Inclement weather leads to unique distinction for Class of 2013

Five Quirks Around Grounds

1. The Rotunda’s bulletproof clock face Replaced after the 1895 fire, the face was designed to be bulletproof because students had used the original clock face for target practice.<

The Celestial Dome

Thomas Jefferson envisioned the Rotunda dome room not as a library but as a planetarium for teaching astronomy.

Building a Better University

Workers stand on the Rotunda roof, where the first phase of a major renovation project is underway (see feature story). In other corners of the University, another

Monster Mash

Modern-day Dr. Frankensteins bring creatures to life

U.Va. students construct life-sized moving monsters with the help of Hollywood special-effects artists.

Do You Know Your Columns?

Edward Ford, a writer, practicing architect and professor in the School of Architecture, has always been interested in the art of building. In the 1960s, he studied

Late Architecture Professor’s Deep Roots

Mario di Valmarana planned to spend three months as a member of the School of Architecture faculty. Instead, he stayed for 28 years, and created a travel program that introduced

The Academical Village, Version 2.0

OpenGrounds gives collaboration a new home

Graffiti would be out of place in the Rotunda's Dome Room, but OpenGrounds' Corner Building is a different structure altogether. When Thomas Jefferson designed the Academical

Build it, and They Will Compete

New track and indoor practice facility are part of 10-year effort to upgrade athletics

When Virginia Beach native J.R. Reid was one of the nation’s most coveted high school basketball stars, he was recruited heavily by

Bridging the Gap

Students reimagine Belmont structure

Long slated for repair, Charlottesville’s Belmont Bridge awaits its next incarnation. Eduardo Arroyo, the 2012 Robertson Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture, led a University

Shaping the Future

Teresa A. Sullivan Photo by Luca DiCecco

One of the energizing aspects of daily life at U.Va. is the constant exposure to astonishing research, scholarship and other creative

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

Keep the Lid On

Rotunda roof ‘structurally sound’ but needs work

Photo by Cole Geddy

The roof of the University’s beloved but leaky Rotunda will need only repairs, not replacement.

David Neuman, Architect for the University, told

Rotunda Roof to be Repaired, Not Replaced

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