Hitt Hall
Hitt Hall provides an expanded physical presence for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, enabling impactful learning and research.
Situated in the North Academic District of the Blacksburg campus, Hitt Hall is located near West Campus Drive on a site amongst the New Classroom Building, Derring Hall, and Bishop-Favrao Hall. This building supports the university master plan’s vision by installing a critical section of the Infinite Loop at the site, which is part of a two-mile fully accessible pathway that will link all campus districts.
Features
- The approximately 100,000-gross-square-foot multipurpose facility provides the Myers-Lawson School of Construction with innovation and discovery spaces in the building’s east wing.
- Hitt Hall features a 600-seat full-service multivenue dining facility on two floors the building’s west wing, flexible general assignment classrooms on the third floor, and open collaboration zones throughout.
- The surrounding exterior Innovation Plaza provides additional space for outdoor demonstrations, teaching, and dining.
- Hitt Hall’s classrooms, collaboration spaces, and restrooms are ADA-compliant, to be consistent with all new construction at Virginia Tech.
Research
The building’s unique two-story Innovation Lab provides program opportunities for temporary and large-scale student-based projects.
Philanthropy
The building is named in recognition of a multimillion dollar gift from the Hitt Family Foundation Inc. The Hitt family’s company, Hitt Contracting Inc., is one of the nation’s largest general contractors and has employed Virginia Tech graduates for years.
The History of Hitt Hall
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