Mission: The Virginia Center for Architecture invites the public to explore the power and importance of architecture through exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and its stewardship of a historic landmark. History: In 2003, the Virginia Center for Architecture Foundation, facing a golden anniversary and a new century, purchased the landmark Tudor-Revival mansion designed by John Russell Pope, one of America's major architects. This new museum for the Commonwealth on Monument Avenue expands exponentially the Foundation's ability to provide exhibitions and programs to educate and entertain Virginians and visitors, and transforms it from its beginnings as a scholarship fund to a public cultural institution. Board of Trustees: Stephan F. Andrews, Esq., Chair Jane C. Wright, AIA, Vice-Chair Jack Spain, Esq., Treasurer John W. Braymer, PhD, Hon. AIA, President and Secretary Kathy Blanchard Peyton Boyd, AIA Sally Brown Stephen A. Coor, Honorary VSAIA, CSI, CMI Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA Richard L. Ford, Jr., AIA Robert A. Magoon, Jr., AIA William C. "Chuck" Means, AIA Sandra C. Shield, AIA Roger G. Stroud, PE Joseph E. Wells, AIA Staff: John W. Braymer, PhD, Hon. AIA, jbraymer@virginiaarchitecture.org CEO Don Bachmann, dbachmann@virginiaarchitecture.org Deputy CEO Duncan Abernathy, dabernathy@virginiaarchitecture.org Director of Facilities Rhea George, rgeorge@virginiaarchitecture.org Director of Marketing and Communication Blair Guncheon, bguncheon@virginiaarchitecture.org Facility Rental Eric Knight, eknight@virginiaarchitecture.org Museum Shop Andy Liguori, aliguori@virginiaarchitecture.org Receptionist Vernon L. Mays, vmays@virginiaarchitecture.org Curator of Architecture + Design Mary Kathryn McDaniel, kmcdaniel@virginiaarchitecture.org Musuem Shop Manager Kenna R. Payne, CPA, kpayne@virginiaarchitecture.org Chief Financial Officer Margaret Yarbrough, myarbrough@virginiaarchitecture.org Director of Programs