With an expected completion date of Spring 2012, the facility will complement the university’s January 2011 expansion into the Gateway Center in downtown Orlando where 200+ Full Sail online administration and support team members occupy the building’s 10th floor.
Through a design-build process, Full Sail collaborated with LAMM & Company Partners and Blankenship Architects, Inc. to renovate and expand a former Albertson’s grocery store, left vacant during Albertson’s 2009 downsizing.
The project includes updating the building’s façade so that it features 309 linear feet of blue glass which, according to Stella Posada, Full Sail’s senior vice president of Image, Design and Development, will “merge the cohesive color palette that is found throughout the campus.”
“I congratulate Full Sail on the kickoff to their new construction project and commend the institution’s leadership for their $10+ million investment in this facility,” said Florida Governor Rick Scott.
“The ability for one of Florida’s finest institutions to expand is a direct result of student demand for leading post-secondary education such as the type offered by Full Sail,” Scott added.
“As a result of that demand, the institution has hired nearly 450 faculty and staff since January 2010 and their additional projected need for 550 employees over the next 18 months is impressive from an economic development standpoint for Florida; and, it is a testament to the institution’s international brand and appeal,” Scott concluded.
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