Topic: Grounds & the Physical Plant
Five Vanished Traditions
The University has many traditions. Here are five that have vanished with time.
April 15, 2013
The School of Athens
One of Raphael's most famous frescoes has enjoyed its own renaissance at the University.
Spring 2013
Perry’s Progress
Artist Lincoln Perry returns to Old Cabell Hall to complete a mural he began over a decade ago.
Spring 2013
Seven Society Calls for Action
The Seven Society hung seven banners around Grounds to inspire a community of trust.
Spring 2013
Letters to the Editor
Spring 2013
The Celestial Dome
Thomas Jefferson envisioned the Rotunda dome room not as a library but as a planetarium for teaching astronomy.
Winter 2012
The Great Indoors
Winter 2012
Time After Time
A major Rotunda renovation is underway. Like the changing architecture of the Rotunda itself, the debris from previous renovations tells a story.
Winter 2012
Building a Better University
Winter 2012
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Students and staff adapt to eating and preparing meals at N2, a temporary dining facility.
Winter 2012
Ghoulish Grounds
Are there spirits roaming the Academical Village? Phantoms in the stacks of Alderman Library? Take a spooky UVA tour with University Guides and historians.
October 16, 2012
Letters to the Editor
Fall 2012
True Blue
Fall 2012
Extreme Lawn Makeover
From a lush new carpet of grass to restored chimneys, the Lawn is looking good after a busy summer of renovations.
August 21, 2012
Do You Know Your Columns?
Summer 2012
Scenes From the University: A Photo Essay
Summer 2012
Late Architecture Professor’s Deep Roots
Summer 2012
Student Firefighter Spearheads 9/11 Memorial
Summer 2012
UVA Squash Teams Get a New Home
Summer 2012
The Academical Village, Version 2.0
Summer 2012
Build it, and They Will Compete
Spring 2012
Where We Study
When finals are approaching at UVA, the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.
Spring 2012
Speaking for the Trees
Spring 2012