Campus Information Center, occupied in 1982, was a small but significant building. The site chosen was just west of the juncture of University Parkway and Campus Drive. The building program called for a covered drive-up window, two entrances convenient to visitor parking on either side of the building, a counter with work space behind, display racks for brochures, two restrooms and an "open" look so that visitors could see inside.

The architects chosen for this high-visibility building were Amspacher and Amspacher, a father and son firm. The architects called for a strong visual tie to the Field House, its most immediate neighbor. The brick picked up the same dark-earth tones of those used at the Field House, but the dark brown anodized aluminum roof has since been replaced with a light-cream colored fascia.

Renamed the Welcome Center, Bldg. 81 remains the "go to" place for campus information, visitor parking permits, maps and directories.

The Next Larger Picture by John E. Jarvis, Jr. Published by the University of West Florida Foundation, Inc., 2008.