The Legacy: An Introduction The site’s influence derives from the originality of its design, both the overall concept and the multitude of structural and decorative details, as well as from its sheer aesthetic impact. Find out more >
		Architectural Influences Recognized from its conception as a revolutionary plan the University has been emulated by countless architects. Share examples of these influences here. Post your examples >
		Vanderbilt University Guided largely by the vision of the college’s then president, the plan the firm of William Orr Ludlow and Charles Samuel Peabody developed, with buildings flanking a leafy open space, deliberately echoed Jefferson’s Lawn. Find out more >
		Divinity School, Yale University While the University of Virginia’s brick walls are often popularly associated with the grace of the Old South, one of its most interesting replicas can be found in the heart of New England. Find out more >
		Salk Intitute Designed by Louis I. Kahn, the Institute recalls more than imitates Jefferson’s Academical Village. The austere central courtyard, with a channel of water running constantly to the Pacific, lies at the heart of a laboratory complex. Find out more >
		Early Visions Members of the Boys & Girls Club mentored by University student docents have explored aspects of the Academical Village through hands-on art projects. View their creations >
		Walnut Hills High School A six-year public college preparatory school located in Cincinnati the high school’s building, built in 1931, was inspired by University of Virginia and Monticello. Find out more >

The Legacy

Recognized from its conception as a revolutionary plan for an institution of higher learning, the University has inspired countless architects to emulate its sequestered central space surrounded by residential and teaching functions and surmounted by a symbolic central building.