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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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01/18/23

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Architect Sonja Shields on Social Security’s 21st Century Workplace

“We wanted this project to stand out because it’s good for our environment and a more secure space for employees,” says Shields.

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12/29/22

Architecture, Arts & Culture, Design, People

ArchEx Service Project Reimagines Cultural Hub for Arts District

During ArchEx, AIA Virginia partnered with the Hanbury Community Design Lab to host a design charrette to reimagine a site within the Broad Street Arts District.

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12/28/22

Opinion, People

Manoj Dalaya: Balancing Design and Practice

It’s an interesting question—balance,” says Dalaya, “and if you go back to look at the role of the architect, it’s always to keep things in balance from the first conversation to the last punch list item.”

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12/26/22

Arts & Culture, Design, Opinion

Finding a New Commonwealth

Macron’s visit highlights why education unites America and France beyond architecture and culture.

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11/29/22

Architecture, Design, People, Technology

80 M Street Leads the Mass Timber Revolution

As mass timber steadily gains traction in the US, architects and engineers look to span greater distances and build ever-taller with engineered wood.

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11/29/22

Architecture, Design, Destinations, Historic Preservation

In the Market for Adaptive Reuse

The revamped and expanded Dairy Market in Charlottesville’s 10th and Page neighborhood features a food hall, office building, and community events space designed to create connections at vital crossroads.

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11/29/22

Design, Research, Technology

CNCPT: How We’ve Structured Practice Technology to Maximize Innovation, Creativity, and Efficiency

Clark Nexsen developed CNCPT to apply advanced digital tools across their interdisciplinary practice to improve quality and efficiency, help clients make informed decisions, and remain at the forefront of technological innovation.

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