Congratulations to Alice J. Raucher! She was recently named Architect for the University of Virginia.

Excerpt below, full article here: http://news.virginia.edu/content/alice-j-raucher-named-architect-university-virginia

Alice J. Raucher has been appointed Architect for the University of Virginia, officials announced today. The appointment is effective Sept. 14

Raucher most recently served as senior architect, major projects planner and chair of the Design Steering Team for Yale University’s Office of Facilities, Planning, Construction and Renovation.  Over the past eight years, Raucher has overseen and held key roles in many high-profile capital projects at Yale that included the 900-bed, 590,000-square-foot New Residential Colleges building project; the design of the Greenberg Conference Center; the renovation of and addition to historic Ingalls Rink; and the restoration of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. She also directed the University Commons and Old Campus Master Plans, the planning and design of the Yale School of Management and Yale Health Center.  

Prior to joining Yale University, Raucher worked as an architect for several firms based in New York City and managed several significant restoration and renovation projects, including preparations for the centennial celebration of Carnegie Hall and the renovation of Union Theological Seminary. She also held faculty positions at the Syracuse University School of Architecture, including serving as director of the school’s Florence Program in Italy, and the New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design.

Raucher succeeds David J. Neuman, who announced last year his decision to begin a private practice after serving in the role for 11 years. During his tenure, Neuman led significant planning and design efforts for construction and renovation projects that included a $50 million restoration of the iconic Rotunda.

Reporting to the U.Va. Board of Visitors, the Architect for the University is charged with advising the board and, more specifically, the board’s Buildings & Grounds Committee, on its development of the University’s general design guidelines, as well as specific building design guidelines.