Donna Dunay
General Information
Occupation: Architect, Professor
Resident City: Blacksburg
Resident State/Province: Virginia
Resident Country: United States
Notes: collection materials include History of Architecture Cybercore Project (CD-ROM 2000) and "Blacksburg Competition"
Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collection Newman Library, Ms2001-054
Sources: http://archdesign.vt.edu/faculty/donna-dunay ; Chadwick, Heather R., ed. Women of CAUSe: Three Academic Generations of Excellence in Learning, Discovery, and Engagement. Blacksburg: Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies, 2007.
Specialties
Subject: Education and writing
Description: Linking history and planning that emphasizes civic responsibility and identity
Jobs
Employer: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Title: G.T. Ward Professor of Architecture
City: Blacksburg
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Collaborators
Name: Robert Dunay
Project: World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition
Organization: Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
Url: http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/ent/entI=089294.html
Notes: April 2003
Name: Frank Weiner
Project: Exhibition: A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg: A National Design Competition
Country: delete
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Fellowship
Description: American Institute of Architects Summer Institute for Professional Practice
Notes: Norwich, Vermont
Name: Juror and speaker
Description: Virginia Tech Design Consortium Charette: "A Cafe for an Artist"
Name: Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Description: Recognition of a career of excellence by peers: only 2% of professions in AIA attain this distinction
Date Received: May 05, 2009
Notes: Received medal at 2009 National AIA Convention in San Francisco
Exhibitions
Title: Built-in Movement
City: Richmond
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Title: Saving the Historic Thomas Conner House: A Key Element in the Center for Civic Authority in the Town of Blacksburg
Description: for the annual meeting of the Preservation Alliance of Virginia
City: Roanoke
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Title: Time for Design
Description: the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, exhibition of graphic, fashion, interior, industrial design and architecture by Donna Dunay and Robert Dunay
Start Date: October 01, 2006
End Date: December 10, 2006
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department: Architecture
Degree: Master of Architecture
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department: Architecture
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
Licensing
License: Registered Architect
Organization: Virginia
Professional Affiliations
Organization: American Institute of Architects
Role: Member
Organization: National Architectural Accreditation Review Board (NAAB)
Role: Member
Organization: International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
Role: Chair
Publications By
Title: "Twin Stairs for Two Brothers"
Publication: Inform Magazine
Volume: 1
Page: 16-17
Notes: an article presenting built work
Title: Strategy Vignettes for a Middle School: Report Card for Learning
Title: Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Blacksburg
City: Blacksburg
Title: Making a Community School: Education within a Town Structure
Title: Town Architecture, Blacksburg: Understanding a Virginia Town
Publication: Book
Date Published: January 01, 1986
Url: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/vernacular.html
Publications About
No publications about on record