Horizons Fall 2013

19 HORIZONS On July 1, 2008, the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale (above) became a part of the expanded creative campus of NSU when the two institutions agreed to a merger. This brings the association of NSU and the museum full circle. Through the assistance of James Farquhar and Mary McCahill, the museum moved in 1969 to 426 East Las Olas Boulevard, which had been an annex to Nova University. The museum broke ground in 1984 for its present building at the corner of Andrews Avenue and Las Olas Boulevard. In 2008, Forbes magazine included NSU in its gallery of luxurious college campuses, focusing on university buildings that combine style and function. NSU’s campus master plan won an award in 2009 from the Florida chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. In October 2013, the Oceanographic Center was awarded the prestigious LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This is the foremost program for buildings that are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.