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 [...]
FIU College of Communication, Architecture, + The Arts and FIU Department of Interior Architecture Department invite you to the 33rd annual Festival of the Trees event and fundraiser on Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM at Miami Design District’s premier event space: The Moore Building. All net proceeds will benefit FIU’s [...]
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 [...]
Cory Fairfield began his career with the College of Communication, Architecture + the Arts (CARTA) in Novemberof 2017 and originally started working for FIU at Onestop Enrollment Services. Cory currently advises students for Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture Programs while working towards an Ed.D in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. Where [...]
Name: Roxana Lifshitz Hometown: Plantation, FL Degree/Major: Interior Architecture Where did you intern? What did you do there? I currently intern at Yarn Design Associates in Boca Raton, FL. I have had the opportunity to work on realistic projects, rendering custom mill-work and furniture, schedules for vendors, site visits and client presentations. How [...]
Name: Rachael Cowan Hometown: Miami, FL Degree/Major: Interior Architecture Where did you intern? What did you do there? I’m currently an intern at Tomas Tillberg Design, a cruise ship design firm. I help keep the materials library organized, assist with making specification books, and sometimes draft initial models on design software, Revit. How [...]
Cruise Ship Interiors Expo, a first-of-a-kind conference focusing exclusively on interior design and refitting of cruise ships was launched at Miami Beach Convention Center on June 19th welcoming more than 2,800 attendees. FIU Department of Interior Architecture was invited to participate and network with cruise lines, design firms, and global leading suppliers of [...]
Recent alumni from the Department of Interior Architecture, Brennan Broome and Raquel Raney, were selected as the 2018-2019 recipients of the NEWH Green Voice Design Competition. This annual competition is hosted by premier hospitality network, NEWH Inc., and provides students with the opportunity to showcase their design skills while utilizing the very best [...]
Through FIU by Design initiative of the School of Architecture, The Department of Interior Architecture collaborated with Red Bull and American Social Bar and Kitchen to create hospitality solutions which came to fruition on Friday, April 19th, at the American Social Bar in Brickell. The RedBull Team was led by Quinn Ross, Director of the Southeast Region [...]
FIU Department of Interior Architecture organized it’s Master’s Project Reviews and celebration on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at the Paul L. Cejas Architecture Building (PCA) at the BEA Gallery. To date, it is one of our largest student cohorts to graduate–27 students! Under the instruction of Prof. Katie Rothfield and Newton D’souza, student [...]
