Florida Polytechnic University

Lakeland, FL, United States

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Florida Polytechnic University

Lakeland, FL, United States

Firm

SANTIAGO CALATRAVA

Type

Educational › University

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2014

SIZE

100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

BUDGET

$50M - 100M

Santiago Calatrava designed first building at Florida Polytechnic University also named best in steel construction by AISC.The 160,000-square-foot IST Building opened August 2014.

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) announced the winners of its 2015 Innovation Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Awards program (IDEAS2). The Innovation, Science, and Technology (IST) building at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, Florida earned the steel industry’s top building award, and was named the national winner in the $15 million to $75 million dollar category. Santiago Calatrava served as the lead architect for the project which has already garnered several awards since being completed.