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Briefs from around the area.
By Times Staff
Published October 7, 2006
To architects, newest TIA airside has pizazz Must be the eye-of-the-beholder thing. When Tampa International Airport's Airside C opened in April 2005, some people grumbled that it seemed a bit, well, stark, impersonal. The state's architects beg to differ. The Florida chapter of the American Institute of Architects gave it an award of excellence, which was presented to the board of the Aviation Authority on Thursday by Albert Alfonso, the architect who designed the building. Alfonso said the airside building was the only public project recognized for excellence by the AIA this year. On another level, TIA impresses kids, too Speaking of TIA, the kids' play areas at the airport have proven so popular that the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority will spend nearly $160,000 to make more of them. Play areas are heavily used in three of TIA's airsides, A, C and E. The funds would provide second play sites in A and E and put one in F. Design and installation will be done by Klondike Kidstuff Inc. Each play area will be at least 600 square feet and will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Each area will have padded perimeter seating for adults supervising their children. The new play areas should be completed by summer. A virtual game - with real cheerleaders! Call it Couch Potato Homecoming. Students from the University of Central Florida's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, a graduate-level video game design school, face off today against students from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota for a "virtual" homecoming football game. The two sides will play each other on XBOX 360s, using the Electronic Arts company's NCAA Football 2007 game. The game will be projected on screens in Ringling's student center, and spectators can enjoy live-game traditions like pregame and halftime shows, prize giveaways, stadium-style refreshments, cheerleaders and a visit from Ringling's armadillo mascot. CORRECTION Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 7 general election. A news item Friday gave an incorrect date.
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