AIA West Jersey Section News

Happy New Year from AIA West Jersey! In 2018, we have a number of events, socials and tours planned for our members. Please mark your calendars for the dates below: January 11th: Officer Installation Dinner. This year the event will be held at the Markeim Arts Center in Haddonfield, NJ. Join us for light fare and beverages at this local art gallery and studio, as 2018 officers are officially installed by Verity Frizzel, AIA, 2018 President of AIA New Jersey. In addition, Gary Chiumento, Esq. of Chiumento McNally LLC will present “Lessons Learned: A Case Study on Architectural Practice and the [...]

Mark your Calendars for the 2018 AIA WJ Inaugural Event and General Membership meeting on January 11, 2018 beginning at 6:00pm at the Markeim Arts Center in Haddonfield. Additional Details to follow. We look forward to seeing you there!

Business of Architecture - Basic Certificate Starts Jan. 2018 The multi-tiered Micro-MBA in Architecture program program kicks off with two certificate programs to help prepare Architects and Construction Professionals with limited or no business training to enter the Micro-MBA executive program in late 2018. The Business of Architecture Basic Certificate will be offered Jan. – Feb. 2018. Details about The Business of Architecture Advanced Certificate will be available soon. Each of the certificate programs will be five weeks in duration and provide background training to help ensure the candidates success. Classes will be taught by a combination of Temple University Professors [...]

  The 2018 AIA West Jersey Calendars are available for purchase! See details below.    

AIA West Jersey invites you to join us November 28 for networking seminar featuring a presentation entitled Historic Rehabilitation, Window Solutions presented by Fritz Winterle of Marvin Windows & Doors.  Gourmet sandwiches, other light fare and beverages will be available.  The event has been approved for 3 LU/HSW.  In addition to the continuing education program and networking, attendees will cast votes for 2018 component officers. RSVPs are requested by Friday, November 24 to Mark Barone, AIA at westjerseyaia@gmail.com.  Full event details below: Featured Presentation: Historic Rehabilitation: Window Solutions Date: November 28, 2017 Time: 6 – 9 p.m. Location: Camden County Boathouse, 7050 N Park Drive, Pennsauken Township, [...]

The holiday season is upon us and although we are all very busy, many of us are looking for ways to give back to those less fortunate. AIA West Jersey has recently become aware of a local community organization in need of design assistance. The Angels Community Outreach, located in Pitman, New Jersey, manages a storefront to provide clothing and necessities to people in need at no-cost. They are currently looking for a volunteer Architect to donate his or her time to convert an existing residential use to a commercial use. If you are in a position to offer design assistance, [...]

Join us Thursday, 11/16 at the office of Kitchen & Associates for an evening of informal BIM education and networking! Zoltan Toth, Intl. Assoc. AIA from Graphisoft will explore the ARCHICAD, BIMx, Twinmotion, and Rhino/Grasshopper workflow. Learn how to deploy these software applications to work within one database, increase your productivity, mitigate risk, and deliver a more profitable product. Network with students from local universities (Drexel & Temple) as well as AIA members from AIA West Jersey and AIA South Jersey. If you have been thinking of growing your business, deploying new strategies or want to get out of the 'fragmented [...]

Now in it’s 12th year – the AIA West Jersey Photography Competition has opened public voting period to select the top images of this years finalists.    Voting ends November 1, 2017. Go to the website to place your vote for your favorite. As in years past, many great architectural images were submitted from photographers around the country.  A panel of jurors narrowed the entries to the finalists in the public voting portion of the competition.   All of the public votes and juror votes will be tallied to decide the top three images that received cash awards and the cover photograph on the 2018 [...]

Join us at Caffe Aldo on October 24 for a presentation on Passive House. RSVP by 10/19. Attendees will receive 3 HSW and 3 GBCI credits.

Over the years, AIA West Jersey [AIAWJ] has been serving its members by providing quality continuing education programs, field trips, social outings and general meetings for professional camaraderie. We are currently looking for members to get involved with our Executive committee for 2018. AIA West Jersey serves as your voice in state issues affecting the architectural profession. As a volunteer organization, the officers on the Executive Committee serve one or two year terms, continuing on as other capacities and culminating as President. The continuity of the Board allows the Board members to learn from their predecessors, making the transition easier and allowing for an efficient operation of the Chapter. [...]