Restoration of 1926 Model of the Academical Village Under Way in Campbell Hall
Jane FordListen to the UVA Today Radio Show report on this story by Jane Ford:September 1, 2010 — A 1926 model of the University of Virginia's Academical Village is being restored, thanks to a $28,900...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Mario di Valmarana
Jane FordOctober 14, 2010 — Architecture Professor Emeritus Mario di Valmarana died Oct. 13 at his home in Venice. He was 81.Valmarana, who joined the University of Virginia School of Architecture...
View ArticleUniversity of Virginia Student Receives Architecture Award
Matt KellyDecember 15, 2010 — Taylor Baskin, a second-year architecture student at the University of Virginia, has received the second annual Jerold Kreidler Scholarship Award, presented by the...
View Article2010 in Review: New Buildings Change the Grounds
Marian AnderfurenIn the closing days of 2010, UVA Today looks back on some of the University's top stories of the past 12 months.December 29, 2010 — The University of Virginia continued to grow in...
View ArticleExhibit of Edward Ford's Drawings on Display in Architecture School Dean's...
Jane FordFebruary 15, 2011 — "Drawings: Analytical and Otherwise," an exhibit by Edward Ford, Vincent and Eleanor Shea Professor of Architecture, will be on display in the Dean's Gallery of Campbell...
View Article2011 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals To Be Awarded to Maya Lin, Cynthia...
Marian AnderfurenUPDATE April 4, 2011— Peter G. Peterson's lecture at the University of Virginia will take place April 12 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel, not Jefferson Hall as previously announced.March 21,...
View ArticleSymposium in Conjunction with 'Variety, Archaeology and Ornament' Exhibit To...
Ellen CatheySeptember 19, 2011 — "Variety, Archaeology and Ornament: Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice," a symposium being held in conjunction with an exhibit at the University of Virginia...
View ArticleArchitecture Alumnus Discusses Sketches Displayed in Deans Gallery
Jane FordOctober 6, 2011 — Michael Vergason carries a sketchbook everywhere he goes.The University of Virginia architecture alumnus, who has designed landmarks such as the memorial to disabled veterans...
View ArticleU.Va. Architecture Professor Examines Concepts of Architectural Detailing in...
Ellen CatheyNovember 28, 2011 — What is an architectural detail? And what does it say about a building? University of Virginia architecture professor Edward Ford sets out to answer, or at least probe,...
View ArticleU.Va. Students Receive Backing in Public Service Projects
Rebecca P. ArringtonFebruary 20, 2012 — Helping residents of Southside Virginia lower their utility costs. Improving primary and preventative health care in St. Kitts. Assessing water health in Africa...
View Article2012 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals To Be Awarded to Rafael Moneo, George...
Marian AnderfurenFebruary 28, 2012 — The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello will present their highest honors, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals in...
View ArticleU.Va Launches OpenGrounds Initiative to Connect, Collaborate, Create
Jane FordThe 21st century's complex, ill-defined problems – "wicked problems," as they're known – require complex, interdependent solutions. How should a university break the bonds of 20th-century, and...
View ArticleJefferson Medalists Laud Founder's Relevance in Modern World
Marian AnderfurenApril 16, 2012 — The awarding of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals in architecture, law and citizen leadership on Friday offered their recipients an opportunity to marvel at...
View ArticleComputer Animation Course Puts Design in Motion
Jane FordBlending technology and creativity, University of Virginia students in a summer computer animation course created virtual oceans – complete with waves, bubbles, reflections in the water, and...
View ArticleIndia as Classroom: Architecture Students Explore Design and Construction...
Jane FordIn India, a land of many contrasts and one of the world’s fastest emerging economies, old and new blend to create a rich tapestry of experiential opportunities.For 14 undergraduates and...
View ArticleYouth-Nex Center Awards Grants to Promote Positive Youth Development
Ellen DanielsYouth-Nex, a center based at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education that promotes effective youth development, has awarded $153,715 to four U.Va. research teams. They will...
View Article$2 Million Gift To Architecture School Will Fund Professorship to Advance the...
Jane FordThe University of Virginia School of Architecture Foundation has received a $2 million gift to establish a cross-disciplinary professorship in design and health.The Mary Irene DeShong...
View ArticleU.Va Students and Hollywood Artists Bring Creatures To Life
Lisa KesslerLast week, monsters were born at the University of Virginia.Over the course of three days, 26 graduate and undergraduate students constructed six life-sized moving creatures with the help...
View ArticleArchitecture Course Focuses on Integrating Eastern, Western Health Perspectives
Jane FordWith the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west and the ridges of the Southwest Mountains in view, University of Virginia Architecture School students scattered over the landscape at Westover, an...
View ArticleU.Va. Architecture School Programs Ranked in Top Three of Public Universities
The University of Virginia School of Architecture’s Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture programs both rank in the top three of their categories for graduate degree programs,...
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