The University of Virginia is considering an ambitious mixed-use redevelopment of land along Ivy Road that would include a 130-foot-wide linear park at its center. “In March 2015, our Board of Visitors and our administration charged us with studying this almost 14.5-acre parcel for potential redevelopment to look for opportunities to maximize the green space […]
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Safety marks winning entry of UVa vortex
Fourth annual event focused on Ivy Road area A design in which University Hall is converted into an academic center and connected to a redeveloped Ivy Road won the University of Virginia School of Architecture’s fourth annual Vortex Sunday. Hannah Barefoot, a graduate student in landscape architecture, said the overriding theme of her team’s entry […]
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President Sullivan: Ivy Road is “fertile ground” for future UVA public space
The president of the University of Virginia has told students at the School of Architecture that their work during the 4th annual Vortex will improve the institution. “One of the things that the Ivy Road and Emmet Street corridor could be for us is a new gateway for the University,” said Teresa Sullivan on Monday […]
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UVa architecture exercise eyes Ivy Road area for student housing
Could Ivy Road between the U.S. 29/250 interchange and Emmet Street be redeveloped as a new “academical village” to improve the undergraduate experience at the University of Virginia? That’s one challenge being put to students and faculty at UVa’s School of Architecture during their fourth annual vortex. “The project intends to imagine and […]
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Planning Commission denies one private school expansion, approves another
The Albemarle Planning Commission has recommended denial of a request from the private Regents School of Charlottesville to expand, citing transportation safety concerns. Regents officials sought to amend a special use permit granted in 2013 that allowed their school to have up to 96 people on site. They returned Tuesday to increase that number to […]
