tae public competition to the design the school, beating out Spills Candela, Carreno Rizo, and Arata Isozaki. The facility was completed in 2003 and is home to the multi-media lab, workshops, and metal/wood shops. 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. Tschumi returned to the school to lecture during the Spring 2008 semester. The School of Architecture building is named after Ambassador Paul L. Cejas, who is a trained architect and has been one of the school's leading champions and financial supporters over the past two decades. The School of Architecture's library is located on the fifth floor of the Green Library. FIU Architecture on Lincoln Road In early 2011, the FIU School of Architecture received a donation from US Ambassador, and longtime FIU SoA donator, Paul L. Cejas. 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. Design studio classes from the architecture, landscape architecture and interior architecture departments are offered at 420 Lincoln Road, as well as research and exposition space. The new site brings the FIU School of Architecture closer to many design, art, historic and cultural facilities in the heart of the city. Genoa Study Abroad The School of Architecture also has a branch campus in Genoa, Italy. Students can opt to take a complete semester of courses with a focus on urban studies and Italian architecture and history in Genoa. Classes are taught by faculty at the University of Genoa and FIU Architecture's Professor Matthew Rice. Study abroad is offered every fall and spring semesters at facilities within the historic Santa Maria di Castello monastery in Genoa's historic center. Classes are taught in conjunction with the University of Genoa and Genoa's Facoltà di Architettura. Housing is offered in various private, rented apartments scattered throughout the historic district radiating from the Facoltà di Architettura. Architecture students