LiveTalk: FIU LAEUD RA+DI Alumni Green Panel moderated by Roberto Rovira + CASE Living Lab Virtual Tour with Jesse Blanchard
2 – 5 PM Friday 17 April 2026
Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator (RADI), FIU CARTA
Program:
- 2:00 PM — Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jacek J. Kolasiński, RA+DI Founding Director - 2:05 PM — FIU CASE Living Lab Virtual Tour & Discussion
Prof. Jesse Blanchard (Assoc. Chair Earth & Environment; CASE Living Lab), Prof. Roberto Rovira, RLA (RA+DI Entrepreneurial Resident), Juan A. Rosas (MLA 2027)
- 2:30 PM — Green Panel: FIU LAEUD RA+DI Alumni / Fellows
Moderator: Roberto Rovira - Panel:
- 4:00–4:30 PM — Upcycled Greenhouse Prototype Unveiling & Closing
Jacek Kolasiński, RA+DI Fellow, Juan Andres Rosas, and Roberto Rovira - 4:30–5:00 PM – Mixer
About our Panel Moderator, Roberto Rovira
Roberto Rovira, RLA, is Principal of Studio Roberto Rovira, Professor, and former Chair of Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design at Florida International University. As a registered landscape architect with more than 22 years of experience in art, design, and landscape architecture, his professional work spans installations, urban parks, cultural landscapes, and collaborations with architects and artists. His practice and research explore the transformative role of landscape in shaping public imagination, with projects recognized in over 13 national and international competitions and honors that include the Architectural League’s Emerging Voice Award, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas recognition, AIA Miami’s Landscape Architect of the Year, and national and state ASLA Awards. He is a past President of the Landscape Architecture Foundation and has served Miami and South Florida through civic boards and advisory committees. His work has been widely published and exhibited, including by Princeton Architectural Press, Routledge, TEDx, and Landscape Architecture Magazine. Rovira is currently an Entrepreneurial Resident at RA+DI.
Admission Free
FIU Biscayne Bay Campus – Academic II Suite 150
3000 NE 151st St, Miami, FL 33181