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
AIA New Jersey Past President Verity L. Frizzell, FAIA, Declares Candidacy AIA New Jersey is delighted to share the news that our immediate Past President, Verity Frizzell, FAIA, has declared her candidacy for AIA National Office in the category of At-Large Director for the years 2020-2022. The At-large Directors, along with the Board officers and Read More
AIA New Jersey Recognizes Black History Month Today we begin our month-long celebration of Black History Month. While AIA NJ cannot yet boast about a long history of African-American leaders, we certainly have Black members and colleagues to celebrate for their contributions to the profession. Watch for more articles throughout the month highlighting the achievements Read More
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