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Architectural historian Gabrielle Esperdy named as next dean of NJIT's Hillier College of Architecture and Design

2024-06-27T17:18:00-04:00

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has named architectural historian Gabrielle Esperdy to lead its Hillier College of Architecture and Design as the new dean following a national search. Esperdy, who had already been serving in an interim capacity since 2022, will take office effective July 1st and lead the college's strategic plan in unison with NJIT stated goals to become a new "nexus of innovation" just a few miles away from New York City.

"Sometimes a search affirms what you already have, in this case, a thoughtful and passionate leader who connects well with students, faculty, administrators and staff members alike," NJIT's President Teik C. Lim said of her retention. "Also, we gain continuity and someone who already understands Hillier and its long-term priorities. This is a win-win."

"The dean should promote the incredible work that our faculty and students ...

2023 summer programs from Archinect School Partners offer pathways to an architectural education

2023-05-31T13:03:00-04:00

Interested in exploring a career in architecture and design but want to develop foundational skills and grow your design portfolio? Below are featured architecture summer programs from our Archinect Partner Schools that are still accepting applications!

These nine summer programs are offered for kids, high school students, recent high school graduates, and adults. The courses and workshops listed below offer participants, even those without prior design experience, access to the fundamentals of an architectural education. Our list also includes programs for those with existing backgrounds adjacent to architecture looking to explore specific topics with a design emphasis.

SCI-Arc presents...

DID 2022 cohort works on "Make it COOL" shade structures on SCI-Arc campus. Image courtesy of SCI-Arc.

Design Immersion Days (DID) - Los Angeles, CA (In-Person)
Dates: June 10 – July 14

Details: "Design Immersion Days (DID) is an immersive four-week summer program that introduces high school stud...

Get Lectured: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Spring '23

2023-02-08T13:28:00-05:00

Our Archinect Get Lectured series continues today with a look at the goings-on on campus at the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Hillier College of Architecture and Design this spring.

The school shares: “Since 2007, an endowment established with the American Institute of Architects New Jersey Chapter (AIANJ) has increased the breadth of the lecture series by allowing for the establishment of the AIANJ Endowed Lecture each April and a symposium each fall.”

The semester has already seen a visit from Princeton University professor and Atelier Office Principal Mitch McEwen on January 30. Events will continue on February 20 when Texas Tech University’s Ersela Kripa comes to campus to discuss her work with AGENCY. She will be followed on March 2 by Parsons School of Design professor Allan Wexler.

Events continue on March 23 with a visit from Grouphug Solar’s Krystal Persaud. Following her visit, the semester concludes with a lecture from Jae Shin of Newark-based HECTOR Design on Apr...

Get Lectured: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Spring '22

2022-02-19T10:00:00-05:00

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series highlights lecture and event programming at architecture schools while also showcasing the graphic prowess of each institution as they continue to adapt to in-person and virtual academic events. Continuing with the Spring '22 lecture series, we are taking a closer look at the latest public programming at the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Hillier College of Architecture and Design (NJIT HCAD).

According to NJIT HCAD: "This Spring, the lecture series, currently organized by Kelly Hutzell and John Cays, focuses once again on ‘Design as Research,’ with speakers whose work will provide a lens on what is really meant by the words innovation and transformation, who present practices that integrate art, science and engineering, human perception, cognition, and experience, who design at the intersection of the digital and physical in architecture, who incorporate the rigorous measurement of environmental impacts into design, and whose insights ...

Get Lectured: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Fall '21

2021-09-10T11:54:00-04:00

As this year's Fall term begins, schools welcome back students and faculty as they continue with in-person and remote learning. In continuing to highlight public lecture programs from architecture schools, we continue our Fall 2021 Get Lectured series by featuring this year's lecture program from the New Jersey Institute of Technology J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design.

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

With this year's theme, Design as Research, the school kicks off the month of September with lectures from Andrea Love of Payette on September 13 and Marion Weiss of Weiss/Manfredi on September 30. NJIT's very own Hannah Kum-Biocca will present her talk on October 11 followed by a presentation from Perkins & Will's Monica Ku...

Get Lectured: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Spring '21

2021-02-22T18:17:00-05:00

Organized by Georgeen Theodore, Dir. Master of Infrastructure Planning, and Ana Penalba Estebanez, Lecturer, the Hillier College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology shares their upcoming lectures for Spring 2021. The College shares, "The world is facing unprecedented challenges: an ongoing pandemic, structural racism, global warming, political instability, and increasing economic inequality." This Spring their lecture series "explores the topic of responsibility, probing how architecture and design have contributed to these conditions, questioning architectures’ and designs’ ability to respond, and exploring different models of professional responsibility, asking how does architecture/design respond and what is the architect/designer’s responsibility?"

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your l...

NJIT CoAD Announces New Director for School of Architecture

2015-04-22T18:41:00-04:00

Richard Garber, associate professor of architecture, has been appointed director of the School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Garber is the author of “BIM Design: Realizing the Creative Potential of Building Information Modeling” (Wiley, 2014). He is an award-winning architect and partner at GRO Architects. In addition to large-scale planning, Garber is an internationally recognized expert in the application of parametric design and building information modeling.

Richard Garber, associate professor of architecture, has been appointed director of the School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), effective immediately.

Garber is the author of “BIM Design: Realizing the Creative Potential of Building Information Modeling,” published by Wiley in 2014. He also was the editor of “Closing the Gap: Information Models in Contemporary Design Practice,” published by Wiley in 2009. He is an award-winning architect and partner at GRO Architects. In addition to large-scale planning, Garber is an internationally recognized expert in the application of parametric design and building information modeling.

In 2009, Garber and his architecture students were selected as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. In 2011, as part of a worldwide competition, they designed and built a prototype of a solar house, which was exhibited in Washington, D.C. Two years later, Garber and his students entered the China Solar Decathlon ...

NJIT appoints Richard Garber new director for School of Architecture

2015-04-03T15:14:00-04:00

Richard Garber, associate professor of architecture, has been appointed director of the School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), effective immediately. [...] In his new role, Garber will focus on restructuring the School of Architecture to make full use of the extraordinary talent represented by his colleagues. He intends to work closely with his fellow faculty members to orchestrate this transformation.

New York state of mind: Weekly News Round-Up for November 10, 2014

2014-11-17T14:53:00-05:00

Thursday, November 13:

Smithsonian hires BIG architecture group for $2 billion South Mall renovation plan: While approval is still pending, the large-scale renovation will include "two underground levels of visitor amenities" and could take up to twenty years to complete.

Lucas museum faces lawsuit from Friends of the Parks: The nonprofit advocacy group claims that cordoning off the Chicago waterfront for Lucas' museum violates the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing "equal protection and due process" for deciding what to do with land belonging to the state of Illinois.

Wednesday, November 12:

Two window washers trapped on scaffolding at 1 WTC: The two men were shortly rescued by firemen, after uneven ascending cables left them dangling at a 65-degree angle 827ft in the air.

The Courtyard House Plug-In: A House Within The House: People's Architecture Office created a modular interior set to install in Beijing's historic buildings, as a renovation alternative to demolition.

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NJIT blasts Kean U. architecture school plans; calls proposal duplicative, wasteful

2014-11-12T13:23:00-05:00

Kean University’s plans to open a school architecture now face opposition from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which claims the program would be a wasteful duplication and that Kean has failed to seek approvals [...] “If you have the state involved in sponsored programs, they would have to have a geographical disparity or offer different programs. I think it would hard not to come to that conclusion,” said Urs Gauchat, NJIT Dean of the School of Architecture and Design.

Previously in the News: Kean University announces the Michael Graves School of Architecture

More on this issue also in the latest episode of our weekly podcast, Archinect Sessions: Paul and Amelia discuss the ensuing beef between the two schools with co-hosts Donna Sink and NJIT graduate Ken Koense.

NJIT architecture students to design first ever Habitat for Humanity homes in East Orange

2012-12-18T15:21:00-05:00

What does it take to build a livable home for under $100 per square foot? For a group of architecture students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, that question was answered in a semester-long project that ended last week. The project culminated with two students winning top honors among their classmates by having their projects selected for construction by Habitat for Humanity.

NJIT, Rutgers students push boundaries of sustainable building with innovative green house

2011-07-25T18:16:14-04:00

"Team NJ" — as the group of architecture, planning and engineering students from the two universities is called — has built a futuristic-looking, one-story house that challenges traditional building techniques and sets a model for innovative, green housing.