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Sustainable Design: Mapping an Ancient Solution to a Modern Crisis

Thursday, June 29th, 2023
*"Mapping an Ancient Solution to a Modern Crisis" is part of NJIT's 2023 Research Magazine* Athens is dense, dry and prone to drought. Together, rising temperatures, a lack of trees and intense heat island effects are baking the modern metropolis of more than three million people. Researchers ...

Senior Success: Architect Nikole Marin Celebrates Earning a Dual Degree and a Job at DMR Architects

Monday, May 15th, 2023
It all started in sixth grade. Nikole Marin ’23 needed to select what she wanted to study for a class and because she didn’t want to go through the long list of choices, she selected among the first ones in the “A” section. Ultimately, that quick selection has led her to achieving two degrees from N...

Senior Success: Digital Designer Erick Mejia Shows His Ecuadorian Culture Through His Work

Friday, May 12th, 2023
Erick Mejia’s fascinating story is adding another chapter as the Ecuadorian-native is now the first in his family to graduate college. Never forgetting his roots, the digital designer looks for ways to include his love of his home culture and country in his work. “I moved here in 2011, knowing a li...

Senior Success: Interior Designer Constance Chu Looks Back at her Amazing Time at NJIT

Monday, May 8th, 2023
Constance Chu’s passion for interior design started at a young age, assisting her mother — an interior designer — in picking samples and colors. Thanks to this early exposure, Chu trained a design muscle that has evolved into an education and career. “That's just kind of always been what I've been ...

Senior Success: Interior Designer Haylee Merola Ready to Take Her NJIT Teachings to Kimmerle

Thursday, May 4th, 2023
During her four years at NJIT, Haylee Merola has used her imagination and visualization to create different types of work in her interior design studios. Whether the project was a sci-fi movie, a retail store, an airport lounge or designing clothing for a fashion show, Merola always made sure to add...

Hillier College Alumni, Student Work Featured in Milestone Design Showcase Event

Thursday, April 27th, 2023
The Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) kicked off its year-long celebration of two very important milestones – the 50th year anniversary of the New Jersey School of Architecture and the 15th anniversary of the School of Art & Design.  The Design Showcase is the college’s fla...

A Bridge to Equity Between Newark's South Ward and Liberty International

Monday, April 3rd, 2023
Darius Sollohub, professor and interim director of the New Jersey School of Architecture, Hillier College and Colette Santasieri, executive director of the Center for Community Systems, have been unwavering in their partnership to bring the full benefit of Newark’s Liberty International Airport to t...

Princeton Review Ranks NJIT a Top 50 School to Study Game Design

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology has again earned a spot on The Princeton Review’s top 50 undergraduate schools for game design in the 2023 rankings. The Princeton Review chose the schools based on its 2022 survey of administrators at 150 institutions across the U.S. and abroad offering game desi...

NJIT Alumna, Pamela Ospina, Recognized in Interior Design Magazine's 30 Under 30

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
Pamela Ospina ’18 was selected and recognized in Interior Design Magazine’s top 30 designers under the age of 30. Ospina, a Paramus, New Jersey native, works at M Moser Associates in New York City. “I am very appreciative of the opportunities that have been presented to me,” said Ospina. “I work wi...

HCAD Gallery Presents 'Troy West: The Architecture and Art of Belonging'

Tuesday, February 21st, 2023
The J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) Gallery has opened “Troy West: The Architecture and Art of Belonging,” an exhibition that showcases the drawings, sculptures and architectural projects of the late Troy West, RA. Born in Pittsburgh, West began practicing...