Fall 2024 Faculty Awards and Achievements

We’d like to congratulate Professor Markus Breitschmid for being named one of the inaugural recipients of the Jacob A. Lutz III Award for Eminent Scholars during Virginia Tech’s annual research awards ceremony, Celebrating Scholarly Distinction, on Nov. 6. The Lutz Awards are Virginia Tech’s first named award for research at the university level, establishing high visibility and prestige for some of the university's most accomplished scholars and bolstering the university’s upward trajectory in scholarly research.  

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Recently, DAVID RUBIN Land Collective (Land Collective) was selected to lead the design of the New Pennsylvania Avenue Plan in collaboration with HR&A Advisors (HR&A), whose role was announced earlier this year. Our own Scott Archer, AIA, AICP, LEED AP, adjunct faculty member at the WAAC serving the Urban Design program is a principal at Land Collective and will help lead the process. He joined the firm in spring 2023 and rose quickly to principal.

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We’d like to congratulate Dr. Andrew Gipe-Lazarou on winning the 2024 Sally Brown Excellence in Design Education Award! This award honors exceptional educators who have significantly advanced design education through innovative teaching methods, impactful research, and unwavering dedication to student success. The award aims to inspire excellence and foster a community committed to shaping the future of design.

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Congratulations to Paul Kelsch, who has been elected as one of the 40 new 2024 fellows of the Prestigious American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
ASLA Fellows are recognized for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and is based on works, leadership/management, knowledge and service.

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