THE UNSTOPPABLE MARISSA A. IAMELLO, AIA, LEED BD+C, AIA JERSEY SHORE PRESIDENT Like most kids, I grew up playing with LEGOs, however, I also grew up in an architect’s office (TTIA in Deal). From a young age, I colored with Prismacolors at my Dad’s drafting table. In high school, I learned CAD Read More
Angelica Arent, Associate AIA, Finds Support and Motivation from Family of Architects I started my professional career as a Registered Architect in Mexico. In 2002, I relocated to the United States. While I was excited about this opportunity, naturally I was Read More
WHERE ARE ALL THE (WOMEN) ARCHITECTS? By Susan Pikaart Bristol, AIA In 1977, after deciding to apply to Architecture school, my parents thought that maybe I should actually meet an architect. But where are the Architects? We didn’t know anyone in our town who was an architect, nor did we know anyone who had Read More
AIA New Jersey Women In Architecture Spotlight on AIA Associate Garima Kaushal Coming from a family of engineers and architects, I knew what I wanted to become when I grow up! I got admitted to Architecture school and under the guidance of some distinguished professors, I started developing my interest in sustainable architecture. I delved Read More
AIA New Jersey Closes out Black History Month with the History of William M. Brown, Jr., AIA, and William M. Brown, III, AIA AIA New Jersey has a very short history of African American Presidents. A list of two, to be exact, and those two history-making leaders were the only pair of AIA New Jersey Read More
Meet Ashton Quintin Jr., Associate AIA, Featured in the AIA New Jersey Black History Spotlight I enjoy mentoring the next generation. I have friends in Newark Public Schools who let me visit the elementary and high schools to speak. My goal is to educate them about architecture and how cool it is to be Read More
Moustafa Abouelmagd, Associate AIA, is Now Featured in the AIA New Jersey Black History Showcase I am participating in the AIA NJ Black History Showcase to show others my struggles. I hope it will motivate and encourage others to reach for their goals. When I was a young man, I lived in Alexandria, Egypt. I Read More
AIA New Jersey Black History Showcase Presents Maria K. Hawkins, Associate AIA As a young child, I didn’t have a clear appreciation of the role of “architect” nor “architecture” in society. These were abstract concepts to me, simply because my built environment came to be by “construction workers” and “builders”. After years Read More
AIA New Jersey Black History Month Showcase: Meet John D. Lyon, AIA When I was 13 years old, living in Jamaica, I wrote a research paper on Vitruvius for my history class. That was the moment I decided to become an architect. I started taking mechanical drawing classes, performed well and went Read More
AIA New Jersey Black History Showcase: Meet Taylor Everett, Associate AIA Eighteen months ago, I graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and I am currently working on a Master’s in Civil Engineering, with a concentration in Construction Management. While finishing my bachelor’s, NJIT’s Career Fair helped me to Read More
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