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This past month the ArtCenter/South Florida announced its 2019 recipients of the Ellies Visual Arts Awards. Over 500 artists and educators submitted proposals to these competitive awards and forty-four winners were selected. Three of the forty-four recipients were faculty from Florida International University’s College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts. Amongst the School [...]

Associate Professor and Digital Design Coordinator for FIU Department of Architecture and co-founder of MONAD Studio Eric Goldemberg, absolutely shined at the 17th installment of the international architecture event, the Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event brings together a variety of internationally renowned architects and gives them the [...]

Michelle has seven years of advising experience which started in Miami Dade College – Kendall Campus, then in 2015 became an advisor for FIU’s Department of Politics and International Relations and the Pre-Law Advisor. In 2018, she became part of the CARTA family as an advisor for the School of Architecture. She hold [...]

CARTA professors, Holly Zickler and Glenda Puente, have recently been awarded a grant from the The Miami Foundation as winners of their 2019 Public Space Challenge. The foundation posed the challenge to the public to conceptualize and pitch ideas on ways to “create, activate, or improve the way residents move around Miami-Dade County”. [...]

FIU recognizes that academic excellence is driven by dedicated faculty who instruct, research, create, mentor and serve. Each year, select individuals are recognized for their significant achievements at the annual Faculty Convocation Award Ceremony and Dinner. This year, three of CARTA’s faculty members received awards of distinction: Faculty Award for Adjunct Teaching: FIU [...]

FIU Architecture students, faculty and alumni gathered at the American Institute of Architects Miami Chapter’s 65th Annual Design Awards Celebration on October 4, 2019. The award ceremony and reception in honor of South Florida’s architecture and design were held at the Historic Hampton House. During the ceremony, the FIU Department of Architecture received an [...]

The now fully-endowed Nicolas Quintana Scholarship Fund benefits students in the Department of Architecture at Florida International University in the memory of architect and educator Nicolas Quintana. Architecture students now have one more source of support thanks to the Nicolas Quintana Scholarship Fund, which was recently fully endowed thanks to the support of [...]

Born in Panama of Bolivian and French decent raised in Miami, Charlotte is the Senior Special Events Manager at the School of Architecture at FIU. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management and has been in the events industry managing high-end catering events for 10 years, within multiple venues and [...]

FIU Architecture Alumna, Carly Gallo, has always had a deep passion for human rights and the sustainability of mankind. This has led to her developing a truly unique path for herself, as she combines her architectural and humanitarian skills to provide safe havens and hubs for several marginalized groups. Carly has collaborated and [...]

FIU Department of Architecture alumnus and Principal Architect of CHA Consulting, Inc., Fabio Bendaña, has done exceptional work in the architecture world, especially for interior and exterior design for airports. One of his latest projects, the renovation of the Greater Rochester International Airport, has become an award winning piece and was created with [...]