Virginia’s Favorite Architecture, an exhibition developed by the Virginia Center for Architecture to celebrate the Society’s 100 anniversary this year, opened to rave reviews. Premiering on April 10 to a packed house, the exhibition has been popular with both the public and the media.
About the Top 100
The top 100 structures identified as Virginia’s Favorite Architecture are a diverse mix, spanning a variety of architectural styles, types, and periods. They represent Virginia’s rich history and showcase the state’s many architectural treasures — both innovative and traditional. See the complete list at architectureva.org.
About the Exhibition
An exhibition titled Virginia’s Favorite Architecture opens on Thursday, April 10 at the Virginia Center for Architecture and highlights each of the 100 structures identified as Virginia’s most beloved pieces of architecture. It is on view at the Virginia Center for Architecture through Oct. 19, 2014. The exhibition was designed by Roberto Ventura with curatorial support from Lauren Bell and Julie Pence.
About the Guest Curator
Roberto L. Ventura has practiced and taught modern and sustainable design in Virginia and North Carolina for 15 years. A member of a number of local teams earning design awards from AIA Richmond and the James River Green Building Council, his work has also been exhibited nationally through the HOME House Project sponsored by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. For the international light art exhibit InLight Richmond 2009, he collaborated with poet Joshua Poteat on the installation “for gabriel,” winning Best in Show.
While maintaining his practice, roberto ventura design studio, Ventura is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Design in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has also taught Interior Architecture at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, and has lectured at the University of Oulu, in Oulu, Finland. Ventura holds a Master’s in Architecture from Miami University and a B.A. in Math and Physics from Albion College. He earned his LEED AP accreditation in 2008 and his NCIDQ certification in 2012.
Financial Support for Virginia’s Favorite Architecture has been provided by:
Sustaining Sponsor
Glavé and Holmes Architecture
Mark S. Orling, AIA and Martha J. Orling
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Supporting Sponsor
Commonwealth Architects
And Virginia Society AIA Centennial Sponsors Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company and Vandeventer Black, LLC.