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Exceptional alumni: Aida M. Lora Architectural Associate III

November 16, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

Born in Manhattan and raised in the Dominican Republic, Interior Architecture alumna Aida M. Lora moved to Miami in 2012 to pursue her dream of earning her master’s degree....

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South Florida Media Network receives 2020 EPPY Award for best college-produced community website

Journalism + Media

November 16, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

The award-winning South Florida Media Network (SFMN), led by digital director Charles Strouse was honored at the 25th annual EPPY Awards for Best College Produced Community or Niche Website....

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Kopenhaver Center launches affiliate and hosts “100 Years of Speaking through the Ballot: Women and Political Communication”

Communication, Journalism + Media, Kopenhaver Center

November 6, 2020/By Sarah Hernandez

Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, founder and executive director of CARTA’s Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication (Kopenhaver Center), is known as a trailblazer in the...

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Equity Advisor María Elena Villar focuses on the communication of change

Communication

November 6, 2020/By Ashley Garcia

María Elena Villar is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and co-director of the Steven Cruz Institute for Science, Media + Technology (SCI). She is also the...

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage with Jackie Nespral from NBC6

Journalism + Media

November 5, 2020/By Zion Sealy

During the month of October, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, hosted a virtual discussion about the changing economic and political landscape of members of the Hispanic community. The...

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FIU Architecture’s Marilys Nepomechie elected as President of the National Architectural Accrediting Board

Architecture

October 30, 2020/By Sarah Hernandez

CARTA’s faculty members are not only innovators in the classroom, but trailblazers of the subject matter they teach, having a direct impact on professional standards. Marilys R. Nepomechie, CARTA’s...

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FIU Architecture faculty and students honored at 2020 AIA Miami Design Awards

Architecture

October 19, 2020/By Andrea Perez

Students and faculty from FIU’s Department of Architecture shined bright at the annual American Institute of Architects Miami Chapter (AIA Miami) Design Awards Gala on Oct. 3, 2020. This year, AIA Miami held its annual design awards ceremony for outstanding design projects...

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Composer Orlando Jacinto Garcia honored with Distinguished University Professor Award

Music

October 15, 2020/By Zion Sealy

From an early age, FIU School of Music’s composition professor, Orlando Jacinto Garcia, has had a passion for music. Now, this passion has led him to numerous achievements. As...

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School of Architecture reinvents curriculum amidst COVID-19

Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture

October 13, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

The past year has brought about immense change to the curriculum at FIU’s School of Architecture (SOA). A discipline often rooted in collaboration and connectivity has had to find...

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Architecture students envision Miami-Dade bus stops to provide shelter

Architecture

October 12, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

If you have ever had to use Miami’s Metrobus system, there’s a good chance you were either beaten down by the sun or soaked through with rainwater as you...

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Advertising extraordinaire Kevin Allen joins campaign capstone course as guest lecturer

Communication

October 5, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

Last semester, as dozens of public relations, advertising and applied communications (PRAAC) seniors prepared to embark on their final hurdle before graduation – surviving the campaigns capstone – those...

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Art history Professor Joy Lidu Yi unearths Buddhist Art and Silk Road mysteries

Art + Art History

October 5, 2020/By Victor Rivas

The fabled Silk Road was the ancient trade routes linking China with the West. Through them, goods and ideas were exchanged between the two great civilizations of Ancient Rome...

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City of Miami Beach partners with FIU to develop a resilience vision campaign

Architecture, MBUS

September 21, 2020/By Sarah Hernandez

The City of Miami Beach is excited to announce its partnership with Florida International University (FIU) to develop an inspirational resilience vision campaign that imagines what the tropical-metropolis would...

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My internship with Disney Advertising Sales in New York City

Journalism + Media

September 14, 2020/By Zion Sealy

At the end of 2019, Brenda Lopez participated in a national fellowship program sponsored by the International Radio and Television Society – a prestigious program that allows students to...

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Designing for a dignified end: Compassionate spaces for dying alone in the age of social distancing

Interior Architecture

September 14, 2020/By Newton D'Souza

The pandemic and its subsequent social distancing rules have brought into sharp focus a long-standing grievance in quality of healthcare design: the experience of patients dying alone in hospitals....

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Planning for a carbon-neutral future with Miami Beach’s crunch chapter

Architecture

September 8, 2020/By Victor Rivas

Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time, with scientists and researchers all over the world working non-stop to help us get a better handle on...

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Architecture’s Jaime Canavés awarded FAIA 2020 Gold Medal Award

Architecture

September 2, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

Jaime Canavés, professor from the Department of Architecture, was awarded the Gold Medal Award at the 2020 AIA Florida/Caribbean Design & Honors Awards in August. The FAIA Gold Medal...

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Oliver Ionita awarded FIU’s Next Horizon Award

Uncategorized

August 28, 2020/By Tati Basanta

Oliver Ionita, senior director of development for the College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA), was named the recipient of the Next Horizon Award on behalf of CARTA...

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In memory of William G. McMinn, founding dean of the School of Architecture

Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture

August 27, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of William G. McMinn, founding dean of the FIU School of Architecture, now part of the College of Communication, Architecture...

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FIU’s Roberto Rovira and LAEUD alumni spearhead landscape residential oasis project

Landscape Architecture

August 27, 2020/By Tatianna Basanta

Set in the heart of the Redlands, FL is a five-acre site that’s being transformed into a private residence and spiritual oasis known as the Hummingbird House. The Hummingbird House is one of a long...

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