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Shaping the Future

One of the energizing aspects of daily life at U.Va. is the constant exposure to astonishing research, scholarship and other creative activities. Our faculty members are working at the leading…

Flue Flaws

Flue Flaws

Cracks in chimneys lead to banning fires in fireplaces

Students have always had to sacrifice some creature comforts for the honor of living on the Lawn, and this year a long-standing tradition was sacrificed as well in the interest…

Keep the Lid On

Rotunda roof ‘structurally sound’ but needs work

The roof of the University’s beloved but leaky Rotunda will need only repairs, not replacement.David Neuman, Architect for the University, told members of the Board of Visitors in September that…

Rotunda Roof to be Repaired, Not Replaced

Jewel Box in the Woods

Jewel Box in the Woods

Architect builds cabin by hand

When architect Olle Lundberg (Arch ‘79) bought 16 acres overlooking the virgin forests of the Gualala River canyon in California, the first thing he and his wife, Mary, did was…

Around the Academical Village

Around the Academical Village

Restoring historic buildings to former grandeur.

A Place of Retreat

A Place of Retreat

Architect builds cabin by hand

Architecture alumnus builds a cabin in the woods

The Case of the Missing Library

The Case of the Missing Library

Monticello scholars crack Jeffersonian mystery

A bibliographic mystery concerning Thomas Jefferson’s personal library has finally been solved. A number of his books have been found at Washington University in St. Louis, where they’ve been stored…

Lin, Kinser and Peterson Receive Jefferson Foundation Medals

Recovery in Haiti

Recovery in Haiti

U.Va. architecture team wins housing award

Initiative reCOVER, a U.Va. School of Architecture program, won first prize in an international housing competition for “Breathe House,” a design that will help with the reconstruction of Haiti in…

Letters to the Editor

Quoting one of the University’s distinguished scientists, atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer (professor emeritus of environmental sciences and founding director of the National Weather Satellite Service) in an article in…

Everything That’s Old Is New Again

Everything That’s Old Is New Again

Couture Construction

Couture Construction

Two alumnae, an urban planner and an artchitect, formed Chromat Garments. They make fashion that borrows heavily from architecture.

Space-Age Eraser

Space-Age Eraser

Laser used to clean capitals

Conservators used a laser to clean 180 years of grime from the column capitals of Pavilion II.

Floating ideas

Floating ideas

Learning Barge takes to the water

The Learning Barge has gone from concept to classroom.

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