The Open Studio | Underground Burchard Hall
Collaborative Space | Kiva Group-Think
Collaborative Space | The Studio Kiva
Clay Slab Construction | Platter Project | 2nd Year Studio
Annual Hand Drawing Workshop | 2nd Year Studio
Interdisciplinary Special Study Course with Engineering | Conceptual Drawings
Foundation Design Laboratory | Color Studies
Foundation Design Laboratory | Color Studies
Senior Independent Project | Quinn Huffstetler 2011
2nd Year Form Studio | Platter Review
3rd Year Studio Project | Kees Luyendijk 2011
3rd Year Studio Project | Kees Luyendijk 2011
Senior Thesis "kid FORM" | James Connors
IDEA bronze award recipient 2012 | Peter Beegle
IDEA bronze award recipient 2012 | Peter Beegle
Silver Prize Winner UX 2013 Awards | Conor Brown, Michelle Murgia, Cole Smith
2nd Year Wireless Universal Design Project | Chris Crowley, Kristina Danielyan, Ginny Jones, Mitchell Harris
Independent Study of Ax Design with Dorsa | Jason Cusack
Independent Study of Ax Design with Dorsa | Jason Cusack
Design-Build Module | Cello Case by Jake Eck
Independent Study in Ceramics with Sullivan | Teapot | Zack Filbert
Portfolio Module | Excerpt: Field Craddock
Portfolio Module | Excerpt: Zack Filbert
news
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June 2013
CERTIFICATE |
Design Thinking
New Graduate Certificate Program in Critical Design Thinking is offered to working professionals, beginning fall 2013.
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May 2013
MODULES |
Biomimicry & More
Prof. Kennedy will teach his second year of Biomimicry in Spring 2014. In Fall 2013 Prof. Ron Kemnitzer will be leading a new interdisciplinary modular studio, partnering with alumni from RailPlan, to develop concepts for passenger rail entering Roanoke. Prof. Akshay Sharma will be leading a full studio on Design for the Bottom of the Pyramid (DeBOP).
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May 2013
LECTURE |
Craig Vetter
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March 2013
STUDENT |
Competition Finalist
Seniors Feild Craddock, Kathryn Suttle, Joe Vidmar and Daniel Colby will travel to Hong Kong this June to pitch their business plan for EON, a line of dental care products aimed at the elderly and
individuals with limited physical dexterity. They will stay for a week and compete on a global stage with teams from a wide range of disciplines from around the world.
See list of finalists.
Beginning 2011
NEWS ARCHIVE
Click here to view the 2011-2013 archive.
VTID ranked #3 Nationally
For 2013, the Virginia Tech undergraduate Industrial Design Program has been ranked #3 nationally in the annual survey of design education in the United States published by DesignIntelligence, which assesses the best schools for preparing students for success in the profession.
VTID Students Win Big
Sophomore Team takes Silver Prize for the Best Accessibility Innovation in the 2013 UX Awards, for their project, Activ. In 2012 and 2013, a senior from VTID has won the IDSA Southern District Conference Merit Award. Field Craddock won this year at the Raleigh venue, and Reid Schlegel won in 2012 in Atlanta.