{"id":22578,"date":"2014-08-14T14:11:16","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T18:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=22578"},"modified":"2014-08-14T16:34:15","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T20:34:15","slug":"take-an-audio-tour-of-floridas-newest-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2014\/08\/14\/take-an-audio-tour-of-floridas-newest-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Take An Audio Tour Of Florida’s Newest University"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Steve Newborn \/ WUSF<\/p>

The distinctive facade of the main building on Florida Polytechnic's campus.<\/p><\/div>\n

Florida’s 12th university, Florida Polytechnic University, is an architectural marvel that sits right next to Interstate 4 in Polk County.<\/p>\n

The main building features a swooping veil-like facade designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.<\/p>\n

The public can get a peek of the new campus when it opens on Saturday. But WUSF reporter Steve Newborn took a tour with university spokesman Crystal Lauderdale to talk about the features and Calatrava’s intent.<\/p>\n

“It was designed to inspire innovation,” Lauderdale said of the design, which she said people have described as looking like a spaceship, a fountain, or less impressively, a football.<\/p>\n\n

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