FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design

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On March 5, we’re calling on all Panthers to show their pride and tell the world where we’re headed. 305give.fiu.edu. Alumni donations between $50 and $25,000 are matched 1:1.

Join us for our next edition of SOA in the Park tonight April 8, at 7:30 p.m! We’ll be hosting a DESIGN MOVIE NIGHT: The Human Scale by Jan Gehl (1h32m) 🍿🎥

50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through 40 years. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account.

Helpful tips:
✅ Masks required
✅ First come, first serve basis
✅ Bring your own yoga mat, blanket or towels and set up in pre-labeled, socially-distanced spots.
✅ Popcorn + water bottles provided!

FIU’s School of Architecture (SOA) teamed up with Dream in Green for the third year to mentor high school students participating in the Dream in Green Design & Build Competition – a contest that has students designing concepts to lead in the response to climate change.

FIU partners with Dream in Green to mentor STEM-focused high school students Dream in Green develops, implements and oversees educational programs workshops that promote environmentally sustainable behaviors .

Join us on Zoom tomorrow, April 2 at 1 p.m. for a virtual conversation with the School of Architecture department chairs and SOA Student Committee on various topics regarding the SOA Code of Civility:

☑️ Sustainability / Recycling
☑️ Studio Culture
☑️ Curriculum
☑️ SOA(P)

See you on Zoom: https://fiu.zoom.us/j/98272765805?pwd=bndHdkkzSlcxRlpnc0d6Z1pSYlFIQT09

Commissioner Eileen Higgins of District 9 hosted an Open House on March 25 on the progress of Government Center Neighborhood Visioning Study in Downtown Miami; a studio was co-taught by adjunct faculty TJ Marston and Roberto Rovira in 2019 where LAEUD students helped shape the vision for the 20+ acre downtown district around Government Center. The students, now alumni, produced and presented various schemes for their downtown vision and two projects received Awards of Merit from the American Society of Landscape Architects Florida Chapter, as part of their Design Awards 2020 program.


Featured Projects:
Elevate Miami by Selene Basile (), Alain Carrazana (.c.studio) and Maidy Martinez ()
Miami [RE]Solution by Josandra Castillo (), Ryan Rodriguez () and Rutusha Nagaraj (.nagaraj)

"A small sampling of work from our Landscape Architecture Master's Project studio midterm. Really proud of these students and excited to see the projects continue to develop as we move into the second half of the semester. I'm so grateful to our insightful panel of guest critics for their feedback. ” - Assistant Professor Linda Chamorro

This studio is participating in the Landscape Architecture Foundation's Green New Deal Superstudio , a national initiative to translate the core goals of the Green New Deal— decarbonization, justice, and jobs — into design and planning projects for their respective regions.

Student work pictured: Patricia Fabregas, Daniela Rodriguez, Kacey Parrales, Beatriz Alchalaby, Nathalia Lopes.

Join us this Friday, March 19 at 1:00 p.m. EST for our next session of our Student Advisory Forum on Social Justice. We'll be discussing the code of civility of SOA.

Open to all SOA students. Zoom details down below:

Zoom Link: https://fiu.zoom.us/j/98272765805?pwd=bndHdkkzSlcxRlpnc0d6Z1pSYlFIQT09
Meeting ID: 982 7276 5805
Passcode: SAFSJ21

Last Thursday we had our first SOA in the Park event! We loved seeing you come out and hope you enjoyed the evening with us. Stay tuned for the next SOAP night! 🍿🐾

Interested in submitting a proposal for a movie, documentary, presentation or other idea for SOAP? Visit the link in our bio and fill out the form! We look forward to reviewing your ideas!

Join us for our debut of SOA in the Park next Tuesday March 9, 2021 at 6:30pm! We’ll be hosting a DESIGN MOVIE NIGHT: Bali, India from the Apple+ HOME series. 🍿🎥

Discover the groundbreaking ideas and inspiring stories behind the world's most imaginative dwellings. In this globe-spanning docuseries, meet the visionaries who are challenging conventional concepts of 'home' and rethinking how we live.

Helpful Tips:
✅ First come, first serve basis
✅ Bring your own yoga mat, beach blanket or cushions and set up in pre-labeled, socially-distanced spots.
✅ Make sure to Fill out your Panthers Protecting Panthers app, before coming to campus
✅ Popcorn + water bottles provided!

More info - Visit the link in our bio 🔗

Please join us in congratulating Assistant Professor Linda Chamorro and FIU alumna Olivia Bussey, Landscape Designer at Curtis + Rogers Design Studio. They were selected as winners of the 2021-2022 Landscape Architecture Foundation Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership.

The LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership was established to foster transformational leadership capacity and support innovation to advance the field of landscape architecture. It has become a barometer for critical discussion in the discipline and an indicator of what’s ahead.

Professor Chamorro's proposal, LLAMA Vision, is a call to connect designers and collaborators to amplify their voices across the Americas. Alumna Olivia Bussey’s, propsoal titled "Cyclical Arrest: Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism,” looks at the U.S. prison system as a revolving door of criminal action and reaction, and the potential of landscape architecture’s role in breaking the vicious cycle.

Congratulations to both! 👏 💚

Celebrate Black History Month and Landscape Architecture with ASLA by tuning in to “Past, Present, and Future: The Stories of Black Landscape Architecture.”

“This presentation will discuss the past, present, and future of black people in Landscape Architecture and hopefully provide insight into the experience of being a black person, both historically and presently, in our industry, how to design with communities, and how we can all be allies in the future.”

This event features two of our FIU LAEUD alumni, Samira Damiscar and Alexandra Viala, and takes place on Friday, February 26th from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

Register here! https://aslaflorida.org/event-4184931