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Florida Architect May/June, 1991
Date(s)
- 1991 (Publication)
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1 copy
Name of creator
(1983 -)
Administrative history
Courses in architecture were offered at the University of Miami as early as 1927. By 1983, after President Tad Foote's arrival, the architecture program became independent from the School of Engineering and developed into the School of Architecture. New campus quarters established at Building 49 (Dickinson Drive) and part of first floor of adjacent Eaton student residences. Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk became a member of the architecture faculty in 1979 and was appointed the Dean of the School in 1995.
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- Where There's Smoke...:The state's new Fire and Arson Lab is a state-of-the-art facility designed by Elliot and Marshall, P.A.
- A Therapeutic Light-Filled Space: The Sid Martin Bridge House has a "residential" quality which architect Lewis Brown hopes will enhance its effectiveness as a counseling center.
- Charles Harrison Pawley, FAIA: Architecture for Soft Breezes: This profile by Herb Hiller describes the design philosophy of South Florida architect Pawley and how that philosophy has made him a hero in Miami's Haitian community.
- A Tampa Eatery With A Warehouse Aesthetic: Rick Rowe's design for the Loading Dock in Tampa was inspired by Ybor City warehouses.
- Shaping (literally) UM's Architecture School: Balwdin Sackman Carrington prepared all the construction documents for Aldo Rossi's new tower at the University of Miami's School of Architecture.