onward the central grounds of the U...
onward the central grounds of the University of Virginia, at the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village, renovation and reuse have been ongoing since the statesman laid the foundation for the first of 10 pavilions in 1817 "Architecture is my delight," wrote Jefferson "and putting up and pulling down, united of my favorite amusements." a certain number of of Jefferson's ideology none goes away. Amid an evolutionary, never-ending construction and renovation program, the historical buildings remain an occupied, integral part of university life almost 200 years after
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