School of Design

Become a great designer

Start your journey at Virginia Tech and join the next generation of designers who will shape our collective future.

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Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management

SHAPE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES

Major in consumer studies, fashion merchandising and design, residential environments and design, or property management to explore and help solve complex human-centered problems.

Industrial Design

TRANSFORM HUMAN EXPERIENCES

Learn how to create cutting-edge products, systems, and services that address critical human needs and shape the future of technology, ethics, and culture.

Student standing in front of work pinned up on the wall.

Interior Design

CREATE SPACES FOR LIVING

Learn how to design interior spaces that uplift human experiences, foster community connection, and embrace environmental wellness.

Landscape Architecture

DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE PLACES

Everyone deserves quality places to live, work, and play. Build your design expertise so you can contribute to human and environmental well-being.

Learn by doing

Claim your desk in the design labs, build by hand or with robots in the workshops, and explore thousands of books in the libraries.

DISCOVER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Study with experts

Research challenging issues that are impacted by the built environment while enriching local communities and society at large.

MEET YOUR FACULTY COMMUNITY

Explore what's next

Stay up-to-date with the latest stories in the school of design. Find upcoming events and workshops to add to your calendar.

EXPLORE BREAKING STORIES

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