Featured Fellows :: The Art and Architecture of Carlton Abbott, FAIA
Jan. 19–March 25, 2012
Carlton Abbott, FAIA, winner of more than 80 awards for architectural accomplishments, and son of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s original landscape architect, has enjoyed a brilliant career as an architect and artist. See a collection of his artwork including drawings, models, paintings, mixed media, sculpture and metal work.
Be among the first to explore the exhibition at the Opening Reception Thursday, Jan. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Meet the artist, mingle end enjoy light refreshments. Space is limited. RSVP to aliguori@aiava.org or (804) 644-3041, ext. 100.
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Livable Communities for Virginia
What is a livable community?
Explore how the principles of livability apply to the diverse cities, towns, and villages in the Commonwealth of Virginia. See the online Livable Communities for Virginia exhibition, and take advantage of resources for students and teachers.
Now on Permanent Exhibit:
The House That Pope Built
The Virginia Center for Architecture celebrates two years of bringing architecture to life with the opening of a permanent exhibit on its headquarters building, built in 1919 by architect John Russell Pope, FAIA. The House That Pope Built includes photographs, narrative, and other educational media that shed light on the house -- a 27,000-square-foot Tudor-Revival mansion -- in addition to John Kerr Branch, the patron who commissioned its construction; the architect; the house's interiors; its setting on Richmond's historic Monument Avenue; and Compton Wynyates, the 15th/16th-century English country house that inspired the building's design.
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