Additions to Campbell Hall

In the beginning there was the Lawn, Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece of architecture, landscape architecture, and planning. This brilliant cultural artifact provides us with a unique framework for our own highly integrated programs of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Architectural History, and Urban and Environmental Planning. These four disciplines are now engaged in a new experiment—a collaborative endeavor—a dialogue that frames a truly comprehensive approach to the analysis and design of our environment.

It is in this collaborative spirit that we embark on the transformation of Campbell Hall and its contiguous landscape into a center that reflects our values and demonstrates our status as a premier School of Architecture.

Our current master plan, based on initial studies by Bushman Dreyfus Architects and a summer studio directed by Peter Waldman, has been developed further by SMBW Architects of Richmond, Virginia. Led by Will Scribner (B.Arch’71), SMBW created a plan that articulates several building and landscape interventions which were then designed in collaboration with selected members of our design faculty. These additions are strategically located on the south and east sides of Campbell Hall to complement existing interior spaces and to support the teaching mission of our distinguished school.

As Dean, I look to you for your support — for this new and ambitious model for the re-creation of our school for future generations. Our mission to build a thoughtful, aesthetic, and responsible environment may be understood as the initial act in building a productive future.

- Dean Karen Van Lengen

Project Overview

Since the construction of Campbell Hall in 1970, the school’s life, and the occupant demands and expectations of its residents, have changed. Growth in the school’s faculty and student populations, changes to curricular structure and goals, the evolution of the underlying values held collectively by the members of the school community now necessitate additional space for varied uses. In the past two decades, the size of the student body has almost doubled, while the faculty has nearly tripled in number. The introduction of graduate programs in architecture and landscape architecture has additionally expanded demand for design space. Similar growth in the planning and architectural history programs now necessitates additional classroom and seminar space.

The current project addresses the addition of approximately 13,000 square feet of new interior space, as well as exterior spaces designed to extend the working areas of the school into the site. In addition, the project establishes a positive relationship between the building and the environment. A responsible building cannot be designed in the abstract and imposed on a place. As a School of Architecture, it is our responsibility that this addition serves as a pedagogical resource informing our students about knowledge of place, local materials and building traditions and the role of technology in design.

Additions

Credits

Design Firms:
Scribner Messer Brady Wade Architects
Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
WG Clark Associates Architects
William Sherman and Associates Architects

Photography:
Nathan Petty
School of Architecture Photo Archives

	Home > The School > Additions to Campbell Hall In the beginning there was the Lawn, Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece of architecture, landscape architecture, and planning. This brilliant cultural artifact provides us with a unique framework for our own highly integrated programs of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Architectural History, and Urban and Environmental Planning. These four disciplines are now engaged in a new experiment—a collaborative endeavor—a dialogue that frames a truly comprehensive approach to the analysis and design of our environment. It is in this collaborative spirit that we embark on the transformation of Campbell Hall and its contiguous landscape into a center that reflects our values and demonstrates our status as a premier School of Architecture. Our current master plan, based on initial studies by Bushman Dreyfus Architects and a summer studio directed by Peter Waldman, has been developed further by SMBW Architects of Richmond, Virginia. Led by Will Scribner (B.Arch’71), SMBW created a plan that articulates several building and landscape interventions which were then designed in collaboration with selected members of our design faculty. These additions are strategically located on the south and east sides of Campbell Hall to complement existing interior spaces and to support the teaching mission of our distinguished school. As Dean, I look to you for your support — for this new and ambitious model for the re-creation of our school for future generations. Our mission to build a thoughtful, aesthetic, and responsible environment may be understood as the initial act in building a productive future. - Dean Karen Van Lengen Project Overview Since the construction of Campbell Hall in 1970, the school’s life, and the occupant demands and expectations of its residents, have changed. Growth in the school’s faculty and student populations, changes to curricular structure and goals, the evolution of the underlying values held collectively by the members of the school community now necessitate additional space for varied uses. In the past two decades, the size of the student body has almost doubled, while the faculty has nearly tripled in number. The introduction of graduate programs in architecture and landscape architecture has additionally expanded demand for design space. Similar growth in the planning and architectural history programs now necessitates additional classroom and seminar space. The current project addresses the addition of approximately 13,000 square feet of new interior space, as well as exterior spaces designed to extend the working areas of the school into the site. In addition, the project establishes a positive relationship between the building and the environment. A responsible building cannot be designed in the abstract and imposed on a place. As a School of Architecture, it is our responsibility that this addition serves as a pedagogical resource informing our students about knowledge of place, local materials and building traditions and the role of technology in design. Additions South Addition East Addition Landscape Addition Design+Build Projects The Campaign for Campbell Hall Credits Design Firms: Scribner Messer Brady Wade Architects Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects WG Clark Associates Architects William Sherman and Associates Architects Photography: Nathan Petty School of Architecture Photo Archives	History of the School Campbell Hall Campbell Hall Building Additions South Addition East Addition Landscape Addition Design+Build Projects The Campaign for Campbell Hall Giving Opportunities Administration & Staff Diversity Publications Major Projects & Research Institutes Computing & Information Technology Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library Charlottesville Maps & Directions Web Search The Passage - A New Pedestrian Entrance from Rugby Road. South and East additions, view from the southeast. Carr’s Hill “Arts Precinct” Plan. School of Architecture University of Virginia Campbell Hall P.O. Box 400122 Charlottesville VA 22904-4122 Tel: (434) 924-3715 Fax: (434) 982-2678 arch-web@virginia.edu www.arch.virginia.edu University of Virginia www.virginia.edu
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