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After many late nights, research, hard labor, and coffee runs, the FutureHAUS is complete! The competition called the Solar Decathlon is being held in Dubai from November 14th-29th, 2018. After winning the top collegiate prize for the world’s best solar house in 2010, Virginia Tech is planning to do it again this year. Virginia Tech […]

Leah Lord, a junior environmental policy and planning major, recently decided to make positive lifestyle changes after a study abroad trip to Europe this past summer. “It (the trip) really changed how I do things now that I’m in the United States,” she said. “I try to bike more often, ride the bus, and be […]

Kevin Jones, AIA, Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech, and Erin Webb, AIA, Senior Project Manager at 3north will be recognized with the Virginia Emerging Professional Award at the Visions for Architecture gala on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Virginia Emerging Professional Award is intended to recognize the accomplishments […]

As members of Hokie Nation, we share a deep love for our community. We want the rest of the world to know what makes Hokies special! To tell our story, we’ve blanketed one of the nation’s busiest corridors in maroon and orange. Throughout D.C.’s Union Station, you’ll see dozens of Virginia Tech ads at street […]

Jack Davis, FAIA will be recognized with the William C. Noland Medal at the Visions for Architecture gala on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The William C. Noland Medal is the highest award bestowed on a member architect, and is intended to honor a distinguished body of accomplishments, sustained […]

The center’s work will help 15,000 veterans access educational, employment, and support resources across Virginia. […]

With a passion for asking questions about humanity and exploring the implications of possible answers, Gabriele takes on a new leadership role. […]

Virginia Tech students explored a variety of cities in Europe as part of a trip with the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to examine sustainability policymaking and planning. […]

The project to use plastic bottles for building allows Virginia Tech students to learn about sustainability, recycling, and making something new out of the old. […]

The Houses will be at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17 for a lecture and book signing. At 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 there will be an exhibition of photographs from the book in the lobby of Cowgill Hall on the Blacksburg campus. The Houses will also give a lecture at 2 p.m. on Sept. 20 in Hancock Hall Room 100, Blacksburg campus, followed by a book signing. […]

Virginia Tech will unveil a policy brief on refugee integration on Sept. 5, the first research on this subject to embrace an interdisciplinary and international approach. […]

The Perspective Gallery collaborated with faculty from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to create the photo-narrative exhibit on display through Oct. 14. […]

“The faculty principal position provides an opportunity to be an active intellectual mentor for students beyond the typical contact time a normal faculty-student relationship would allow,” said C.L. Bohannon. “For me, it was being able to have a deeper level of engagement with the students to work on real issues that our society faces." […]

Matt Arden, a three-time Emmy Award winner, offers Virginia Tech students real-world insights and inspiration. […]

The workshops are based on the Graduate School’s Transformative Graduate Education Initiative, which offers students across disciplines a range of programs, courses, and activities to help them succeed and prepare for any profession, not only academia. […]

The Wave is a big deal. And it started at Virginia Tech, with Alec Yuzhbabenko’s senior thesis. […]

Led by the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, students from five Virginia Tech colleges will compete as the only U.S. collegiate team in the Solar Decathlon Middle East in Dubai, November 2018. The team now has three months to complete the world’s smartest modular solar home – a prototype they hope will become a global model for housing sustainability. […]