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Class of 2021 Graduating Class Photos

Thursday, July 15, 2021
The graduating Class of 2021 was honored and feted in all of the ways possible; they walked across the stage in caps and gowns and were acknowledged in person by remarks from the Dean followed by a return to Weston Hall for a reception and...

Tesla Engineer & NJIT Alum Talks Product Design, Roofing, & His Cybertruck

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Tommy Rodrigues ‘16 came to Hillier College’s industrial design program while employed in the roofing industry. Now he is working at Tesla, based in California, in the role of staff mechanical design engineer. He is part of a team of engineers...
Students working together. Photo credit Annie Spratt Unsplash.

Expertise for High Potential Students and Buildings with Good Bones

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
A new program called “Blueprint” will launch this fall, with the aim to provide career readiness to selective students in the architecture and interior design programs at Hillier College and Kean University.  Advisory board member Brenda Nyce -...
Abandoned industrial site. Photo credit Collin Burman Unsplash.

NJ Brownfields Assistance Center @NJIT: Invaluable Know-How with an Action Plan

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The NJ Brownfields Assistance Center serves New Jersey communities by providing free training and guidance on how to get brownfields cleaned up for productive redevelopment.
Won Hee Ko Will Be Joining Hillier College as Assistant Professor of Sustainable Design

Rethinking Building Design for Environmental Autonomy

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Advances in building science to lower the carbon impact of the built environment continue to be made in architecture and construction; the use of smart and sustainable materials, renewable energy and efficient mechanical systems are consistently...

Taher Updates National Council for Architectural Registration Boards Curricula

Monday, June 21, 2021
News post submitted by Dr. Rima Taher. 

Officials Break Ground for Warren Street Residence Hall to Open in Fall 2022

Friday, June 11, 2021
NJIT executives officially broke ground yesterday for the new residence hall on Warren Street, scheduled to open in the fall...

Design Professor Embraces AI to Quantify Accessibility of Buildings

Thursday, June 10, 2021
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but walkability could be evaluated by algorithms, according to new research from an unconventional professor in NJIT's Hillier College of Architecture and Design.
Jihye Son's design proposal for the exterior of the building

Newark's 1st Precinct Building Reimagined by Community and Students

Thursday, May 27, 2021
On behalf of Newark’s Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Junius Williams, the city’s historian and chair of the Museum Advisory Committee (MAC), with a team of students from NJIT, is leading the effort to transform the 1st  Precinct police building...
Aerial view of Newark Penn Station

Hillier College Studio To Propose Improvements to Newark Penn Station

Thursday, May 27, 2021
Working closely with New Jersey Transit staff, municipal planners, and other stakeholders, a fall studio at HCAD taught by Darius Sollohub will conceptually investigate both the interior and exterior areas of Newark Penn Station.