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NJIT Professor Awarded the IEICE Human Communication Award

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
Taro Narahara, associate professor in the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, has received the 2020 Human Communication Award from the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers (IEICE) Japan for his paper "What is the Key to Attract People in Apartments?: Constructio...

Hillier College Professor Speaks on Social Inclusion at NYC Architecture Biennial

Monday, November 16th, 2020
Maria Hurtado De Mendoza spoke on questions of how social inlcusion can be expressed in physical spaces, at any scale.  Watch the full presentation here.  

Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD) Call for Submissions

Friday, November 13th, 2020
The 2021 SimAUD conference is calling for submissions. The Deadline is November 22, 2020. This event will be of interest to faculty and students in Architecture, Urban Design and Planning, Engineering and Computing.  The 12th annual Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (Si...

Goldman Wins a First in the 2020 International Photography Awards

Friday, November 13th, 2020
The International Photography Awards winners were announced Tuesday October 27 and this year to his happy surprise, Prof. Glenn Goldman won first place (professional) in the category "Architecture/Abstract" for the photograph "Have a Ball". This photograph was taken in Barcelona,...

What is the Architect's Role in Rebuilding After Disaster?

Friday, October 30th, 2020
The Fall 2020 Lecture Series on the theme of 'Responsibility' is hosting Jiakun Liu in conversation with Doreen Heng Liu, Monday November 2nd at 7:30pm, on the topic of the architects role in rebuilding after disaster. You may join the event here. Jiakun Architects was founded b...

Architecture To Marketing - Susana Holguin-Veras '06 On Finding Your Career Path

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
Susana Holguin-Veras, Principal at TheoryCo. talks about how she discovered her career path by following her interests, using her strengths, and understanding architecture can be practiced in many ways.   

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

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 Inst...

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...

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...