EdNews - Fall 2008
A Publication of the College of Education at Florida State University
College of Education's Mode L. Stone Building Recognized for Architectural Excellence
The Mode L. Stone Building, home to the College of Education, and Elliot Marshall Innes, PA (EMI), a Tallahassee based architectural firm, received the 2008 Chapter Design Merit Award by the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for the 26,000 sq. ft. addition that was completed in September.
The biennial award aims to highlight and recognize design excellence and to illustrate how such design plays an integral role in the quality of work and play environments. The Stone Building project was selected by a jury of accomplished architects from across the nation because it achieves “an appropriate and sensitive blending of existing and new program components in a quality expression” and “maintains the spirit of the original building but manipulates the design in a very contemporary manner.”
“This award brings recognition to our clients, owners and building users,” says Brad Innes, principal architect from EMI who led the project, “It helps Florida State University to attract employees and instills pride in the employees who work in the building.”
EMI and Childers Construction Company completed the addition to the Stone Building and are currently renovating the existing building, constructed in 1978. The addition and renovations incorporate the outer Gothic style prevalent across Florida State’s campus and add state-of-the-art classrooms, labs, offices and common areas while showcasing sweeping staircases and a grand atrium.
Upon completion of the renovations in fall 2009, the Stone Building will receive LEED certification, the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability.
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