December 2021 Information:
- Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) will be operating by appointment only from Thursday, December 16-Wednesday, December 22. If you wish to visit on those days, please make an appointment through the SCUA Seat Reservation page (instructions are included on the page). We will have limited staff on-site during those days, so we encourage as much lead time as possible, but we will do our best to accommodate appointments on less than 24 hours notice.
- You may continue to contact SCUA via email or telephone (please leave a message for a callback) during this time.
- SCUA will be closed, in accordance with university holiday closures, from Thursday, December 23-Friday, December 31, 2021. We will resume our normal hours on Monday, January 3, 2022. You may continue to request appointments for dates beginning January 3, but it will take us longer than usual to confirm or approve them. We appreciate your patience!
Current Operations Notice:
- Beginning August 9, 2021, Special Collections and University Archives will be open Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm
- Appointments will not be required, but strongly encouraged (**see below)
- Appointments can be made by visiting the SCUA Seat Reservation page (instructions are included on the page)
- Virtual reference help remains available at specref@vt.edu or by phone at 540-231-6308
- Newman Library hours of operation and those of other University Library branches are also available online
**By making an appointment, you will help us limit the number of researchers using our Reading Room at any one time for health and safety; guarantee you a seat at the requested time; and help us plan for your visit, for example, making sure materials needed are onsite and available.
IAWA Board of Advisors
IAWA Center Board of Advisors, 2019-2020
Zahira Asmal
Director, THE CITY
Capetown, South Africa
Claire Bonney, Ph.D.
Professor of Architectural History
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Switzerland
Rebecca Chestnutt
Chestnutt_Niess Architekten PartGmbB BDA
Berlin, Germany
Solange d’Herbez de la Tour, Honorary FAIA, DFAB, DEPB
President, UIFA
Paris, France
Donna Dunay, FAIA
Professor of Architecture, Board Chair
Virginia Tech
Kristine Fallon, FAIA
Architect
Chicago, USA
Alice Finnerup Møller, MAA
Mads Thuesen Møller A/S
Aabenraa, Denmark
Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida
Architect, President UIFA Japon
Tokyo, Japan
Elham Morshedzadeh
Professor of Industrial Design
Virginia Tech
Marie Paget
Professor of Architecture
Virginia Tech
Ana María Pinzón
Architect, Arquitectas Colombianas
Bogotá, Colombia
Tanja Poppelreuter, Ph.D.
Lecturer, School of the Built Environment
University of Stalford, UK
Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter, FAIA
Dean, Woodbury University
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ochirpureviin Sarantsatral
Architect/Director, Urkh Co.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Si-Hwa, Bae, Ph.D.
Director of the Architectural Institute
South Korea
Sharóne Tomer, Ph.D.
Professor of Architecture
Virginia Tech
Paola Zellner Bassett
Professor of Architecture
Virginia Tech
Ex-Officio Advisors
Richard Blythe, FAIA (2006-Present)
Dean, College of Architecture & Urban Studies
Virginia Tech
Hunter Pittman (2016-Present)
Director, School of Architecture + Design
Virginia Tech
Aaron Purcell, Ph.D. (2007-Present)
IAWA Archivist, Director of Special Collections and University Archives
Virginia Tech
Tyler Walters, Ph.D. (2011-Present)
Dean,University Libraries
Virginia Tech
Emeriti Advisors
Milka Bliznakov, Ph.D. (1927-2010)
IAWA Founder and Professor Emerita of Architecture
Virginia Tech
Prof. Annette Burr, Ph.D.
Librarian (ret.), Virginia Tech
Inge Horton, MCP, Dipl.-Ing.
City Planner (ret.), San Francisco, California
Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Hon. FAIA
Dean (ret.)
University of Toronto
Prof. M. Rosaria Piomelli, AIA
Professor of Architecture
College of the City of New York
Dr. Charles Steger, FAIA
President (ret.)
Virginia Tech
Prof. Robert Stephenson
Librarian (ret.), Virginia Tech
Susana Torre, AIA
Architect
New York
Tony Wrenn, Hon. AIA
Archivist (ret.)
American Institute of Architects
Honorary Advisors
Marilyn Casto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Architecture
Virginia Tech
Jennifer Gunter King
Director
Rose Library at Emory University
Humberto Rodriguez-Camilloni, Ph.D.
Professor of Architecture
Virginia Tech
Anna P. Sokolina, Ph.D.
Bliznakov Scholar, Professo of Architecturer
Despina Stratigakos, Ph.D.
Professor of Architecture and Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence
University of Buffalo