"A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg" Design Competition Boards, 1992

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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

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.

Summary

Extent:
.42 Cubic Feet 1 oversized folder
Creator:
Scarlett, Shannon Taylor
Abstract:
"A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg" Design Competition Boards include information about the national design competition for which the boards were created and the winning entry and proposed designs of Shannon Taylor Scarlett and Timothy Scarlett.
Language:
English .
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.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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.

Acquisition information:
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.