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NJIT's Newest Research Center For Community Systems Joins Hillier College

NJIT's Newest Research Center For Community Systems Joins Hillier College

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
Hillier College is the new home to NJIT’s latest research center – the Center for Community Systems. Under the direction of Dr. Colette Santasieri, the mission of the Center for Community Systems (CCS) is to be a resource and conduit for creating thriving, sustainable, and resilient communities....
The Slice Girls Win Design Hackathon with Ready Set Wearables

The Slice Girls Win Design Hackathon with Ready Set Wearables

Monday, September 21st, 2020
This story was submitted by Mat Schwartz, Elizabeth Spencer and written by Tracy MacDonald.  Sketch. Design. Build. Redesign. Rebuild.  This is the process three industrial designers used to win the Jersey City Hackathon this summer. The team consisted of Elizabeth Spencer, an industrial...
Charting Your Career Path with Expert Navigators at the Alumni Tea

Charting Your Career Path with Expert Navigators at the Alumni Tea

Thursday, September 17th, 2020
Alumni Guests:  Cathrine Fahmy ‘17  Interior Design Cathrine Fahmy is a Lighting Designer in New York City at WSP USA, an engineering firm containing a Lighting Design Studio which serves all its east coast projects. Although Cathrine holds her BA in Interior Design from New Jersey In...
Acceleration & Deceleration: the 2020 IABSE Future of Design Symposium

Acceleration & Deceleration: the 2020 IABSE Future of Design Symposium

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
This International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering symposium is for architects, engineers, urban planners and future focused students no matter your discipline. The line of inquiry is relevant to all; are changes in practice moving faster than changes in industry and how do we...
New Residence Hall to Feature Single Bedrooms and Sustainable Construction

New Residence Hall to Feature Single Bedrooms and Sustainable Construction

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
NJIT's new 500-bed apartment-style residence hall, announced early this year for the southwest corner of Warren and Wickliff streets, will emphasize single-occupancy bedrooms and will be constructed with environmentally-friendly methods. The community is scheduled for its groundbreaking in the seco...
Simplified Structural Analysis and Design for Architects by Rima Taher

Simplified Structural Analysis and Design for Architects by Rima Taher

Friday, August 28th, 2020
New Editions of Books by Rima Taher: Simplified Structural Analysis and Design for Architects, Revised Second Edition (Copyright 2021 published by Cognella, Inc.) authored by Rima Taher covers the basics of structural analysis and design in clear, practical terms. The book clarifies compl...
Andy Bruno and John Vogt Named 2020 Institute for Public Architecture Fellows

Andy Bruno and John Vogt Named 2020 Institute for Public Architecture Fellows

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
Pre/Post BQE Project Description We propose a study of pre-BQE Brooklyn to understand how best to fill the void left by a removed BQE, which will draw upon historical documents such as maps, contemporary accounts, oral histories, archival photographs, and films. This process will inform an ima...
Design It, Build It, Ship It: Solutions For Global Health Care Needs

Design It, Build It, Ship It: Solutions For Global Health Care Needs

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
The M2CU, a mobile medical care unit designed from a shipping container, is standalone, fast to build and easy to deploy throughout the existing global shipping container infrastructure.  The collaboration between NJIT, The Tuchman Foundation, and University Hospital in Newark produced what ma...
Kathleen Nguyendon '19 Alumni Spotlight

Kathleen Nguyendon '19 Alumni Spotlight

Monday, August 24th, 2020
"I’ve been doing well as a UX Designer at Walmart technology working on AI & ML applications, designing chatbots & other AI related work.  Since I started my career a year ago, I’ve been to two conferences sponsored by Walmart, Big Design & Grace Hopper conference. Within the f...
Hillier College Logo Design by Bogdan Seredyak

Hillier College Logo Design by Bogdan Seredyak

Friday, August 21st, 2020
It was a very fruitful time during my 2007-2012 studies at what was then NJIT's CoAD. Before, the New Jersey School of Architecture was still growing and exploring new ways to engage with the latest computer and fabrication techniques. It was great to be a part of that process. I'd like to give a sp...