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’Tis the season, and the Interior Architecture Department will kick off the festivities celebrating the silver anniversary of its Festival of the Trees. The annual festival’s opening evening is scheduled to take place Thursday, Nov. 17, from 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the new Coral Gables Museum. Tickets are $65 and can [...]
Biscayne Bay Campus Vice Provost Steven Moll often refers to his campus as “beautiful BBC” – and with good reason: the sprawling North Miami location is surrounded by Biscayne Bay and native mangroves; adjacent to Oleta River State Park; and rich in open spaces. The university hosted its second annual [...]
Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim strike a pose at the Second Annual Arts, Design & Culture Awards and Benefit Dinner Oct. 7, at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The evening of celebration was in support of the College of Architecture + The Arts’ student scholarships, academic programs and annual initiatives. The [...]
Three FIU College of Architecture + the Arts students swept the Florida American Society of Landscape Architects (FLASLA) Awards in Orlando as the only student winners in the competition featuring 68 submissions from students and professionals alike. Carolina James MLA ’11, received the Award of Honor for her project, “Colón: [...]
We know what Panthers will be watching on TV this fall: One of their own on one of the tube’s biggest hits. Torch Award-winning College of Architecture + The Arts alumnus Danny Pino ’96 has been cast as a series regular on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The former [...]
Move expands university’s artistic footprint South Beach soon will be home to studio and gallery space for music, art and architecture students, as FIU’s College of Architecture + The Arts expands its artistic footprint this fall. “This expansion to Lincoln Road puts our students at the center of one of the [...]
WHAT: Renowned pianist Valentina Lisitsa will perform in a benefit concert to raise funds for Operation Helping Hands’ efforts to aid victims of Japan’s earthquake crisis. All proceeds from the event will go directly to help the people of Japan through non-profit organizations working in the affected areas. Funds will [...]
Eduardo Merille, a member of the News & Communications team, attended last night’s performance of Twelfth Night. Below is his mini-review. There are three performances left, including tonight at 8 p.m. Last night I attended FIU Theater’s version of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. My wife and I had never attended an [...]
Brian Schriner, who started at Florida International University more than 20 years ago as a debate coach and visiting instructor, has been named Dean of the College of Architecture + The Arts. Having previously served as the College’s interim dean, Schriner has held several administrative posts since arriving at FIU [...]
Florida International University theater students will join students from McKinley High School in Washington, D.C. to present a dramatized staged reading of Body & Sold, a play depicting the stories of 10 victims of human trafficking. The integrated cast, made up of nine FIU theater majors, one theater alumnus and six students from McKinley [...]
