Archinect - News2024-11-21T14:40:54-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150008024/richard-blythe-appointed-as-dean-of-virginia-tech-college-of-architecture-and-urban-studies
Richard Blythe appointed as dean of Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies Justine Testado2017-05-17T15:07:00-04:00>2017-05-17T15:07:15-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/36/36ux4ydbdfd9a1mi.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Richard Blythe will join the <a href="http://archinect.com/schools/cover/764/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university-virginia-tech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies</a> (CAUS) as its new dean starting October 10. Blythe will replace A.J. (Jack) Davis, who served as the College's dean for 11 years. Davis will <a href="https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2016/09/caus-davis.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">step down</a> on June 30 at the end of his second term.</p><p>Prior to Virginia Tech, Richard Blythe was a professor and the dean of RMIT University School of Architecture and Design in Melbourne since 2012. Under his leadership, the RMIT School of Architecture Design acquired $6.8 million to support multi-university research alliances, particularly a grant from the Australian government to lead a 15-university Design and Architecture Practice project. </p><p>Blythe also lectured at the University of Tasmania for 14 years, while he was deputy head of the School of Architecture as well as the vice chancellor’s representative on the Tasmanian government’s Building and Construction Industries Council. He continues to work as a founding director to the architecture practice <a href="http://www.terroir.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TERROIR</a> ...</p>