Photo Credit Chris Cooper
2023 AIA NJ Design Night This Thursday, November 2, 2023
5:00 pm– 6:00 pm Optional Tour of Princeton University
6:30pm – 8:30pm Reception & Lecture at Nassau Inn
2 LUs for Tour and Lecture
1 LU for Lecture Only
Design and Service Award Winners will be announced at the completion of the Lecture at the Nassau Inn.
TOUR:
This walking tour will focus on the exterior of the buildings and will be led by representatives from TenBerke and Princeton University’s Office of Capital Projects. Each tour group will discuss the siting, massing, materiality, and environmental stewardship of Yeh College and New College West. The tour groups will also visit one or two interior spaces including the shared dining. Tour attendees will receive an email with their tour starting point and map. Limited spots are available for this optional tour.
LECTURE: New Residential Colleges Built for Community
How can notions of scale and materiality on a historic campus be negotiated with contemporary design? How can relationships between indoors and outdoors be configured? Maitland Jones and his team at TenBerke asked these questions with their ambitious design for Princeton University’s two newest residential colleges. As a component of campus-wide growth strategies and part of Princeton’s residential college tradition, the new colleges give architectural expression to the ongoing commitment to inclusion and belonging. TenBerke’s design creates a dialogue between architecture and landscape that builds community and is sensitive to traditional campus space-making. Mait will discuss how his team created a richness of experiences and a sense of inclusivity for students by implementing skillful siting, massing, and universal access.
