In this episode, Cherise is joined by Joseph G. Tattoni, FAIA, Principal at Ikon.5 Architects. They discuss the Mori Hosseini Student Union at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Inspired by the gracefulness of birds in flight, the Mori Hosseini Student Union at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an expression of the University’s mission to teach the science, practice, and business of aviation and aerospace.

A curving bowed roof on top of the structure not only provides solar shading from the harsh Floridian sun, but also invokes sinuous avian forms. Vertical, exposed struts convey a feather-like quality and are functionally the structural members that tie down the curved roof form from wind uplift, particularly, for hurricane resistance. Internally, an exposed 200-foot curving steel arch bisects the middle of the plan and supports a glass roof above, allowing the students of aviation the ability to look skyward while inside.

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