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Celebrating Two Decades of Innovation at Virginia Tech’s Center for Design Research 

For over two decades, the Center for Design Research (CDR) has been a beacon of innovation, creativity, and excellence.

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What’s so radical about transparency? 

It’s not a new way of pursuing equity in a firm—it’s a proven one, says WPA’s Mel Price, FAIA

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Page + Miller Hull’s gambit for Niger

The U.S. Embassy Campus in Niamey, Niger, was completed in 2022, and designed by Miller Hull and Page Southerland Page. It is a 2023 AIA Virginia Award of Honor recipient.

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Q+A: Alex Shifflett on her first decade of practice

Architect Alex Shifflett, AIA, is an associate principal at KGD Architecture who says good design is not just good for communities, but great as a teaching tool for young designers hoping to make a difference. “I’m lucky enough to work on projects that matter because it suits the way I work and think,” she says.

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Ted Flato: Exploring smarter, better, easier, cheaper at Design Forum XVI

What is the future of practical technologies that make design easier, as well as the future of how architecture is made? Can large language models (LLMs) transform materials specification for the better? For the greener? Does empathy differentiate humans from machines? Does it matter? How will future technologies change the studio culture of firms? What does craft mean these days, anyway? These and other questions are up for debate this year at Design Forum XVI (Apr. 5-6, in Richmond) under the banner of “[Un]Certainty: Reflections on Craft at the Cyber Frontier.” 

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Op-Ed: CODE Charlottesville improves an unloved corner of Halprin’s masterpiece

The LEED Platinum Center of Developing Entrepreneurs, known as the CODE Building, opened in Charlottesville in 2022 to acclaim, both as a work of interdisciplinary design and as a sensitive intervention in the downtown pedestrian mall

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06/27/22

Architecture, Arts & Culture, Design, Destinations, Interiors, People

Q+A: Alyson Steele, FAIA on a Museum for All, Not the Few

A Conversation with Quinn Evans’ Alyson Steele, FAIA, on the Smithsonian’s first gallery dedicated to Latinos.

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06/27/22

Architecture, Design, People

Ila Berman: Creating a Proud Architecture

How “coming out” to friends, family, and colleagues gives voice to the silent.

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06/27/22

Research

Thoughts on Hiring an EDI Consultant

Paul Battaglia interviews Mia Gilliam about Wiley|Wilson’s EDI journey and the process the firm used to select a consultant to carry them forward.

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06/27/22

Arts & Culture, Design

Love and a Social Sculpture

R&R Studios’ I LOVE YOU is a sculptural installation celebrating friendship and camaraderie at the Alexandria Waterfront.

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06/22/22

Research

Architecture Billings Index Slows but Remains Strong

“With the improvement in inquiries and new design projects, demand for design services will likely remain high for the next several months, despite strong economic headwinds.”

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05/19/22

Architecture, Design, People

Design Forum’s Viviana Peña: Architecture Alone Cannot Generate Long-term Transformation

Viviana Peña on why the architectural response to Colombia’s divisions must be in concert with others.

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05/19/22

Research

Architecture Billings Index Moderates Slightly, Remains Strong

According to the May 18, 2022, ABI report, continued growth results in gains in all regions and major sectors.

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