The Space
Located between the corner of VMI Parade and Letcher Avenue and Letcher Avenue and Maiden Lane, it will be a three-level, 50,000-square-foot facility serving the entire Institute family and providing top-flight facilities for a wide variety of events.
Brig. Gen. Dallas Clark ’99, deputy superintendent for finance and support, who is responsible for the project’s planning and execution, said, “Cadets and faculty will use it for classrooms and symposia, and the VMI Alumni Agencies will utilize it to host events, reunions, chapter meetings, scholarship banquets, and board meetings. The Institute will use it for meetings, VIP visits, and conferences, and the community will have opportunities to host milestone events.”
It will have the facilities to host social functions, including a kitchen, two bar areas, an executive dining and conference room, and an 8,927-square-foot ballroom/conference room. The design also includes activities rooms, classrooms, conference rooms, and training and seminar rooms, as well as a guest room for visiting VIPs.
Among Moody Hall’s most popular features are two verandas—one on the top level and one on the main level that opens onto a terrace—providing views of the Parade Ground, Academic Row, and Officers Row. Those who have enjoyed those views will be glad to know the new building will have them, as well.
