About Charlottesville Darden Grounds

Charlottesville, Virginia

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The Darden Grounds

An Oasis for Learning

Nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains, Darden offers students an ideal learning environment. The bucolic Grounds are both a quiet haven away and a hive of activity, a place where contemplation and personal growth are fostered.

Designed by renowned American architect Robert A. M. Stern to complement Jefferson’s aesthetic vision for UVA, the Darden buildings feature sand-struck Virginia brick, Chippendale balustrades and red-metal standing seam roofs. 

The Darden Grounds were designed to inspire students, faculty and staff to collaborate and innovate together in a space of mutual respect and understanding.

The School’s facilities include:

  • The Forum Hotel
  • Elegant dining facilities that can accommodate banquets for up to 400 people
  • A 450-seat multimedia auditorium
  • 340,000 square feet of space
  • Camp Library, with more than 100,000 volumes, 1,100 periodicals and 120 online databases
  • A professional-grade video production studio

Explore the Darden Grounds. For an in-person visit Darden resources. You can also tour the Grounds virtually.