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Radical Addenda: Redesigning Building Codes to Enable Climate Action

Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Hillier College architecture students in Christopher Gardner’s studio spent last semester applying their design skills to figuring out how to address climate action through building codes, with the codes themselves as the object of design. The students were asked to write a code or code addenda...

Industrial Design + Nudges from Friends + a Little Humility = Fulbright Scholarship

Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Daniel Meza, Albert Dormans honors scholar, industrial design alum ‘20 and Fulbright scholarship recipient, has some advice for the current cohort of industrial design students. “There are a lot more opportunities for research and innovation in industrial design than you might think. For the first t...

Shaping the Future of Cities: The Newark Civil Rights Museum & Center for Restorative Justice

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
The Spring 2021 "Shaping the Future of Cities” studio is being taught by Roger Smith, design director at Gensler. The challenge for students is to re-imagine the American City and explore the possibilities for developing 21st century models for building an equitable future. The events of 2...

Miguel Rodrigues aka Kaliptus Published in Collaborations - Vol.1 by APEX Collective

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
The book, Collaborations Vol. 1, by APEX Collective, includes works of art, particularly painting collaborations, created from 2014-2020 by various artists that were exhibited in a multitude of art galleries, including the Ryan Joseph Gallery in Denver, Knew Conscious Gallery also in Denver, Alex Gr...

Kum-Biocca Presents Projection Mapping at SIGGRAPH Asia

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
SIGGRAPH ASIA  Siggraph Asia Projection Mapping work title  AI: Artificial Interruption The artificial, a curtain of cubes, interrupts, and rolls over the natural order. Leaves fall and freeze into polygonal crystals. As the artificial interruption spreads, fields and leaves shatter in...

Alumna Masha Drozdov '09 on Responsibility and the Value of Technical Skills

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
Masha Drozdov is a frequent guest critic for the advanced integrated architecture studios at Hillier College and Columbia GSAPP and has also participated as a guest for the Alumni Tea discussions at NJIT with students who are figuring out what their career paths will be. Masha’s admiration for Louis...

Architecture Studios Present Research and Projects at Super Jury

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
After final reviews at the end of this semester the advanced Architecture Studios presented their projects at the Super Jury. The goal is to share the research undertaken and knowledge gained through new approaches to design and studio instructors present their students' work to ...

Santasieri's Roadmap to Environmental Justice and Community Engagement

Monday, November 23rd, 2020
Colette Santasieri, Executive Director of the Center for Community Systems and her team have designed and conducted several webinars in recent weeks. Coming up November 24th is the third in a three part series on cleaning up brownfields, you can register to join here. Entitled, It Takes a Village -...

Hillier College of Architecture and Design Seeks Candidates

Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Director, School of Art + Design Position Summary: The Director of the School of Art + Design (A+D) is the administrative and academic leader of the School. The Director is simultaneously a member of the faculty and administration in the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD). The Direct...

Hillier College of Architecture and Design Alumni Hall Nears Completion

Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Weston Alumni Lecture Hall Chair Campaign As the Renovation Campaign for the Alumni Lecture Hall in Weston nears completion, think about starting your own legacy at NJIT. You can do so by adding your name — or that of your parents, loved ones, or favorite professor — to a chair in this new state-of...