FIU SoA Final Reviews

Each semester, the FIU School of Architecture celebrates the work of our students –produced at each level of our curricula– by inviting practicing professionals, our faculty, alumni, and community partners to our Final Reviews.  Please join us, at the dates and times below, as we discuss the ideas and creative solutions proposed by our students to the real-world problems addressed in their studios. 

Monday, 1 December 2025

9:00am to 12:30pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Design 1 Studio Lower Division (Architecture, Interior Architecture)
Professors: Nikolai Nedev (Coordinator), Kenzie Perry, Moises Torres-Rodriguez, Carola Bravo,
Lindsey Caseneuve, Laura de la Vega

2:30pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Design 1 Studio Lower Division (Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture)
Professors: Nikolai Nedev (Coordinator), Sandra Socarras, Cristina Brcek, Holly Zickler,
Maria D’Alessandro, Olga Kusche-Iglesias

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Graduate Design 1 Studio (Interior Architecture)
Professors: Sam Moshaver, Kenzie Perry

2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: PCA 218
Session: Graduate Design 1 Studio (Interior Architecture)
Professor: Tania Torrado

Wednesday, 3 December 2025

10:00am to 2:00pm
Location: PCA 216 and 217
Session: Design 3 Studio Lower Division (Interior Architecture)
Professor: Elite Kedan

9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: PCA Courtyard (Outdoors), 3rd Floor Studios, and Genoa
Session: Master Project Seminar (Architecture)
Professors: Alfredo Andia, Kate Balug, Nick Gelpi, Felipe Mesa, Marcelo Ertorteguy,
Cynthia Ottchen, Claudio Salazar
In Genoa, Italy: Jaime Canavés, Eric Goldemberg

9:00am to 1:30pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Interdisciplinary Graduate Design 1 Studio (Landscape Architecture) and
Formative 1 Studio (Architecture)
Professors: Linda Chamorro, Sara Valente

9:00am to 1:30pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Graduate Design 1 Studio (Landscape Architecture)
Professor: Simone Stark

2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Graduate Design 3 Studio (Landscape Architecture)
Professors: Roberto Rovira, Gianno Feoli, Manuel Sanchez-Ruiz

Thursday, 4 December 2025

12:00pm to 3:00pm and 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Graduate Design 3 Studio (Interior Architecture)
Professors: Natalie Molina, Elite Kedan

Time Overlapping
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Graduate Design 5 Studio (Interior Architecture)
Professors: Philip Abbott, Gabriela Luaces, Tatiana Guimaraes

Friday, 5 December to Sunday, 7 December 2025

9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: RDF Lab, MBUS and Online
Session: Doctor of Design Reviews and Defense
Professors: Neil Leach, Shahin Vassigh, Thomas Spiegelhalter

Monday, 8 December 2025

1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: PCA Courtyard (Outdoors)
Session: Design 1 Studio Lower Division Super Jury
(Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture)
Professors: Nikolai Nedev (Coordinator), Ebru Ozer, Henry Rueda, Elliott Sturtevant

2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Design 3 Studio Lower Division (Architecture and Landscape Architecture)
Professors: Nick Gelpi (Coordinator), Daniela Atencio, Claudio Rossi,
Ayxa Arechavaleta, Maria Flores, Rocio Martinez

Time Overlapping
Location: SET Lab
Session: Formative 1 Studio (Architecture)
Professor: Sara Valente

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery and Assigned PCA Spaces
Session: Graduate Design 5 Studio (Architecture)
Professors: Marcelo Ertorteguy (Coordinator), Hernan Guerrero Applewhite,
Naomi Peralta, Marco Cabrera, Elmer Garcia, Olga Kusche-Iglesias, Claudia Garcia,
Renzo Lopez, Crismary Pascarella

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery and Assigned PCA Spaces
Session: Graduate Design 7 and Graduate Design 8 Studios (Architecture)
Professors: Alfredo Andia (Coordinator), Cynthia Ottchen, Daniela Atencio,
Claudio Rossi, Bhavleen Kaur, Fernando Herrera

Thursday, 11 December 2025

9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery
Session: Comprehensive Design Studio (Architecture)
Professors: Mark Marine (Coordinator), Felipe Mesa, Moises Torres-Rodriguez

2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: BEA Gallery, Assigned PCA Spaces, and Genoa
Session: Graduate Design 10 Studio (Architecture)
Professors: John Stuart, Thomas Spiegelhalter, Jason Chandler, Camilo Rosales
In Genoa, Italy: Jaime Canavés, Eric Goldemberg