Andres Davila | News Director
Construction continues at FIU.
In September 2021, FIU broke ground to construct a “121,000-square-foot, six-story building that will house makerspace labs, active learning classrooms and research laboratories on FIU’s main campus”, according to the College of Engineering and Computing Impact Report.
“This is our opportunity for our tech community to drive the talent demand that will be the bedrock of our wealth in South Florida,” said engineering college dean John L. Volakis at a topping ceremony on August 11th.

In an interview with PantherNOW, Volakis further emphasized how important this new building is to current and future students.
“There is a need [for] students for the community who want to…