The Innovation, Science and Technology Building is the main academic building of Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, Florida. Santiago Calatrava designed it. The university opened on August 16, 2014, after 28 months of construction led by Skanska USA.
The oval building holds 162,000 square feet (15,050 square meters). A white dome crowns it. Ninety-four louvered arms move with the sun over a glass roof, and curved metal pergolas shade the outer terrace and walkways. The building sits at the head of five lakes and is surrounded by water.
Inside are 26 classrooms, the Aula Magna auditorium, faculty and administrative offices, an 11,000 square foot (1,020 square meter) commons area and 11 innovation labs. The American Institute of Steel Construction gave the building its Best in Steel Construction award.
This building has no Wikipedia article. Facts come from Florida Polytechnic University, ArchDaily.
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