For nearly two centuries, the VCU Medical Center has been expanding steadily in the Court End neighborhood of central Richmond. This vast complex of hospitals, classrooms, offices, laboratories, and dorms has become an important engine of Richmond’s wellbeing and growth. It is also an increasingly important center for research, being one of less than …
The former Museum of the Confederacy is an exemplary piece of modernism in Richmond, responding to its site and program critically. Now part of the American Civil War Center, the museum was designed in close proximity to the White House of the Confederacy, one of Richmond’s most significant, and infamous, historic buildings. Given its function …
Ground has been broken on the new building for the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. The project, situated on a block bounded by Broad, Marshall, 10th and 11th Streets, is slated for completion in 2015 and comes with a price tag of $168 million. The intent of the development centers around addressing the fragmented …