Craig Barton in the News
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Arts Grounds Celebrates New Academic Year and Community
[by Jane Ford, UVa News Services] August 31, 2009
About 40 members of the Cavalier Marching Band played Friday evening as University of Virginia students and faculty climbed the hill from the Drama Building and clambered down the stairs from the Architecture School, Art Museum, Fayerweather Hall and Old Cabell Hall, and strolled over from Ruffin Hall.
All gathered on the patio outside Campbell Hall at the heart of the "Arts Grounds" to kick off the new academic year and to celebrate the University's arts community.
The event, dubbed "Playing the Space," consisted of progressive events – each sponsored by a different department – to "give the Arts Grounds a character, both socially and intellectually," said Craig Barton, chairman of the Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, who was one of the organizers.
"This event marks the space," he said.
Vice Provost for the Arts Elizabeth Hutton Turner declared, "This is a first. If this is playing the space, let the games begin."
[for complete article, follow link in headline]
Thursday, March 20, 2008
2008 Pelliccia and Nix Fellows Announced
The recipients of 2008 Carlo Pellicia and Sarah M. Nix Fellowships were announced this morning by Craig Barton, Associate Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2008 Carlo Pelliccia Fellows: Jesse Calder James Huemoeller Suzanne Matthews 2008 Sarah McArthur Nix Fellows: Sam Beall Robert Couch Simon David The purpose of the Carlo Pelliccia Study Fellowship in Italy is to provide funds for a student or students to spend a period of independent study in Rome, Italy. The fellowship is established in the memory of Carlo Pelliccia, a dedicated teacher and passionate delineator who added substantially to the character and appetites of this School. The Sarah McArthur Nix Fellowship provides for students to travel to France and to pursue independent study of architecture there.Thursday, November 1, 2007
"Dresser Trunk Project" Opens November 3rd at UVa Art Museum
Organized by Assoc. Professor of Architecture William Williams, this traveling exhibition at the University of Virginia Art Museum features display trunks designed by architects from around the country, each of which tells a story of a place of refuge in an era of segregation. The sites, all of which are located in a city served by the Southern Crescent Line, range from a hotel to a train station to a Negro League baseball park. Assoc. Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Craig Barton, is one of the eleven designers, as is Williams.
Williams will give a gallery talk on Saturday, November 3rd at 2pm in the museum. The exhibit will run through December 23, 2007.
Sponsors include National Endowment for the Arts, the Graham Foundation, Amtrak, and the Arts Enhancement Fund.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Faculty Work on Scrabble School Project Gathers Momentum
From the Rappahannock News, Sept. 20, 2007:
The Scrabble School project began as a grassroots effort by alumni of the African-American graded school (1921-1968) to raise awareness of the value of this historically and culturally significant building in the Castleton area. This initial effort continued, gained support of the local community and the Board of Supervisors designated the site as the Rappahannock Senior Center and Heritage Center. The building went to the drawing board and with the assistance of Craig Barton, Director of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, UVA, has a planned rehab for its adaptive reuse for the two Centers. This project will meet both the dream of many and provide much needed space for the County's more than 55 seniors that use the current small facility. [for complete article, see the Rappahannock News]
Friday, August 17, 2007
Assoc. Prof. Craig Barton Appointed Chair, Dept. of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
: The University of Virginia School of Architecture has named associate professor of architecture Craig Barton to serve as chairman of the Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The three-year appointment, announced by Architecture School Dean Karen Van Lengen, will begin this fall.
[Full article and audio file available at the UVa News website - please follow link.]
Monday, May 29, 2006
"Architects Help Build Community"
"In their own way, architecture faculty members Craig Barton and John Quale each underscore a fundamental truth about their field. Architecture is not simply about the buildings. It is about the values and aspirations that buildings represent?." [Explorations:Research Highlights from the University of Virginia, Spring 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Assoc. Prof. Craig Barton's Efforts to Reappropriate Historic School Building Featured on WMRA Radio
"Scrabble (WMRA) - Booker T. Washington enlisted the support of wealthy Julius Rosenwald in a progressive educational effort that created over 15,000 southern black schools. After school integration finally took place many were torn down, but there's now a movement to preserve both the remaining buildings and the legacy of the Rosenwald Schools. WMRA's Martha Woodroof, reporting for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, visits with alumnae of Scrabble School, a "Rosenwald School" in Rappahanock County?"
Friday, January 20, 2006
Assoc. Prof. Craig Barton Strives to Preserve Historically-Black School Building
Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of the Urban Studies Certificate Program, Craig Barton, is featured in an article entitled ?Scrabble School: Respect for the Past, a Dream for the Future? in the Rappahannock News today. Barton has contributed research and design to the effort to reform the former Scrabble School Building and put it to use as a center for the area's senior citizens.
Friday, April 15, 2005
Assoc. Prof. Craig Barton and Students Featured on NPR Program
Associate Professor of Architecture Craig Barton and his students' efforts to restore the Greensville Training School in Emporia, Virginia will be featured on the NPR program, "With Good Reason," to be aired on Monday, April 18th at 7:00pm on WMRA 103.5 FM; it will also air on Wednesday at 7:30pm on 88.5 FM. Students have been interviewing alumni of the historically African-American school to assist them in developing a plan for returning the school to its former role at the center of the community.Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Profs. Projects on Shotgun Houses Featured in Rice University Publication
Row: Trajectories through the shotgun house, a new book in the "Architecture at Rice" publication series, is edited by Associate Professor of Architecture William Williams and his former colleague David Brown, and includes projects by Williams and Associate Professor of Architecture Craig Barton. The book details a series of art and architecture installations sponsored by Project Row House, a community revitalization project in the historically African-American neighborhoods adjacent to Houston. Williams' essay, "Making Do: Beyond Getting By," describes the work of his firm, Williams+Pizzini Architects (WPa) in utilizing readily available materials rather than succumbing to a culture of consumption, among other themes. Barton's project, "Between Memory and Amnesia," explores the function of Houston's shotgun houses as monuments to the lives of those who have lived in them.Row: Trajectories through the shotgun house (Architecture at Rice: 40); Rice University School of Architecture, 2004.
