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Frank Lloyd Wright architecture
featured in British architectural magazine

LAKELAND, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2001) - Florida Southern College's Frank Lloyd Wright campus was showcased in a cover story in the Nov. 22 issue of "The Architects' Journal," a weekly periodical published in Great Britain.

The article relates the history of Wright's involvement with the college and the ongoing renovations designed and implemented by the British architectural firm John McAslan & Partners, in association with local architect Lunz Prebor Fowler.

"We are very pleased with the exposure that comes with articles such as this," said Lynn Dennis, FSC's director of Frank Lloyd Wright programs. "The number of international visitors increases each year, and we are seeing more visitors from the UK, due in part to the media coverage resulting from the work that John McAslan has been involved with here."

McAslan's firm began working with FSC in 1995, developing a master plan for renovation and expansion of the campus. The Polk Science Building was their first completed project.

The ten-page feature includes before-and-after photos and design plans of Polk Science and working plans for revamping and extending the covered walkways around the campus.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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