Locations + Facilities
A Multi-Campus Presence
Most of our degree programs are based in Blacksburg, Virginia, on the Virginia Tech main campus. However, we have additional locations in the Commonwealth and in Europe.
The Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, offers graduate degrees in architecture.
Beyond the state, we also have a presence internationally, with Virginia Tech’s Switzerland campus. Located in Riva San Vitale, the Steger Center for International Scholarship provides an important home base for many of our students as they spend a semester abroad, studying there and exploring the surrounding countries.
Facilities in Blacksburg, Virginia
Architecture Annex
The Architecture Annex is located at 140 Otey St. NW.
The Armory
The Armory at 201 Draper Rd. is home to the School of Visual Arts’ main office, gallery, and classrooms for its foundations and drawing programs.
Burchard Hall
Burchard Hall, located at 1327 Perry Street, provides studio space, offices, and workshops for ceramics, plaster, graphics, and digital media for architecture and design.
Burruss Hall
Burruss Hall at 800 Drillfield Drive is home to offices and classrooms for Interior Design and Landscape Architecture.
Community Design Assistance Center
Located at 101 South Main Street, Suite 2, the Community Design Assistance Center provides underserved communities in southwest Virginia with low-cost planning and design assistance while giving students an opportunity for paid experience related to their future careers.
Cowgill Hall
Cowgill Hall, located at 1325 Perry Street, is the home for the college’s administration as well as the School of Architecture and the School of Design.
Environmental Systems Laboratory
The Environmental Systems Laboratory (ESL), located at 4116 Prices Fork Rd., provides working space for many projects from the School of Architecture and the School of Design.
Henderson Hall
Henderson Hall, located at 195 Alumni Mall, contains office and studio spaces for the School of Visual Arts and the School of Performing Arts.
Media Annex
The Media Annex is located at 130 Otey St. NW.
Media Building
Located at 101 Draper Rd. NW, the Media Building houses studios for ceramics, painting, and sculpture for the School of Visual Arts and is a shared space with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
Research and Demonstration Facility
The Research and Demonstration Facility (RDF) at 185 Inventive Lane is home to numerous faculty and student research projects within the college.
Surge Space Building
Rooms 107 and 108 of the Surge Space Building, located at 400 Stranger Street, provide additional studio and pin-up exhibition space for the School of Architecture and the School of Design.
Facilities in Alexandria, Virginia
The Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center
The WAAC's 1001 Prince Street location contains administrative offices, faculty offices, classrooms, and studio space on its main and upper levels. Media workshops for computers, printers, laser cutters, printmaking, and darkroom facilities are on the lower level.
Switzerland Campus
Steger Center for International Scholarship
The Steger Center provides an important home base for many of our students as they spend a semester abroad, studying there and exploring the surrounding countries. The center’s location in Ticino, the Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland, is also close to major northern Italian cities such as Milan. The Steger Center is Virginia Tech’s European campus center and the base for operations and support of its programs in the region.
College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
202 Cowgill Hall (0205)
1325 Perry Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-6416
Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center
1001 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Office: 703-706-3003
Fax: 703-549-0532
The Steger Center for International Scholarship
Villa Maderni, via Settala 8
6826 Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
+41 91 648 36 51