4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (726+ words) Averi Owens puts the block of carved, cut and pencil-marked wood against the sander, slowly shaving away the surface to release the spoon within the wood. It's a sleepy spoon. "I got the word "sleepy,' and I kind of thought…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (369+ words) What I loved about UVA was that the architecture school is a very tight knit community within a larger university. One of our first classes is called Lessons of the Lawn." That class taught such a foundation in what architecture…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (570+ words) Students in the University of Virginia School of Architecture are developing a library of free plans for affordable, small homes, which could help with housing costs. The Housing Futures Lab, directed by Schaeffer Somers, assistant professor of architecture and public…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (634+ words) Students wrap their garden with a wooden wall. (Illustration by Johnny Utterback, University Communications) Since La Rissa Rogers began teaching in the University of Virginia's art department two years ago, she's been thinking about how to turn the empty lot…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1101+ words) Sometimes the best-laid plans don't produce the best outcomes. "The clouds were incredible that day," Riley said. "That's when it became the perfect shot " you could really see the prosthetics." Riley knew he had it when Douglas later told him…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (671+ words) Jill Orlov is a cave-diver of sorts. "I go what I call "spelunking in junkyards," Orlov, a graduate of the University of Virginias School of Architecture, said. "I collect interesting things, just odds and ends." Those odds and ends make…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (430+ words) The School of Data Science Entrepreneurship Building extends the program of the existing School of Data Science into the new project, with a ground-floor courtyard and an upper-level bridge connecting the two. (Image by Payette architecture firm) The University of…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (718+ words) In winter, the University of Virginia's Grounds take on a quieter beauty. With the lush foliage of warmer months now dormant, the season invites a closer look at the small details that often fade into the background of daily life....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (185+ words) Brett Goerl is pursuing psychiatry with a camera in hand." Goerl started with a digital camera, but was introduced to film by Pro Camera in Charlottesville. When he had an opportunity to take a four-week course at the Berlin Art…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (641+ words) If you can't go to the mountain to relax, just bring the mountain to you. University of Virginia architecture students and assistant professor Katie Stranix have created a Humpback Rock-inspired reflection room in Student Health and Wellness to offer students…...