Hitt Hall

With a projected completion in Spring 2024, Hitt Hall is set to provide an expanded physical presence for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, enabling impactful learning and research.

Location

Situated in the North Academic District of the Blacksburg campus, Hitt Hall will be located near West Campus Drive on a site amongst the existing New Classroom Building, Derring Hall, and Bishop-Favrao Hall. The project will support 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 will provide the Myers-Lawson School of Construction with innovation and discovery spaces in the building’s east wing.
Hitt Hall will feature 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 will provide additional space for outdoor demonstrations, teaching, and dining.
Hitt Hall’s classrooms, collaboration spaces, and restrooms will be ADA-compliant, to be consistent with all new construction at Virginia Tech.

Research

The building’s unique two-story Innovation Lab will provide program opportunities for temporary and large-scale student-based projects.

Hitt Research and Innovation Lab

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.