Jointly headed by the three department chairs, the School of Architecture provides a rich and diverse platform for interdisciplinary activities at the curricular and research levels.

The building is named after former FIU trustee Paul L. Cejas, who years ago, as a member of the state Board of Regents, championed the creation of the school and later made a significant philanthropic gifts to FIU totaling $2 million in support of the School of Architecture.

The new building provides the School of Architecture studio, research, classroom, and exposition space on Miami's busiest pedestrian shopping street.

Graduate architecture design studio and research classes were first held at 420 Lincoln Road in September 2011 for the Fall 2011 semester.

The SoA is located in the Paul L. Cejas School of Architecture Building on the northern side of the University Park campus.

Tchumi's scheme consists of a courtyard bounded by two bar-like structures housing studios, classrooms and offices.

Two irregularly shaped, vividly colored cubes located within the courtyard house the school's lecture hall, gallery, digital lab, and reading room.

Taking advantage of South Florida's mild climate, the school is a sort of mini-campus in which the exterior spaces between the buildings are intended to foster interaction amongst the student body and faculty.

Cejas donated the use of one floor of his building at 420 Lincoln Road in South Beach, Miami to the School of Architecture.

The building was remodeled for studio space for FIU Architecture graduate students and classes officially opened at 420 Lincoln Road in September 2011.

The new site brings the FIU School of Architecture closer to many design, art, historic and cultural facilities in the heart of the city.

Students can opt to take a complete semester of courses with a focus on urban studies and Italian architecture and history in Genoa.

[8] Housing is offered in various private, rented apartments scattered throughout the historic district radiating from the Facoltà di Architettura.