Emeriti Faculty:
Dean Bork;
Brian Katen;
Patrick Miller;
Humberto Rodriguez-Camilloni
Professors:
Markus Breitschmid;
Paul Emmons (National Capital Region);
James Jones;
Mehdi Setareh
Associate Professors:
Hilary Bryon;
Terry Clements;
Marcia Feuerstein (National Capital Region);
Paul Kelsch (National Capital Region);
Mintai Kim
Adjunct Faculty:
David Lever (National Capital Region)
Ph.D. in Architecture and Design Research
http://archdesign.vt.edu/architecture-design/phd
Degree Tracks within the Ph.D. in Architecture and Design Research
There are two major tracks within the Architecture and Design Research degree, each of which has topical areas. The requirements for the tracks vary slightly, but both provide significant flexibility for each student to develop a plan of study consistent with his or her academic goals. The two tracks are Architecture and Design Research.
Architecture Track
The Architecture track includes Architectural Representation and Education, Architectural History and Theory, Historic Preservation, and Computing and Representation.
The Architecture track will share resources on the Blacksburg Campus and the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center in the National Capital Region. At the latter location, students have the best resources to develop their topics in architectural representation, since they can make use of the many research libraries available in the Washington, DC area, including the Library of Congress, National Building Museum library, American Institute of Architects Library, CASVA, Smithsonian Institution, the Dumbarton Oaks Library and many privately owned architectural archives.
Design Research Track
The Design Research track includes advanced study on Building Science, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture. The Landscape Architecture Track includes concentrations in:
Design Learning and Professional Paradigms; Regenerative/Ecological Design, Planning and Technology; and Concepts of Community and Place.
The Design Research track is currently located in Blacksburg, VA at the Virginia Tech Main Campus. In this location students have the best resources to develop their topics in design research given that the faculty of the School of Architecture Design have established collaborative relationships with other university centers and institutions.
Admission
The faculty are seeking to admit a highly selective group of students who have master's degrees in closely allied fields, such as Architecture, Environmental Design, Building Science, Landscape Architecture, Architecture History and Theory, Interior Design, and Industrial Design. In addition to the application requirements of the Virginia Tech Graduate School and those pertaining to all graduate programs within the School of Architecture Design, applicants to the PhD degree in Architecture and Design Research must submit a portfolio and a 2,500 word statement of research focus.
Research and Outreach Centers
International Archive of Women in Architecture
The International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) documents the work of women architects and designers.
Center for High Performance Learning Environments
The Center for High Performance Learning Environments (CHPLE) serves as a resource for designers, engineers, system consultants, teachers, school administrators, facility managers, and others interested in improving the design and operation of K through 16 learning environments.
Henry H. Wiss Center for Theory & History of Art & Architecture
The Henry H. Wiss Center for Theory and History of Art and Architecture gathers and actualizes interests in teaching, study and research of contemporary and historic art and architecture and theory.
Community Design Assistance Center
The Community Design Assistance Center assists communities, neighborhood groups, and non-profit organizations in improving the natural and built environments through design, planning, policy, and research.
