At The Branch, it is our mission to elevate awareness of the transformative power of architecture and design.
designVA is an organization for young professionals who share a passion for architecture and design. The goal of designVA is to foster educational, outreach, and networking opportunities for young professionals and advocates throughout our community; while continuing its support of The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design. Membership is open to individuals ages 21 to 40 of all backgrounds and skills.
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2020 Calendar of Events
designMORNINGS – 7:00 am
FEBRUARY 13 | 3 North Office – Pattern Building at Tredegar
APRIL 9 | Fairfield Area Library or Libbie Mill Library
JUNE 11 | VCU Scott Building | 909 W. Franklin Street
AUGUST 13 | The Pump House | 1708 Pump House Drive
OCTOBER 8 | Purcell Construction (2525 Main Project) | 2525 E. Main Street
DECEMBER 10 | VCU College of Engineering | 601 W. Main Street
designHOURS – 5:30 pm
JANUARY 16 | Tobacco Company |
MARCH 12 | Greenleaf’s Pool Room| 100 N. 6th Street
MAY 14 | Starr Hill Brewery | 3406 W. Leigh Street
JULY 9 | Hotel Greene | 508 E. Franklin Street
SEPTEMBER 10 | Top Golf | 2308 Westwood Avenue
NOVEMBER 12 | The Jasper | 3113 W. Cary Street
Other Events of Note to Mark Your Calendar
MARCH 5 | 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Hard Hat Happy Hour
MARCH 28 | 10k with designVA and The Branch [CANCELLED]
Holiday Party
DECEMBER 8 | 7:00 pm | Cox’s House
designVA Board Meetings
5:30 pm | The Branch Museum | 2501 Monument Avenue
FEBRUARY 4
APRIL 7
JUNE 2
AUGUST 4
OCTOBER 6
2020 designVA Board:
President – Web Martin – WTM@danielco.net
President Elect – Megan Cox – mmcoxdesign@gmail.com
VP of Governance – Jacob Dyer – jacob@gulfseaboard.com
VP of Finance – Tyler Benckert – tbenckert@purcellconstruction.com
VP of Outreach – Mitchell Cox – mcox@mbpce.com
VP of Events – Eddie Sharp – ejsharp84@aol.com
Members At Large:
Matt Mallory – mmallory@riversidebrick.com
Patrick Coor – pcoor@moorefinancialservices.com
Michael Saferight – msaferight@purcellconstruction.com