Robert Dunay, FAIA

It is, understandably (yet somewhat sadly), well within the human condition to offer comment most readily on matters of immediate concern, irritation, and dissatisfaction. We tend to hear, and say, “It’s too hot” “It’s too cold” more often than “this is just right”. That which is superlative in its consistently beneficial, satisfying, and productive aspects runs the highest risk of escaping more than occasional notice. A transition may be required to shatter our complacency and rouse us from a lapse in appreciation.

Bob Dunay recently retired from his position as the T. A. Carter Endowed Professor of Architecture and the Director of the Center for Design Research at Virginia Tech. Conceding the impossibility of offering sufficient tribute to Bob’s myriad contributions and accomplishments, we will leave this short and sweet: Please join me in expressing sincere gratitude and wishing nothing but the very best to Bob – and his wife Donna. We will remain forever grateful to you and for the impact of all you have done for many of us as individuals, and for all of us as members, colleagues, and practitioners.

Member Named Among Most Admired Educators

Robert Dunay, FAIA. Image courtesy Va. Tech.
Robert Dunay, FAIA. Image courtesy Va. Tech.

Robert Dunay, FAIA, the T.A. Carter Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech, has been named one of the 25 Most Admired Educators of 2012 by the magazine DesignIntelligence.

DesignIntelligence, the only national college ranking survey focused exclusively on design, annually selects educators and education administrators who exemplify excellence in design education leadership for this distinction. The disciplines of architecture, interior design, industrial design, and landscape architecture are included.

This is the third time Dunay has received this recognition from the magazine.

Other notables include Scott Poole, who recently left Virginia and his position as director of the School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech to become Dean of College of Architecture and Design at the University of Tennessee; and Elizabeth Meyer, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at University of Virginia’s School of Architecture.

Dunay Named Among Top 25 Design Educators

Virginia member Robert Dunay, FAIA, Director of the Center for Design Research and T.A. Carter Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture & Design was named among the nation’s top 25 design educators by Design Intelligence.

From the Design Intelligence announcement:

“Dunay has taught at all levels of Virginia Tech’s graduate and undergraduate programs. His work bridges interests in industrial design, architecture, and planning and includes objects, buildings, and planning initiatives. Dunay was one of the primary faculty advisors for the 2002 and 2005 Virginia Tech entries in the Solar Decathlon. He was recently awarded the NCARB Prize for creative collaborative between the academy and the profession.”

Read the complete Design Intelligence list of top educators.