Program
\nT his program is made possibly by Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Libraries.& nbsp\;
\nBy the time Broward County officials secured the b ond-based funding for a library in Fort Lauderdale in 1978\, Brutalism was waning as the preferred architectural style for civic buildings. Marcel B reuer and Associates\, winners of the design competition\, softened the ty pically rough concrete facades associated with Brutalism by cladding the c oncrete with a revetment of native keystone. Crisp \;brise-soleil \;shading elements punctuate the expanses of stone that define three of th e facades and help lend scale to the building&rsquo\;s mass.
\nBrutalism is a natural partner to local materials in South Florida\, a leading producer of concrete in the United States. Breuer also incorporat ed the Sunshine State&rsquo\;s other material of choice\, glass. The north facade consists of terraced glass curtain walls\, which fill the interior with indirect light and introduce a blend of indoor and outdoor spaces to the library.
\n(Bobbi Walker\, "Broward County Library"\, [For t Lauderdale\, \;Florida]\, SAH Archipedia\, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy an d Karen Kingsley\, Charlottesville: UVaP\, 2012&mdash\;\, \;http://sah-archipedia.o rg/buildings/FL-01-011-0022.)
\nThis program is a Broward Co unty Libraries 50th Anniversary event. Broward County Main Library program s are made possible by Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Libraries.
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Biography: \;
\nAnthony Abbate\, AIA\, NCARB is a native of Fort Lauderdale\, Florida. He received a Master of Architecture from Wash ington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Science degree in Archite cture from The Catholic University of America.
\nAbbate is a Profess or at the School of Architecture at Florida Atlantic University. \; He joined the faculty in 1996\, served as director of the Broward Community Design Collaborative from 2006 to 2011. He was the US Chair of the interna tional Subtropical Cities Conferences in 2011 and 2013. \;He served a s Associate Provost for FAU&rsquo\;s Broward Campuses from 2011 to 2020\, and as Director of the School from 2017-2019.
\nHe teaches Materials and Methods of Construction\, Architectural Design\, Subtropical Architec ture\, and Architectural Detail Generation.
\nHis research examines historical and contemporary sustainable design and construction practices in the hot-humid climate zones of the tropics and subtropics at two scales : the macro/urban and the micro/detail. In connection with this line of in quiry\, and in the context of the built environment of the contemporary ci ty\, the deeper unresolved tensions between globalization and regionalism are explored as they relate to local sense of place\, climate adaptation\, and sustainability.
\nHe has traveled extensively\, participating a t conferences and lecturing at universities in Australia\, Mexico\, Mozamb ique\, and Colombia. He has contributed to various proceedings of \;th e \;International Network for Tropical Architecture\, and \;the As sociation of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. He was featured in Smart City with Carol Coletta on National Public Radio and on \;Australia Ta lks Back \;with Paul Barclay on the Australian Broadcasting Corporatio n's Radio National and served on the editorial board of the \;Institut o de Arquitectura Tropical \;in San Jose\, Costa Rica.
\nA regis tered architect and practicing professional in Florida and New York\, he i s certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards ( NCARB)\, accredited by the US Green Building Council in Leadership In Ener gy and Environmental Design\, and has received over 25 awards for design e xcellence from the American Institute of Architects for architectural and urban design. He has consulted on projects in Florida\, New York\, the Car ibbean and Colombia. He authored the Broward County County-wide Community Design Guidebook in 2005\, a comprehensive design guideline for place-base d design in the areas of transportation\, urban design\, architecture\, la ndscape\, and environmental graphics.
\nHe currently serves an appoi ntment to the Broward County Historic Preservation Board and has served ap pointments as chair of the Broward County Cultural Council and Design Arts Committee. \; He served on the City of Fort Lauderdale&rsquo\;s Beach Redevelopment Advisory Board and Board of Adjustment in addition to the c ity's first Sustainability Advisory Board\, and he chaired the city's firs t Sustainability/Green Committee. He served on the board of the Greater Fo rt Lauderdale Alliance\, and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce\, where he served on the Econ omic Resilience\, Racial Equity\, and Downtown Councils. \; Abbate als o served as Vice-Chair for State of Florida Department of Education Buildi ng Construction Advisory Committee and is a past-president of the Fort Lau derdale Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Rotary Clu b of Fort Lauderdale.
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