AIA West Jersey Section News

AIA West Jersey and AIA South Jersey held their annual joint meeting on September 19th 2017 at the Lake House Restaurant in Newfield, NJ. The presentation Garden state Growth Zones: Camden and Atlantic City - Cities on the Rise was well received by the audience and produced thoughtful discussion. Presenters Thomas Sykes, of SOSH Architects, and Robert Reid, a land use officer, discussed the Casino Redevelopment Authority [CRDA] and how they have worked to streamline the submission process. Sykes stated that involving public programs with a good sense of design enhances and revitalizes communities. Presenter Angelo Alberto, AIA discussed the urban renaissance currently [...]

Come out for our 2017 joint meeting with AIA South Jersey on 9/19. This meeting has been approved for 3 LU/HSW credits. RSVP by 9/13 to Christina Amey, AIA at cla.aiasj@gmail.com or 609-602-6669  

This multi-tiered 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 Sept. – Oct. 2017 and The Business of Architecture Advanced Certificate will be offered Jan. – Feb. 2018. 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 and licensed AIA Architects at the Temple Center City Campus. Registration [...]

AIA West Jersey is accepting entries to the 12th Annual Photography Competition.   Submit your interesting images of everything architectural – from the buildings around the corner to a new place you visit. ELIGIBILITY: Competition is open to all AIA members and affiliates, students and the general public. ENTRY DEADLINE: September 5, 2017 CATEGORIES: Color Black & White AWARDS: Each year three cash prizes are awarded for Overall Best Entry, Best Color, and Best Black & White.  All entries are narrowed by a jury to select the top finalists, these finalists are put online for a public vote to selected the 3 prize winning photographs, the cover [...]

Join AIA West Jersey for networking, dinner and a presentation by award-winning writer, successful entrepreneur and accredited FocalPoint Business Coach, Jerry Covella. Jerry will present strategies for clarifying your business vision, and provide tools and tips for the foundation to a more successful business. Whether you have been in business for years, or are considering venturing out on your own, there is a take-away for you here. In addition, Jessica O'Donnell, AIA-WJ Secretary and NJ Emerging Professionals Community Chair will be presenting an "EPiC Roadshow" describing the EPiC organization, its strucutre and opportunities for members. Come out and learn more.

AIA West Jersey invites the membership to attend AIA WJ Allied Member, DuBell Lumber Company's AIA-Credit Program on April 27th, 2017. AIA WJ Allied Member, Marvin Windows and Doors will be presenting at the event.  RSVP directly to Ed Evans at Dubell via the link below. Dubell Lumber Company Announces AIA-Credit Architects Lunch and Learn Program Medford, NJ – Thursday, April 27, from 8am-1pm, DuBell Lumber Company of Southern New Jersey is launching the first in a series of Architects Lunch & Learn events for 2017. For over 95 years, DuBell Lumber Company, with its seven South Jersey-area locations, has been a [...]

Join AIA West and South Jersey for a informative tour on March 25 - coffee and donuts will be served at the start of the program.

AIA Grassroots 2017 – A Leadership Conference – Washington D.C. Conference Recap by Mark Barone, AIA - 2017 AIA WJ President  The 2017 Grassroots conference is attended annually by the leaders of AIA National, State and Local Components and offers the opportunity to learn about how the Institute operates and its agenda for the coming year.  Attendees also meet and discuss programming ideas with AIA leaders from Components across the country at a number of networking sessions and interactive seminars.  This year, I was fortunate to attend as the representative from AIA West Jersey.  New Jersey as a whole was well [...]

On Friday February 24th, the AIA-West Jersey Emerging Professionals Community (EPiC) observed “Tech Month”, by taking a guided tour of NextFab, a local co-working facility and “maker-space” that provides technology training, production equipment and automated fabrication expertise to start-ups and creatives. The event was well attended, and included representatives of AIA-WJ, Philadelphia Emerging Architects (PEA) and the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (PhilaNOMA). We were also joined by the project architect of the facility Jackie Gusic, AIA of Inhabit Architecture & Design, who provided insight into the background and design of the project, an adaptive reuse of [...]