December 11, 2024

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Four AIA New Jersey Member Firms Named to Forbes’ Top 200 Residential Architects of America for 2025

According to Forbes staff Richard Olsen, “Quite simply, we’ve arrived at a moment when we can no longer afford to overlook the critical importance of the role of the architect in society, particularly in relation to our houses. America’s Top 200 Residential Architects will be, if nothing else, a point of entry to that recognition—a world of enlightened strategies for living and for housing ourselves more intelligently. More specifically, America’s Top 200 Residential Architects will point to the architects to whom you can turn, no matter where you are across the nation, to help you create a house that meets both your personal demands and the outsized existential demands of our times.”

Forbes’ system of evaluation included three tiers:

• Tier 1: General Professional Evaluation
• Tier 2: Evaluation of a single “Exemplary House”
• Tier 3: Evaluation Relative to Forbes Architecture’s Residential Guiding Principles & Best Practices, in seven defined categories 

Top-scoring finalists were then advanced to the semifinalist stage and reevaluated by both the Forbes Architecture editorial team and the Forbes Architecture Advisory Board of 12 industry experts. 

Learn more about the Forbes process and the people HERE. 

We look forward to an upcoming webinar interview in 2025 with the firm Principals sharing their stories and featured projects. 

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AIA New Jersey Supports its Members and Promotes the Public’s Understanding of Architecture through Advocacy, Education, and Service.

Founded in 1857, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) consistently works to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. Through a dynamic network of more than 250 chapters and more than 95,000 member architects and design professionals, the AIA advocates for public policies that promote economic vitality and public well-being. Members adhere to a code of ethics and conduct to ensure the highest professional standards. The AIA provides members with tools and resources to assist them in their careers and businesses. It also engages civic and government leaders and the public to find solutions to pressing issues facing our communities, institutions, nation and world. AIA New Jersey, a chapter AIA, has been the voice of the architectural profession in the Garden State since 1900. Based in Trenton, AIA New Jersey has over 2,000 members across six sections. For more information, please visit http://www.aia-nj.org

By Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, AIA NJ Advocacy Consultant | Posted in AIA Jersey Shore, AIA Newark and Suburban, AIA West Jersey, Architects League of Northern New Jersey, Business, Diversity, EquityInArchitecture | Tagged: #AIAArchitects, #AIANJ, #Forbes, #ForbesTop200Architects, #HilandHallTurnerAIA, #JayCReinertAIA, #JeffJordanAIA, #MichaelSWuAIA | Comments (0)