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Chinese Professionals Arrive at NJIT for a Spring Semester of Study

Monday, March 5th, 2018
They were newly arrived from China for a semester-long, customized, professional development program at NJIT, and for most of them the journey marked their first time coming to the United States. While some of the 10 employees from the China Triumph International Engineering Company, Ltd. (CTIEC)&nb...

NJIT Grad Student to Serve on National Board of AIAS

Monday, February 19th, 2018
Michael Chiappa ’18, a graduate architecture student in the College of Architecture and Design, has been elected to serve as northeast quad director on the 2018-2019 National Board of the American Institute of Architecture Students, becoming the first student from NJIT to do so in the organization...

Turf Wars: How Design is Used as a Weapon of Mass Exclusion

Monday, February 19th, 2018
A bench with armrests; “No Loitering” signs; cul-de-sacs; the Regional Contribution Agreement — all seemingly innocuous signs, objects, passages and policies that are used as weapons to restrict access to public spaces. “At a very fundamental level, architecture makes space for some people, communi...

Embracing Identity and Opportunity Through Portuguese Architecture

Monday, February 19th, 2018
The College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) will unveil an exhibition that showcases Portuguese architecture as a national resource, through various scales and diverse programs in public and intimate spaces, for investment in new areas of intervention. “Portuguese Architecture: Identity and Oppor...

From Concept to Materiality: Re-examining Architectural Ideas Through Drawings

Monday, February 19th, 2018
From organizational principals to programmatic questions and spatial strategies, there are many issues that get resolved from the basis of architectural design. Associate Professor of Architecture Maria Hurtado de Mendoza explains the relationship between the conceptual approach of a project and&nb...

Black History in the Making: Alumna's Art Tackles Race, Culture and Womanhood

Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
"Artists are here to disturb the peace." -James Baldwin First things first: Dominique Duroseau isn’t here to make you comfortable. The College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) alumna’s unflinching exhibit, “Black Things in White Spaces,” caused quite a stir when it opened at Gallery Aferro during...

Princeton Review Ranks NJIT Among Top 'Colleges That Pay You Back'

Monday, February 12th, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is one of the nation's best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation and at an affordable price according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company profiles NJIT in the recently published 2018 edition of ...

College of Architecture and Design's Spring 2018 Evening Lecture Series Lineup Revealed

Thursday, January 25th, 2018
Mark your calendars! The College of Architecture and Design’s (CoAD) spring 2018 Evening Lecture Series is set to commence Feb. 5. The series brings nationally and internationally recognized architects, academics and allied professionals to NJIT to discuss their current work and developm...

2017 at NJIT: A Look Back

Friday, January 5th, 2018
From ribbon-cuttings and rankings to appointments and awards and more, this past year saw many milestones and achievements at NJIT — with promise for a fruitful 2018. Here are just some of the university community's noteworthy accomplishments and happenings in 2017. JANUARY Academic and studen...

NJIT Alum Continues Downtown Newark Revival

Monday, November 20th, 2017
  Whole Foods Market, Chipotle and Hotel Indigo – Newark’s first boutique hotel – have all served as signifiers of urban revitalization in New Jersey’s largest city. And the establishments are also all housed in buildings rehabbed and developed by the Newark-based Hanini Group, a firm co-fo...