Preservation Institute: Caribbean Fund

Support scholarship in College of Design, Construction and Planning for graduate or undergraduate student in BCN; prefer non-traditional student; award based on merit and financial need.

Support an annual campus-wide design competition; led by a committee made up of faculty members from Architecture, Building Construction and Engineering and should not be limited to a project in Gainesville area; Competition should mirror similar efforts in the private sector in regards to major facility design and construction in the following ways: 1) Once design criteria (scope, functions, and other impacts) are decided, architecture students should lead this competition by developing preliminary sketches. 2) Structural engineering students should develop the structural theme. 3) Building Construction students should provide input on cost and schedule. 4) Building Construction students should consult with team on cost, schedule and feasibility. 5) Definitive design should be developed and led by architecture students. 6) Mechanical and electrical engineering students should then develop schemes based on definitive design. 7) It design directive indicates need for landscaping, urban planning and interior design, these students should then be brought into the competition. 8) Solution arrived at by team should then be entered into competition.

Support the Urban and Regional Lab.