Media Contact:

Roberto Rovira
Chair of LA + EUD
rovirar@fu.edu
305-348-606
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Florida International University Announces Newly
Renamed Department of Landscape Architecture +
Environmental & Uran Desi!n "LA+EUD#
-LA + EUD Ai!" to Create# $ra%ti%a&# 'u"tai(ab&e# a(d D)(a!i% Co!!u(it)
Deve&o*!e(t" that $rote%t the +atura& ,or&d-
MIAMI - July 18, 21! " A" of -u&) 0.4# /&orida 0(ter(atio(a&
U(iver"it)1" De*art!e(t of La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture 2i&& be 3(o2( a" the
De*art!e(t of La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture + E(viro(!e(ta& a(d Urba( De"i4(
5LA+EUD6.
78he 2ord" 9E(viro(!e(ta&: a(d :Urba( De"i4(: for! the %ore of our *ro4ra!1"
!i""io(# a(d &i3e the di"%i*&i(e of &a(d"%a*e ar%hite%ture it"e&f# our %urri%u&u!
"*a(" both the !i%ro a(d !a%ro &eve& a(d o*erate" at the i(ter"e%tio( of hu!a(
bei(4" a(d the (atura& 2or&d#; "aid Roberto Rovira# A""o%iate $rofe""or a(d Chair
of the De*art!e(t of La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture.
'i(%e it 2a" fou(ded i( .<86# the de*art!e(t of &a(d"%a*e ar%hite%ture ha"
%a*ita&i=ed o( it" u(i>ue ?ia!i a(d 'outh /&orida "etti(4 to e@*&ore i!*orta(t
i""ue" aAe%ti(4 the %it) a(d it" e(viro(!e(t. 0t ha" a&"o fo%u"ed o( the tro*i%a&
a(d "ubtro*i%a& re4io(" of the 2or&d 2ho"e 4&oba& re&eva(%e %o(ti(ue" to 4ro2B a"
3 bi&&io( of the 2or&d1" C bi&&io( *eo*&e %urre(t&) &ive i( the"e re4io(".
D8he fa"te"t 4ro2th i" ta3i(4 *&a%e i( deve&o*i(4 %ou(trie"# a(d the !aEorit) 2i&&
ha**e( i( %itie" a(d *&a%e" &i3e ?ia!i a(d Lati( A!eri%a# 2here our de*art!e(t
ha" fo%u"ed a &ot of it" e(er4) a(d i(te&&e%tua& %a*ita&#; "aid Rovira.
'tude(t" i( the *ro4ra! t)*i%a&&) e@*&ore e(viro(!e(ta&# e%o&o4i%a& a(d urba(
i""ue"# a(d are a"3ed to de"i4( *ub&i% "*a%e"# i(fra"tru%ture a(d urba( *&a(" to
addre"" i(du"tria& re%&a!atio(# e(viro(!e(ta& !iti4atio(# e%otouri"!# o*e(
"*a%e# ri"i(4 "ea &eve&" a(d !a() other i""ue" at the %e(ter of the re&atio("hi*
bet2ee( hu!a( bei(4" a(d their "urrou(di(4". 5$&ea"e revie2 the be&o2 &i(3 to
the (e2 video o( LA + EUD6
/a%u&t) re"ear%h a(d %reative 2or3 ofte( %e(ter" o( i!*orta(t i""ue" "urrou(di(4
e%o&o4)# de"i4(# "u"tai(abi&it)# a(d urba( re"i&ie(%e# a(d i" re4u&ar&) re%o4(i=ed

throu4h 4ra(t"# e@hibit"# boo3" a(d Eour(a& *ub&i%atio(". LA+EUD:" fa%u&t)
!e!ber" have 2o( (u!erou" *re"ti4iou" i(ter(atio(a& a(d (atio(a&
%o!*etitio("# a(d their re%o4(itio( i(%&ude" fve *rofe""io(a& a2ard" fro! the
A'LA a(d the A!eri%a( 0("titute of Ar%hite%t" 5A0A6# o(e (atio(a& tea%hi(4 a2ard
fro! the Cou(%i& for Edu%ator" i( La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture 5CELA6# a(d t2o
Re"ear%hF$ra%ti%e a2ard" fro! the A""o%iatio( of Co&&e4iate '%hoo&" of
Ar%hite%ture 5AC'A6. ?oreover# for over 30 )ear"# it" 4raduate" are "o!e of the
!o"t "u%%e""fu& a(d hi4h&) re%ruited *rofe""io(a&" i( the i(du"tr).
/a%u&t) a(d "tude(t 2or3 2ith a fo%u" o( e(viro(!e(t a(d urba(i"! ha" a&"o
bee( re%o4(i=ed b) the Ga( A&e( 0("titute 5GA06# the Hraha! /ou(datio( 5H/6# the
0(ter(atio(a& /ederatio( of La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%t" 50/LA6# the Euro*ea( La(d"%a*e
Iie((ia& 5ELI6# a(d the La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture /ou(datio( 5LA/6.
8he De*art!e(t of La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture + E(viro(!e(ta& J Urba( De"i4(:"
?LA de4ree 5?a"ter" of La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture6 2i&& %o(ti(ue to be a%%redited b)
the La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%tura& A%%reditatio( Ioard 5LAAI6. /or !ore i(for!atio( o(
e(ro&&!e(t re>uire!e(t" for u(der4raduate a(d 4raduate de4ree"# *&ea"e %&i%3
#e$e or %a&& 305-348-6<.4 or e!ai& Adria( ?o&i(a at a!o&i(a@fu.edu.
/o&&o2 /0U La(d"%a*e Ar%hite%ture o( Face%oo&# T'itte$# a(d In(ta)$a*.
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