FIU Architecture alumni Juan Gelez ’14 (MArch) and Delia Rivera ’14 (MArch) of Joint Studio in Miami were mentioned in the Miami Herald for their creation of the “Poet Roller” for the fifth annual O, Miami Poetry Festival.The “Poet Roller” is a 24-by-36-inch wood roller with... View full entry

On Thursday, April 14th, the FIU School of Architecture hosted the 2016 Studio Culture Furniture Design Competition.The competition asked for  “designed improvements” for the current treatment of the dead-end corridors on the west side of the 2nd and 3rd floors of the FIU Paul L. Cejas... View full entry

Alumnus Hai Zhang ’01 (M.Arch) is one artist in the first group of 17 to be represented by nineteensixtyeight.Zhang was born in Kunming, China in 1976.  In 2000, after his graduation of the college in Chongqing, he moved to the US.  Since then, he has lived in Alabama, Miami, Washington, DC... View full entry

On Friday, April 15th, students from FIU’s Sustainable Practices in Interior Architecture course presented their final design proposals at YWCA Miami for its “Clubhouse” and Teen Room. In a coordinated effort by Senior Instructor, Katie Rothfield and YWCA Miami, the students were asked... View full entry

FIU 2014 Torch Award recipient Marlene Liriano ’89 (B.A.Sc., Interior Design) was elected to be the 2016-2017 President of the International Board of Directors of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).“Marlene’s passion for design, her leadership at top global firms, and... View full entry

Marc Hallé, an invited FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design Cejas Scholar, served as professional design advisor and critic to the Graduate Design 2 studio in collaboration with Associate in Design Marta Canavés, during the 2016 spring semester.The semester studio began... View full entry

On Saturday, April 9th – after being nominated by faculty members in FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design – students Veronika Schunk, Maria de Fatima Montoya, and Skyler Stanford presented their accomplishments to jurors of the 2016 ASLA Student Honor & Merit... View full entry

FIU College of Architecture + The Arts Associate Dean of Students and Department of Architecture Associate Professor David Rifkind was elected to the Board of Directors of the Society of Architectural Historians at the society’s annual meeting in Pasadena on April 6th.Professor Rifkind has a... View full entry

Architect, artist, educator, and writer Anthony Titus is exhibiting Blu Migration at The College of Architecture + The Arts | Miami Beach Urban Studios until Tuesday, April 26th.Anthony Titus is the founder of Anthony Titus Studio, an interdisciplinary practice based in New York City. His... View full entry

A new Architecture seminar, Space Fictions, places students within the framework of outer space, challenging them to design a habitat in space while considering practical issues like radiation and weightlessness. Their work is inspired by design fiction, a design method that uses narrative... View full entry

On Tuesday, April 5th, Lorraine Bragg (Interior Designer, Heery International) led a PROsession for FIU Interior Architecture students to discuss the NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Certification) and its Interior Design Fundamentals Exam (IDFX). Bragg has worked as a study coach... View full entry

FIU College of Architecture + The Arts Associate Dean of Students and Department of Architecture Associate Professor David Rifkind was mentioned in a Miami Herald article released in late March 2016. The article is entitled “Urban Sketch Tour: Where students learn to draw Miami’s historical... View full entry

“House Paint Pavilion / GELPI PROJECTS” has been featured on ArchDaily. “House Paint Pavilion” is an installation created with painter Markus Linnenbrink for the opening exhibition of Wasserman Projects in Detroit.GELPI Projects, founded by Architecture Assistant Professor Nick Gelpi... View full entry

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To watch the video coverage by WPBT2 of the 3rd Annual Eco Couture Recycling Fashion Show, click here. View full entry

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On Wednesday, March 23rd, the Florida International University School of Architecture (SOA) hosted its annual Career Fair for students in the Departments of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design.The Career Fair was hosted at the FIU... View full entry

Our issue of FIU Architecture eFolio, Fall 2015 highlights some of the semester’s accomplishments made by students, faculty, and alumni of the FIU Department of Architecture. The Folio can be viewed by both The College of Architecture + The Arts family and those beyond the College and... View full entry

The City of Parkland asked the FIU School of Architecture and FIU By Design to create conceptual plans and drawings that depict different solutions for the  City of Parkland Library.The current state of the library is about 13,000 square feet. The proposal created by FIU increases the area to... View full entry

On Tuesday, March 8th, Eloisa Bustos (Design Manager, Starbucks) and Lydia Kurth (A and D Account Executive, Ceramic Technics, Ltd.) spoke to students in a PROsession in Professional Office Practice, taught by Senior Instructor Katie Rothfield.The title of the PROsession was “Specifications... View full entry

On Thursday, March 31st, the Florida International University Department of Architecture hosted the 3rd Annual Eco Couture Recycling Fashion Show, which drew more than 1,000 guests from the fashion and design world, the Miami community, and Florida International University. The evening’s Master... View full entry

Preparing students for a future in the cruise ship and super yacht design industry is a goal of FIU Interior Architecture’s Certificate in Cruise Ship and Super Yacht Design (CSSY). Students in this certificate program have just returned from a cultural exchange and study abroad program, in... View full entry

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In the Fall semester of 2015, the FIU Department of Architecture sent twenty-three students to study in Genoa, Italy as part of the Architecture in Genoa Study Abroad Program. The class was almost evenly split between 4th- and 5th-year graduate students who traveled abroad to gain first-hand... View full entry

On Tuesday, January 19th, FIU Interior Architecture students in Graduate Design Studio 2 visited the Facebook offices in Miami.Graduate Design Studio 2 seeks to deepen student thinking in several different areas of the design process. These include application and synthesis of... View full entry

Spring Symposium, Vol. 4: Research in Architecture, this Friday at 2PM! View full entry

Fifteen FIU Architecture students in Visiting Professor Neil Leach's Space Fictions seminar and design studio recently visited NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.The students were given a special guided tour by Jack J. Fox, the Surface Systems Office in the... View full entry

From January 20th to 24th, the Spring 2016 Master Project Thesis class taught by Visiting Assistant Professor Henry Rueda visited Mexico City to see architectural landmarks and historic locations.Students arrived in Mexico City on the 20th. They first visited the studio of TALLER DE ARQUITECTURA... View full entry

On January 18th, 2016, Next City published an article called "Will U.S. Cities Design Their Way Out of the Affordable Housing Crisis?" The article, written by Amanda Kolson Hurley, highlights the efforts of both Andrew Frey and Jason Chandler (Chair of FIU Architecture) in helping to solve the... View full entry