April 15, 2025

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AIA New Jersey Announces Winners of the 2025 Architecture Week Photo Contest

The AIA New Jersey Architecture Week Committee has convened an esteemed jury to select the 2025 New Jersey Architecture Week Photography Competition winners. AIA NJ President Andrew Thompson, AIA, and Public Awareness Committee co-chairs Bruce Turner, AIA, and William Martin, AIA, met with committee chair and jury moderator Paul Tiajoloff, AIA, to review and rate the 40 submissions, in two categories: Black & White and Color.

 

 

Overall-Best of Show: “The Ellipse”  in Jersey City by Mike van Tassell, AIA

The Ellipse high-rise apartments in Jersey City, NJ, at dusk.

 

Ist Place Color: “Chapel Front” in Bellville by Robert Cozzerelli, FAIA

Nanina’s In the Park, a New Jersey Landmark nestled on the rim of Branch Brook Park featuring the park’s famous cherry blossom trees, now has the added formal Nanina’s Chapel as part of its lavish landscape. This Tuscan-style wedding Chapel is situated in a beautiful, picturesque setting within the historical park.

 

Honorable Mention, Color: “The Chair” in Union City by Manuel Pereiras, AIA

The cellar of an abandoned bank. 

 

1^st Place B&W: “Timeless Corridor” at Princeton University by Keerthi Karri, AIA

This black-and-white photo captures a timeless, gothic-style corridor at Princeton University. The long, vaulted passageway is lined with intricately carved stone arches and ribbed ceilings that create a rhythmic sense of perspective. On the right, tall windows framed by tracery arches allow light to spill into the hallway, casting soft shadows that highlight the textures of the stonework. The symmetry of the corridor draws the eye toward a distant doorway at the end, evoking a sense of quiet academic reverence and historical depth that is characteristic of Princeton’s architecture.

 

 

Honorable Mention B&W: “Church ramp” in Cape May by Salvatore Tomasiello, AIA 

 

 

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who participated!

Sincerely, 

PAUL K. TIAJOLOFF, AIA, PP

AIA New Jersey Architecture Week Chair

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