Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg" Design Competition Boards, Ms2022-011, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The competition boards were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture in January 2022 by the Blacksburg Town Manager.

Processing Information

Materials in this collection were processed in May 2022.

Biographical / Historical

In 1992, the Town of Blacksburg partnered with other local stakeholders to sponsor a national design competition with the charge of "[generating] an urban design plan that weaves the existing properties into a significant place giving town identity to civic life, with the design of a new library as the first building in the development of the plan." The first prize entry was submitted by Shannon Taylor Scarlett (principal) and Timothy Scarlett (associate) of Shannon Taylor Scarlett, Architects, in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1990, the firm specializes in small public, residential, commercial, and institutional projects.

Source: "A National Design Competition" program from A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg : A National Design Competition . Town of Blacksburg, 1992.

Scope and Contents

Materials include three foam core boards. Boards include information on the national design competition and its administration, number of entrants, and two 30 x 30" boards display the winning entry's proposed town green and public library designs.

Related Material

See also: Shannon Taylor Scarlett materials (Ms1995-010), part of IAWA Small Collections, Ms2009-054, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.

Cataloged materials include: Dunay, Donna, and Frank Weiner. A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg : A National Design Competition. Town of Blacksburg, 1992.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksburg (Va.)
• City planning
• Design -- competitions
• International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)