Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

The Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC), is an extension center of Virginia Tech's College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, located in Old Town Alexandria.

Virginia Tech Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

Motto	Ut Prosim (Latin)
Motto in English	That I May Serve
Type	Public university
Established	1980
Director	Susan Piedmont-Palladino
Location	Alexandria , in VA , USA
Colors	Chicago maroon and Burnt orange[1]
Affiliations	Virginia Tech
Mascot	HokieBird
Website	www.waac.vt.edu

Overview

The WAAC has operated as the urban extension of Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies in the Washington metropolitan area since 1980.^[2] It houses the Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture with concentrations in Urban Design and History and Theory, PhD, and Undergraduate Architecture programs for 4th and 5th year students from the main campus and around the country. Sited on an urban campus in the heart of Old Town, WAAC allows upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design to address the complexities of urban areas using the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region as a resource laboratory for design and research. The WAAC is a member of the National Student Exchange, welcoming design students from all the members schools.^[3]

See also

• Virginia Tech
• Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies