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Jul 24, 2026 at 11:56 AM ET
$20M gift to School of Architecture
Professor Emeritus Salahuddin Choudhury and his wife made the gift.

17 Replies

VaTechie VaTechie
made his money in investing in stocks. I bet he was listening to @vt90
He regrets listening on the Disney stock (:>).
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MikeVT85
Architects are a dime a dozen. Good young athletes is where the $ belongs.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
Just great....$20mil could have bought a lot of good football players
Instead we get $20 mil for kids drawing pictures of houses? What a waste...
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HOKIERIT
LOL
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UpperQuad
At least an Architecture prof is giving back
I don't see many of our wealthy NFL guys from the past 25 years giving to the VT football team.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
BINGO!
HokieDan95 HokieDan95
better yet, School of City Planning
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
LOL - here's one -
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HOKIERIT
Nailed it! Should have used that money to buy off the Goochland Board of->
Supervisors to minimize the mega-data centers in our neighborhoods....$20M would outbid the developers. 🤬😒 ** Edited by HOKIERIT at 7/24/2026, 8:04:45 PM ** Edited by HOKIERIT at 7/24/2026, 8:06:00 PM
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Yes, a far better value is one barely literate jock to play at
VT for a year.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
Exactly. How do people not get that? 🤔
** Edited by JoesterVT at 7/24/2026, 2:45:03 PM
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ModerateHokie
Meh, you mean rented.
Beerman Beerman
No one cheers for blueprints!
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
I asked AI about your post, thinking it might be a quotation ....
No, but this is what AI said ... "Haha, that is incredibly true! No one ever stands up and applauds a piece of paper or a digital CAD file. They cheer when the ribbon is cut and the actual building opens. "Blueprints are just the quiet, unglamorous map. The real magic happens during the messy execution, the problem-solving, and the final reveal. "It sounds like you might be deep in the "planning phase" of a project right now and feeling the lack of excitement from those around you. "If you are trying to get people excited about a project that is currently stuck in the blueprint phase, I can help you find ways to bring it to life for your audience. For example, I can: -Draft a compelling pitch or story that sells the ultimate vision. -Help you plan a "progress reveal" that builds real anticipation -Brainstorm ways to create visual mockups that people can actually react to. "What kind of project or "blueprint" are you working on right now?"
Beerman Beerman
It is a quote. I just said it. You'll thank me one day
Brown Water Brown Water
Crayons aren't as cheap as they used to be
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Wow. I recall Olivio Ferrari hiring him as an
Assistant Professor at Cowgill right after I left the program. ** Edited by PhotoHokieNC at 7/24/2026, 12:28:28 PM