Sights from Virginia Tech- Torgersen Bridge

Torgersen Hall and Bridge were named after recent President Paul Torgersen. Both the hall and bridge were built in 2000 to accomdate the growing number of students and add a high tech space for students to study. Administrators were skeptical at first of the bridge going over Alumni Mall because it would block the view of War Memorial and the drillfield from Main Street (War Memorial is directly behind me, Main Street is the street that houses the white buildings with red/green awnings). Esocoff and Associates did a fabulous job of making it blend right in with the rest of the campus, using Hokie Stone to blend it in. Along the arch reads Virginia Polytechnic Institue and StateUniversity (see why we call it Virginia Tech now?). On this side of the bridge, on either end reads 1872 and 2000- above our name is our motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).

The bridge is one of my favorite places to study. Inside is filled with plush chairs and comfy desks to study either individually or with a group. There are a mixture of both PCs and Macs to use if you don't want to bring your computer. The ceiling is an arched wooden ceiling- it's really pretty. I wanted to take a picture to post, but there were too many student studying the day I went in. It's never empty, that's for sure! Our software distribution office is also located right outside the bridge- you can access it from either Torgersen Hall or Newman Library. It's a good class if it's located in "Torg", no matter what the class is. It has won the AIA DC Chapter Award of Merit, the Interior Design Award, and the APA's Award for Design Excellence.