AIA West Jersey Section News

Deptford Mall Hosts CANstruction + Carnival Fun + Food Drive Click here for more information: 2021 CANstruction at Deptford Mall Media Advisory

Photo courtesy of Arch Daily This year, AIA West Jersey honors its members with service awards celebrating design achievement, service to the architectural profession and the AIA, as well as outstanding local leaders for their contributions to uplift their communities.  Apply yourself, or sponsor a candidate worthy of recognition for all their hard work and dedication.  All applications are due Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 5:00 EST.   2021 Service Awards Applications and Nominations are now open for the following awards: Community Service Award: The AIA West Jersey Resident of the Year Award  Description of Award/Eligibility An award may be given to [...]

  It's that time of the year! AIA's annual architectural conference will be held virtually this year and will be separated into a 4-day span throughout the summer starting June 17th. A’21 has it all: Big names, product demos, inspired networking, and the opportunity to earn HSW, GBCI, RIBA, and AIA LU credits. Special pricing through May 4th ($99-AIA Members, $25-Students/New Members), so gets your tickets asap!   To register or for more information click HERE  

  Join AIA West Jersey on May 12th @ 6:00PM for a special presentation on "Building & Running a Successful Hybrid Practice" by Evelyn Lee, FAIA.  Evelyn Lee, FAIA, is the first-ever Senior Experience Designer at Slack Technologies, Founder of the Practice of Architecture, and Co-Host on the Podcast, Practice Disrupted. Lee seamlessly integrates her business and architecture background with a qualitative and quantitative focus to build better experiences for the organization's employees, clients, and guests. She is widely published, wrote a monthly column for Contract magazine for over 3 years, and now is a frequent contributor to Architect Magazine. Evelyn has received numerous industry awards including 2016 40 Under [...]

  Join AIA West Jersey for our upcoming General Membership Meeting on April 14 at 6:00 pm. Karl Feucht from Benjamin Obdyke will present "Drainage and Drying In The Exterior Wall: the significance of draining and drying components within sidewall structures". (Presentation qualifies for 1 HS&W) To register click Here.

  And the award goes to... Great news! In 2021, we will be reinvigorating the Awards and Scholarship Committee. In the past, AIA West Jersey honored its members with awards celebrating design achievement, service to the architectural profession and the AIA, as well as outstanding local leaders for their contributions to uplift local communities. 2021 Committee Chair, Mark Barone, AIA, is seeking members to re-establish and expand the awards program. Whether you are a long time member of AIA West Jersey, or this is your first year with us, we want your ideas, efforts, and participation in an occasional phone call [...]

Having a hard time picking up those books? Looking to mentor the next generation of architects?  Join AIA-WJ/EPiC for two ARE Study Sessions to kick off the new year! Specifications and Delivery Methods, February 8th 8-10 pm For Feb 8th - Click Here For Feb 9th - Click Here

  Join us on January 19th 6:00PM for our AIA West Jersey Membership Meeting & Inaugural Event. Our WJ Board of Directors are to be sworn in by the new 2021 AIA NJ President, Joshua Zinder. Following the Inaugural Ceremony and business portion of the meeting, we will have our featured CEU presentation: Resilient Design for At-Risk Communities presented by Jason Kliwinski, AIA, LEED Fellow/Faculty. For the link to register or for more information click Here

We are heading into the new year, which means planning for the West Jersey CANstruction event is underway and we would like your help in choosing our 2021 theme! This upcoming CANstruction will be held at the Deptford Mall once again and will feature a few new teams and faces. Build Day will tentatively be on July 24th and all structures will be on display until the 8th of August. All structures and proceeds will be donated to the South Jersey Food Bank. Let us know which your favorite theme is for 2021: (voting ends Monday 12/21/2020)