Monday, October 5, 2009

Karen Van Lengen Receives VSAIA Award for Distinguished Achievement

Karen Van Lengen, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Architecture and former dean, has won the 2009 Award for Distinguished Achievement given by the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA).

An announcement from the VSAIA notes some of Van Lengen’s accomplishments as dean: “At the University of Virginia Van Lengen encouraged the development of research among her faculty and students, by supporting both traditional and non-traditional activities. Her most notable collective research achievement, dubbed ‘Campbell Constructions’, was a ten-year initiative to reinvigorate the physical environment of the school. She selected faculty, students and alumni to rebuild and add to the school in a series of twelve design projects that exemplify the regional design community’s diversity of talent and serve as a physical embodiment of the School’s mission, while also offering exemplary solutions that complement the University’s World Heritage Site - Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village.”

The award will be presented at the Visions for Architecture Gala hosted by the Virginia Center for Architecture Foundation in Richmond on November 6th, 2009.

For more information, please see:

Karen Van Lengen - faculty bio