Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

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Virginia Tech Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center
MottoUt Prosim (Latin)
Motto in English
That I May Serve
Type Public university
Established1980
DirectorSusan Piedmont-Palladino
Location,
in VA
,
USA
Colors Chicago maroon and Burnt orange [1]    
Affiliations Virginia Tech
Mascot HokieBird
Website www.waac.vt.edu

The Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC), is an extension center of Virginia Tech's College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, located in Old Town Alexandria. It houses the Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture with concentrations in Urban Design and History and Theory, PhD, and Undergraduate Architecture programs for 4th and 5th year students from the main campus and around the country. Sited on an urban campus in the heart of Old Town, WAAC allows upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design to address the complexities of urban areas using the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region as a resource laboratory for design and research. The WAAC is a member of the National Student Exchange, welcoming design students from all the members schools. [2]

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The WAAC has operated as the urban extension of Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies in the Washington metropolitan area since 1980. [3]

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References

  1. "The Brand Guide: Virginia Tech Identity Standards and Style Guide" (PDF). Virginia Tech. May 2013. p. 45. Retrieved September 11, 2015. The burnt orange and Chicago maroon are the university's official colors that were adopted in 1896.
  2. About WAAC
  3. About the WAAC