Location: Design Gallery

An exhibit of work from the Fall 2023 joint FIU LAEUD and FIU Architecture design studio which aimed to redefine the factory typology as a holistic social, economic, and environmental network.
Focused on Miami’s “Lake Belt,” the industrial quarry district on the western edge of the city, the studio explored solutions that merged industrial functionality with ecological and community benefits.
The exhibit traces the research, design, and interdisciplinary learning of the studio led by Landscape Architect Roberto Rovira, and Architect Cynthia Ottchen, Professors in the FIU School of Architecture, with support from our industry partner Jakob Rope Systems.

A few of our students in LAEUD and ARC were also recognized for their Machine in the Garden studio projects at American Society of Landscape Architects Florida Student Awards:

• Valeriia Tolkacheva (LAEUD), Karen Dorra (LAEUD), Jose Rodriguez (ARC) and Nicholas Ramirez (ARC) received an ASLA Florida Student Award of Excellence in the Planning and Analysis Awards category for “Live Work & Play: Waterland Urban Framework”
• Karen Dorra (LAEUD), Valeriia Tolkacheva (LAEUD), Jose Rodriguez (ARC) and Nicholas Ramirez (ARC) received an ASLA Florida Student Award of Merit in the General Design Awards category for “Machine in the Garden: Fish Farm”