CARTA News

Professor Galaska Named Regional Coordinator for 2018 USITT Conference

August 14, 2017/By Ivan Lopez

Professor Tony Galaska, Head of Design for FIU Theatre, has been named Regional Coordinator for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) annual conference to be held in...

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Theatre Students Study Abroad in Stratford and London

Theatre

August 14, 2017/By Ivan Lopez

FIU Theatre students had an amazing educational and cultural experience this summer with the Shakespeare in Stratford & London Study Abroad program. Following three weeks of play script analysis at...

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MFA Candidate, Selected to Participate in 2017 MFA National Competition

Art + Art History

August 11, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Karla Kantorovich, Master in Fine Arts (MFA) candidate, was selected to participate in the 2017 MFA National Competition. Kantorovich was 1 of 500 participants who received this special honor....

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Department Chair, Jason R. Chandler, Awarded AIA Florida’s 2017 McMinn Award

Architecture

August 11, 2017/By Andrea Perez

The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently awarded FIU Architecture Chair, Jason Chandler, with the William G. McMinn, FAIA Award. The McMinn Award honors Chandler’s...

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Two Master’s in Architecture Alumni Featured in Digital Publications

Architecture

August 11, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Two recent graduates from FIU’s Department of Architecture were featured in digital, international publications – Arch Reporter and Portfolio 48. The former students, Jessica Dickinson and Juan Manuel Gatica,...

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Art + Art History Alumna Opens Doors in Art History for People of Color in Washington State

Office of the Dean, Art + Art History

August 9, 2017/By Camila Fernandez

Founder and Executive Director for the CORAI Project Andrea Iaroc, ’08 has a knack for making resources for art history more accessible to minorities. The Art + Art History...

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Communications Alumna is New Communications Specialist for Curley & Pynn

Office of the Dean

August 9, 2017/By Camila Fernandez

Award-winning Curley & Pynn Public Relations recently selected FIU alumna Elizabeth Lytle, ‘17 to join their team as a Communications Specialist. Lytle, who graduated in Communications, is commended by...

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Professor Thomas Spiegelhalter Awarded European Union’s Erasmus Plus Grant to Conduct Sustainability Design Research

Architecture

August 4, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Associate Professor Thomas Spiegelhalter and Co-Director of FIU College of Communications, Architecture and the Arts’ (CARTA) Structures and Environmental Technologies Lab (SET-Lab) was awarded the European Union’s Erasmus Plus...

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FIU ASLA Chapter Participated in Annual FLASLA Conference + Expo

Landscape Architecture

August 3, 2017/By Andrea Perez

The Florida ASLA State Conference + Expo is an annual meeting that provides fellowship opportunities, inspirational tours, high-quality education sessions, and leading edge keynote speakers to its members –...

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Nick Gelpi’s Home Published in Dwell Magazine

Architecture

August 3, 2017/By Andrea Perez

By: Erenia Lemus-vazquez From his debut in Modern Luxury Magazine to his Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce ‘Forward Thinker Award’, it has been a busy and prosperous year for...

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Interior Architecture Student Passes the LEED Examination

Interior Architecture

August 1, 2017/By Andrea Perez

As concerns regarding the sustainability of our planet increase, so does the importance of educating our students about the impacts of the built environment on our ecosystems. FIU Interior...

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Two Landscape Students Awarded at 2017 FLASLA Design Awards

Landscape Architecture

July 26, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Aurora Alcaide and Andrew Donohue, two FIU Landscape Architecture Environment + Urban Design masters candidates, received a Student Design Award at the 2017 Florida ASLA Conference & Expo. Alcaide...

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Interior Architecture Alumni Participates in BRAGG Awards

Interior Architecture

July 26, 2017/By Andrea Perez

The BRAGG Awards Gala is International Interior Design Association (IIDA)’s highest honor. Select design firms receive accolades for excellence in various categories including: Commissioned Project, Corporate Large, Corporate Small,...

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Student Spotlight: Jose Garcia, a Photo-Based Artist & Future Educator

Art + Art History

July 25, 2017/By Andrea Perez

FIU Master of Fine Arts candidate, Jose Luis Garcia, has a unique perspective on the Arts and his photography practice. “I always tell people that the institutionalization and theoretic aspect...

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FIU Department of Architecture M.Arch Program Accepted to NCARB’s IPAL Initiative

Architecture

July 14, 2017/By Andrea Perez

The Florida International University Master of Architecture Program is one of five new architecture programs nationwide accepted to the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) initiative by National Council...

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FIU Department of Architecture Presents eFolio, Spring 2017!

Architecture

July 11, 2017/By Andrea Perez

FIU Department of Architecture proudly presents the 8th issue of our architecture eFolio! The Spring 2017 issue highlights some of last semester’s accomplishments made by students, faculty, and alumni of the FIU...

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Malik Benjamin Named 2017 ‘Community Genius’ by BMe Community

Architecture

June 30, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Department of Architecture Senior Instructor and FIU Changemaker Fellow, Malik Benjamin, recently received recognition as a ‘Community Genius’ by national social innovation network, BMe Community. BMe Community acknowledged ten...

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Journalism master’s student is new Associate Producer at CNN en Español

Office of the Dean, Journalism + Media

June 30, 2017/By Camila Fernandez

From working at Radio Televisión de la Región de Murcia (RTRM) in Spain to freelancing for news agencies in South Florida, Spanish Language Journalism Master’s student Sergio Sacristán Rodríguez...

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FIU Journalism alumna selected fellow for Knight CUNYJ Summer Internship Program

Office of the Dean

June 30, 2017/By Camila Fernandez

Yahoo Beauty & Style reporter Cindy Arboleda, ’17 got an abrupt welcome to her new home in the Big Apple. She arrived to Times Square, New York City to...

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Interior Architecture Students Tour New Montblanc Concept Store

Interior Architecture

June 28, 2017/By Andrea Perez

On June 23, 2017, Professor Darci Pappano’s Color Theory class toured a new concept boutique store for German luxury brand, Montblanc located at Dadeland Mall in Miami. The Montblanc...

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