USF chooses architect for Lakeland's first building

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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POLK COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- The University of South Florida Polytechnic (USFP) has commissioned an architectural firm headed by Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava to design the first building for the school's new campus in Lakeland.

The USFP Science & Technology building will sit on the northernmost corner of the campus at the intersection of Interstate 4 and the Polk Parkway.

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Groundbreaking is expected late this year, with a scheduled opening in late summer 2012.

Calatrava is best known for his celebrated designs of bridges, transportation centers and cultural institutes throughout the world.

The USF Polytechnic facility will be his first design in the southeastern U.S.

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