Ayers Saint Gross / TJVC-Thomas Jefferson Visitors Center

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Monticello Visitor Center gets Gold

The Thomas Jefferson Visitor and Smith Education Center at Monticello has been awarded LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by Baltimore architects Ayers Saint Gross...

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Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Visitors Center

Visitors Center & Smith Education Center

Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville, VA

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Completion: 2008
Size: 42,000 GSF
Awards: 2012 WoodWorks Commercial; 2010 Virginia Society AIA Award for Excellence in Architecture; 2009 AIA Maryland Merit Award; 2009 ASLA Maryland/Potomac Chapter Award
LEED: Certified Gold

Monticello is also the only house in America listed on the elite World Heritage List of the United Nations. The Thomas Jefferson Visitors Center and Smith Education Center provides a gateway to this international icon. With first-rate amenities and superior facilities for school groups and families, the new visitor center enhances the visitor experience and understanding of Thomas Jefferson. The 42,000 SF facility includes a ticket pavilion, theater, classrooms, a discovery room, exhibition galleries, a museum shop, café and support spaces.

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