FIU School of ArchitectureMiami, USA

The School of Architecture building creates a sense of community by organizing each major program component in a separate building around a central courtyard that invites the engagement of students and faculty in spaces extending from the private to the public. The building answers how architecture should be taught in the new millennium. Open walkways overlooking the courtyard bind all the buildings together. Two colorful buildings (one used as a lecture hall and the other as a gallery) act as “generators”, infusing public events and life to the “mini-campus”.