable Structures Exhibition , article

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Fall 2023 Fourth-Year Competition , article
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Fall 2023 Last Day of Classes , article
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Fall 2023 Third-Year Competition , article

FALL 2023

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Fifth-Year Undergraduate Students Present Final Phases of Thesis Research , article
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Screen Printing Pinup , article
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International Archive of Women in Architecture Center Hosts "1x1 Exhibit" , article
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Foundation Lab Students Pinup , article
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Foundation Lecture Series: Phillip K. Smith III , article
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Students Travel to New York City to Study Buildings and Visit Architecture Offices , article
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Students Exhibit Work for Campus-Wide Open House , article
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The Center for Design Research Present "Democratizing Design Technology" at Architecture Exchange East , article
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Photographic Image Course Exhibit , article
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Second-Year Students Showcase Fall Semester Projects , article
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Architecture Students Explore New England , article
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Student Lecture Series: David Leven of LEVENBETTS - "Adaptation.” , article
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Virginia Tech Selected to Compete in Solar Decathlon 2025 , article
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Chicago Studio Exhibit , article
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Graduate Thesis Colloquium , article
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Student Lecture Series: John Syvertsen - "Evolution of the Skyscraper.” , article
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Spring 2024 Electives , article
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School of Architecture and School of Design: Halloween Costume Contest , article
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Remembering Fritz Schwarz, architect and friend of the VT Architecture Program , article
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M.Arch 2: Thesis Colloquium , article
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"Ideas + Examples: An Exhibition from the Lucy + Olivio Ferrari Archive" held in the Cowgill Lobby , article
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Virginia Tech Graduate Irem Sezer Appointed as First AIA Virginia and Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) Coastal Adaptation & Resilience Design Fellow , article
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Undergraduate Architecture Students Speak on How the VT Architecture Education Has Impacted Them , article
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Fifth-Year Undergraduate Students Preliminary Thesis Pinup Wrap Up , article
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Fourth-Year Study Options , article
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Fall 2023 European Travel Program Explores Spain , article
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Architecture Lecture Series: Frank Weiner, "constructing (the education of) an architect" , article
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Markus Breitschmid Publishes on Swiss Architect Theodor Cron , article
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2023 CASA Mexico Study Abroad Program Exhibition , article
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Fifth-Year Undergraduate Students Preliminary Thesis Pinup , article
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2023 CASA Mexico Study Abroad Program , article
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Madison Cook: First-Year Foundation Studio , article
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Professor Markus Breitschmid Book: Non-Referential Architecture Translated into Korean , article
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Chicago Studio Students Midterm Pinup , article
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Grand Opening of Trimble Technology Lab , article
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First-Year Foundation Lobby Pin Up , article
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Paola Zellner Bassett, Director of the IAWA, will Deliver the Opening Keynote Lecture at the Sixth International Conference on Architecture and Gender (ICAG) , article
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2024 W_Internship Program Student Information Session , article
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"One-To-Many" : M.Arch Students Pin-Up , article
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Ideas + Examples Exhibition: From the Lucy + Olivio Ferrari Archive , article
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Riva Fall 2023 Architecture Program , article
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Architecture Lecture Series: Hilary Bryon, Patrick Doan and Dave Dugas - “Conversations | Drawing.” , article
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Architecture Lecture Series: Lap Chi J. Kwong of Kwong Von Glinow, "There is Room" , article
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Chicago Based Screen Printer Jay Ryan Speaks with Foundation Students , article
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Fall 2023 European Travel Program , article
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Student Lecture Series: Andrew Linn - "Divvs Vrbis Bldvs” , article
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Architecture Students Visit Construction Site , article
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Third-Year Studio Pin Ups , article
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Professors Shelley Martin and Frank Weiner Give Presentations in Conjunction with “Ideas + Examples: An Exhibition from the Lucy + Olivio Ferrari Archive'' , article
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Student Lecture Series: Sarah Gamble - "A Responsibility to Place” , article
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"Democratizing Design Robotics" - Workshop at the Branch Museum for Architecture and Design , article
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New Desks in Cowgill and Burchard Halls , article
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'Thesis Beginnings' - Fifth-Year Pin-Ups , article
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Professor Andrew Gipe-Lazarou's Second Year Studio Pin Ups , article
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Architecture Lecture Series: Scott Gartner - "Thinking in the Language of Architecture" , article
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Welcoming the New School of Architecture Communications Team , article
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Students Hit the Ground Running at the CDR Payette OpenLab Boston Studio , article
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Architecture Lecture Series: Aki Ishida - "Encapsulated Masculine Dreams: The Cultural and Material Impermanence of the Nakagin Capusle Tower" , article
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Fall 2023: New Faculty Welcome , article
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Summer 2023 Foundation Design Lab , article
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CDR’s Inter-University Collaboration Diversifies Access to Advanced Fabrication Technologies at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts , article
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Modeling a Vision Panel Discussion , article
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"Bamboo Play" Integrated Computational Design and Fabrication Course , article
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2023 Inside Design Summer Program , article
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Rome Summer Study Abroad Program , article
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Students Study Sustainable Design with Bamboo , article
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Imagining Residences for Villains: Ben Pennell's 3rd-Year Architecture Studio , article
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Nexus enters the next phase of development at Payette in Boston as students in the CDR OpenLab present masterplans and digital provocations. , article

SPRING 2023

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"Modeling a Vision" an exhibition of the Center for Design Research Branch Museum for Architecture and Design , article
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Deployable Structures: Design Related Media Course , article
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“Das Unñütze” [The Useless] Lecture - Markus Breitschmid , article
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2023 Commencement , article
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2023 4th Year Competition , article
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2023 Thesis Honor Awards , article
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2023 School of Architecture Awards Ceremony , article
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Generations of Ceramics: The Impact of Ellen Braaten , article
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2023 Virginia Tech OGIS Research Symposium , article
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Donna W. Dunay Awarded the Louise Blanchard Bethune Fellowship , article
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2023 1st-Year Foundation Competition , article
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"HELLO...Bye. HELLO..." : Enric Ruiz Geli's Studio Exhibition , article
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Reimagining a Health and Community Center in Boston's Chinatown: Boston OpenLab Studio Student Exhibition , article
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“Zafa: A Spellworking of Temporal Geometry” and “Follow Your Heart Wholeheartedly” - Moss Arts Center Exhibitions , article
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Eames Chair Restoration - Ryan Pieper , article
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Center for Design Research partners with Historically Black Colleges and Universities , article
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Miranda Shugars Wins 2023 Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society , article
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2023 2nd-Year Competition , article
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Aki Ishida Wins 2023 ACSA Creative Achievement Award , article
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Third-Year Students Participate in 2023 W_Internship Program , article
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2023 W_Internship , article
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2022 4th-Year Competition , article
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School of Architecture alumni recognized with AIA Virginia Emerging Professional Award , article
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"Light and Shadow Instruments" and "Light-Observation Observation Towers": 1st-Year Lab Led by Madison Cook , article

OLDER NEWS

Fall 2022

Fall 2022

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CDR Presents at Architecture Exchange East , article
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Tatiana Bilbao shares expertise and perspective in lecture and visit , article
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Think Wood visits to talk timber , article
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Stefan Al's Book Supertall Garners Acclaim , article
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2022 3rd-Year Competition , article
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Aki Ishida's Thesis Students Travel to Study Architecture in Pittsburgh , article
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CDR Presents at Architecture Exchange East , article
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Tatiana Bilbao shares expertise and perspective in lecture and visit , article
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Lydia Kallipoliti guest juries and lectures on architecture in the age of extinction , article
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Camden Whitehead visits Building Cities class , article
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Chip von Weise recognized with AIA Illinois Architecture Education Award , article
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Henry Rollins inspires 1st-year students with compelling lecture , article
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Graduate students push boundaries at CaixaForum in Valencia, Spain , article
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Frascari Symposium VI , article
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Bill Green ushers in fall 2022 Architecture Lecture Series , article
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Moss Arts Center brings visiting artists to Summer Academy , article
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School of Architecture alumni recognized with AIA Virginia Emerging Professional Award , article

Fall 2021 - Spring 2022

Spring 2022

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School of Architecture + Design announces the Foundation Fellowship , article
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WAAC hosts AIA Summer of Architecture Event , article
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Inside Design 2022 wraps up , article
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Inside Design 2022 kicks off , article
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2022 3rd-Year Architecture Competition , article
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5th-Year Thesis Honor Awards Jury , article
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Greenhouse Presentation at Critical MASS Conference , article
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Fernando Menis Workshop , article
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Beginning and Endings Meeting for Current 4th-Year Students , article
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2022 Career Day Lecture and Reception: Hilary Sample , article
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The School of Architecture + Design is grateful for your support , article
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Studio Breitschmid DC trip , article

Fall 2021

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Donna Dunay FAIA recognized with William C. Noland Medal by AIA Virginia , article
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Markus Breitschmid invited to WHAT IS A HOUSE FOR series , article
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FADING BORDERS at the Biennale in Venice , article
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WAAC Students Learn Medieval Building Techniques while Reconstructing Notre-Dame De Paris’ Truss #6 , article
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Transfer Students Successfully Navigate Summer Studio and Join Design Programs , article
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Director’s Fall Letter 2021 , article
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The Center for Design Research OpenLab , article
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Markus Breischmid at the 2021 Milano Design Week , article

Fall 2020 - Spring 2021

Spring 2021

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CORE77 Design Award , article
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Enric Ruiz-Geli builds the new CaixaForum museum in Valencia, Spain , article
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The Class of 2021 , article
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Lucie Rigaldies Receives Highly Commended for Thesis , article
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Yasmine Katkhuda Receives the Award of Excellence , article
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Four Students Recognized in the AIA Virginia Prize Challenge , article
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1st-Year Competition Winners , article
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3rd-Year Architecture Competition Winners , article
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Dynamic Duo: Architecture and Interior Design Students Make a Difference , article
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Director's Message , article
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2nd-Year Architecture Competition - Rural Satellite Dental Hygiene Clinics Winners , article
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Markus Breitschmid at the Galerie d’Architecture de Paris , article
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Crisis - Architecture Program Lecture Series , article
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AIA VA Prize - Virginia Tech Finalists , article
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Theory’s Curriculum Edited by Joseph Bedford , article

Fall 2020

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Aki Ishida Publishes Article , article
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Donna Dunay chair of 2021 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion , article
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Alumni Spotlight: Morgan & Hyland , article
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Design the Architecture Lecture Series for Spring 2021 , article
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Joseph Bedford Paper Presentation , article
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Sarah Haase and Garrett Reynolds awarded 2020 Young Architect Award , article
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Markus Breitschmid awarded Visiting Professorship at UDEP , article
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Students win grand prize for TECH Together Campaign , article
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Aki Ishida's Blurred Transparencies in Contemporary Glass Architecture: Material, Culture, and Technology , article

Spring 2020

Spring 2020

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STEM Designation given to B.Arch. and M.Arch. Programs at Virginia Tech , article
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In memoriam: G.T. Ward, distinguished architect and dedicated alumnus , article
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Ronald B. Gibbons receives IES Medal Award , article
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Student Awards 2019-2020 , article
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Faculty and Staff Recognitions 2019-2020 , article
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Inside Architecture + Design Offered Online this Summer , article
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Fabricating Optimized Shields for COVID-19 First Responders , article
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Arch. Alumni Elevated to AIA College of Fellows , article
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2020 Virtual Commencement Details , article
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Christopher Cheng Wins 2020 Pella Prize , article
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2020 Pella Prize Finalists Recognized , article
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Bernard Tschumi , article
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McGrath awarded 2020 Arnold W. Brunner Grant , article
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AIA Virginia Prize Winners 2020 , article
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Undergraduate Architecture Pella Thesis Prize Nominees , article
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Breitschmid in New Book on Engadin Art Talks , article
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Vern Ferguson Receives Outstanding New Advisor Award , article
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Aaron Betsky named director of Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design , article
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Ellen Braaten Media Award 2020 , article
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Career Day Lecture and Reception: Bernard Tschumi , article
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Breitschmid invited to contribute to the 2020 Architecture Biennale in Venice , article
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Ermann's Bubble Wrap Colonial Addition , article
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Studio Collective recognized at AIGA Flux 2019 , article
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Academic Advisor Receives Award of Excellence , article
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A+D’s CDR links with PAYETTE to launch immersive studio in Boston , article
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M.Arch Student Named 2020 AIAS Crit Scholar , article
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2nd-Year Architecture Competition - Winners , article
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Toy Designed by A+D Alumni Sold at the MoMA , article
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Career Day Lecture and Reception: Bernard Tschumi , article

Archive

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Pro Practice "Shark Tank" Winner , article
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Champagne Chair Competition , article
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Architecture Third Year Competition Winners , article
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4th-Year Integrative Design Competition Winners , article
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A+D Faculty named Most Admired Educators of 2019-20 , article
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Lavine (B.Arch. '02) Receives AIA Philadelphia Young Architect Award , article
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"Architettura Non-Referenziale": Breitschmid’s Book Available in Italian Edition , article
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Architecture Exchange 3 with Jacques Rancière , article
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Architecture students design, build New River Train Observatory , article
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Radford haunted tour raises funds for preservation society , article
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Virginia Tech vibration study aims to make footbridges better for pedestrians , article
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Top-Ranking Programs and “Most Admired Educators” , article
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Bedford Launches Architecture Exchange Website , article
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Breitschmid’s work to be displayed at Triennale of Architecture in Lisbon , article
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A.J. (Jack) Davis honored with emeritus status , article
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Humberto Rodríguez-Camilloni honored with emeritus status , article
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Professor Michael Ermann + Alumnus David Keith to be Awarded by AIA Virginia , article
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2020 IAWA Symposium - Call for Abstracts , article
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Radford dedicates new rail observation platform , article
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AIA|DC Thesis Showcase Features Four WAAC Alumni , article
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B.Arch. '02 Grad, Barton Ross, Receives 2019 Young Architects Award , article
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Inside Architecture + Design: A Full Circle View , article
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An Internal Transfer Student's Path , article
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5th Year Thesis Coming to Life with BarkHAUS , article
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Hans Rott Honored with Emeritus Status , article
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CDR Design Technology Initiative Fosters Industry Engagement with Alumni-led Architectural Practice, Hanbury , article
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Tamela Gallimore named July 2019 Advisor of the Month , article
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2nd Year ARCH Student is a Finalist in International Open Design Competition , article
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With the support of the First Lady Esther Lungu, the Center for Design Research Expands its Impact Design Initiative to Rural Zambia in collaboration with the Ministry of Health , article
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Elizabeth Grant Receives Sturm Research Award , article
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Summer Academy Classes Available to Incoming Freshman & Transfer Students , article
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Faculty Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann Featured in Architect Magazine , article
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4th Year Architecture Integrative Design Competition Winners , article
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All Aboard: Tech Students offer Christiansburg Amtrak Station Ideas , article
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WAAC Students Raising Funds for Their Debut in New York , article
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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 , article
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Valerie Poutous named 2019 Outstanding Senior for CAUS , article
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Micajah Tucker Wins 2019 Pella Prize , article
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Faculty & Students Honored in Graduate School Awards Ceremony , article
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Peggy Moles Recognized with Staff Career Achievement Award , article
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Theory's Curriculum Launch , article
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Elizabeth Grant Receives 2019 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award , article
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Paola Zellner Bassett receives 2019 ACSA Creative Achievement Award , article
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AIA Virginia Prize Winner Announced , article
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TreeHAUS Grand Prize Winner of Solar Decathlon Design Challenge , article
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Letter from Architecture and Design Director, Hunter Pittman, about the 2019 DesignIntelligence Surveys , article
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Rendyr Continues to Win Big! , article
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Students Outside the Classroom: Kelly , article
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Pankow Award for Innovation awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers , article
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Solar Decathlon Design Competition Crowdfunding , article
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1st Year Competition Winners , article
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Edward Becker’s residential designs selected for national touring exhibition , article
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Expanding the ‘Archive’. Latent Connections: Evidence and Speculation , article
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B.Arch. Student wins Houzz Scholarship for Women in Architecture , article
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Students Collaborate with AI SpaceFactory to 3D print large scale Martian habitat for NASA competition , article
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Two ARCH Students Win Steger Center Scholarships! , article
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Rendyr wins a total of $13,000 at Entrepreneur Challenge , article
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Upcoming Pella Prize Judge, Emily Hagen, AIA , article
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Pittsburgh-based mossArchitects Promotes Two Virginia Tech Alumni to Associate Principal , article
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Career Day Lecture and Reception: Thom Mayne , article
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Thom Mayne , article
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Ellen Braaten Media Award 2019 , article
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Spring 2019 2nd Year Architecture Competition Winners , article
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2018-19 DesignIntelligence Rankings , article
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Best-laid Graduate Plans Go Wonderfully Awry for Fulbright Winner , article
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Architect-activist Enric Ruiz-Geli joins CAUS , article
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10 Minute Mini-Documentary of the FutureHaus Dubai , article
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Warren Kark 3rd Year Architecture Competition Winners , article
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Payette, led by alumnus Kevin Sullivan, receives AIA Architecture Firm Award , article
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FutureHAUS takes 1st Place in 2018 Solar Decathlon Middle East , article
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Architecture Students Build Project at Chicago Expo , article
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A Look Back at Willie Cole’s Visit , article
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Marie Paget's Foundation Exhibit Fall 2018 , article
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Students Outside the Classroom: Ella , article
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FutureHAUS Team Arriving in Dubai , article
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Racing to save - and celebrate - the work of women architects , article
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Chris Pritchett & Meaghan Dee Team Up to Redesign Blacksburg PD Patch , article
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Team FutureHAUS is headed to Dubai! , article
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NOMAS Faculty Cook-Off 2018 , article
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Faculty Member Kevin Jones and Alumna Erin Webb Receive Emerging Professional Award , article
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Jack Davis, FAIA Honored with the William C. Noland Medal , article
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AIA Blue Ridge Awards Kay Edge and Edward Becker’s Design-Build , article
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Student Research on Dorothy Pebworth , article
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Fall Travel 2018 visits Central Mosque in Cologne , article
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M.Arch. Student Receives Honorable Mention , article
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FutureHAUS Dubai Team Prepares for Solar Decathlon Middle East , article
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In Memoriam: Dr. Charles W. Steger , article
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Architecture Student Laurie Booth Selected to Present at 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference , article
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Paul Emmons named CAUS Associate Dean for Graduate Studies , article
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Student Team Awarded Second Place in U.S. Dept. of Energy Race to Zero Student Design Competition , article
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Students Receive Core77 Awards for Design of Web-based Service to Help Isolated Senior Citizens , article
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Architecture Students Receive Honors from Virginia Assoc. for Learning Environments , article
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2015 Graduate's Thesis Project to Become Reality in Virginia Beach , article
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Architecture Alumnus Awarded 2018 Gabriel Prize , article
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Virginia Tech architecture students design new chapter for African university library , article
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Ferrari Archive Opens in Cowgill Hall , article
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Architecture Alumnus Receives 2018 ARCC New Researcher Award , article
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Architecture Students to Design and Build New River Train Observatory , article
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In Memoriam: Dennis J. Kilper , article
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In Memoriam: Robert Chiang , article