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 19,500 square feet.
Students and faculty developed ideas into a series of schematic design proposals that were presented to City officials and staff. The FIU team has paid close attention to the program-related objectives of the City's expansion of its library. These objectives include:
The FIU team has ensured that the City's objectives be made priority and has created its own set of objectives in response:
On Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016, the FIU team presented its two schematic design proposals to the City Commission of Parkland. The team received positive feedback from the Mayor, City Commissioners, and members of the Parkland Friends of the Library.
The FIU faculty members involved in this innovative partnership between a local library and our university are: Marie Mihalik, Glenda Puente, and Mark Marine. The FIU School of Architecture students involved are:
FIU Architecture:
Adam Medal
Daniel Rodríguez
Sergio Rodríguez
Zoe Russian
FIU Interior Architecture:
Vanessa Gorrochategui
Stephanie Jenkins
Sheherezade Marles
Melba Suárez
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The School of Architecture is composed of three closely aligned departments: Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. Jointly headed by the three department chairs, the School of Architecture provides a rich and diverse platform for interdisciplinary activities at the curricular and research levels.
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