• Computational Design in Architecture From Practice to Potential

    Arthur L. Davis Lecture Computational Design in Architecture From Practice to Potential 1LU Pending Thursday Nov 16th | Starts at 6:00 PM RSVP before Nov 13th to join us! Free for ALNNJ members | $60 for non-members Maggiano’s Little Italy 70 Riverside Square Mall, Hackensack, NJ 07601   Click here to RSVP   The Officers and Trustee of the AIA Architect League of Northern New Jersey cordially invite you to the 2023 Arthur L. Davis Lecture in Computational Design in Architecture. The 2024 Board of Trustees Nominations to be announced. EVENT TIMELINE 6:00 pm - Social Hour 6:45 pm – Presentation 7:45 pm – Dinner Computational Design in Architecture From Practice to Potential 1LU Pending SPEAKER Joe Brennan, AIA Joe Brennan will share insights drawn from his extensive professional and academic background on the topic of computational design. He will be showcasing its practical applications through a series of case studies from recent KPF projects, including the iconic One Vanderbilt. These real-world examples will shed light on how computational design techniques have been effectively employed. He will also give us a glimpse of what the future might hold for this exciting field. The presentation will also discuss how computational methods can play […]

  • AIA CNJ Annual Meeting + What’s New with Revit 2025 by Microsol Resources

    Join us on Tuesday, October 15th, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM via Zoom for AIA CNJ's Annual Meeting, featuring a fantastic presentation on REVIT 2025 by Gold Sponsor Microsol Resources! Meeting Agenda   5:30 pm | Presentation: What’s New with Revit 2025 by Microsol Resources 6:30 pm | AIA Central NJ Annual Meeting Meeting Agenda   5:30 pm | What’s New with Revit 2025? - Microsol Resources 6:30 pm | AIA Central NJ Annual Meeting Course Description (1 LU) Interested in seeing what the new Autodesk Revit features can do for you? Join Microsol Resources for a rundown of the latest Revit 2025 features for architecture, structure, MEP, and more. We’ll cover the new capabilities for building performance and carbon analysis, new releases for Revit data and content management with Autodesk Docs, the latest for open workflows and interoperability, and more highlights. Revit 2025 adds new and enhanced capabilities to help all Revit users design, detail, document, and coordinate their projects with better quality and improved efficiency. This release has features that will boost your productivity, streamline collaboration, and empower you to design for a sustainable future. Here are the top 2025 featured enhancements for Revit: Faster workflows: Blazing-fast installs, streamlined interface & search. Option bar changes. Effortless docs: […]

  • Tri-State Fusion Conference

    AIA New York State, AIA New Jersey, and AIA Pennsylvania presents the Tri-State Fusion Conference November 17 - 20, 2024 Hershey Lodge and Convention Center | Hershey, PA Join us for an exhilarating fusion of architecture, design, and technology at the 2024 Tri-State Fusion Conference, hosted by AlA New Jersey, AlA New York State, and AlA Pennsylvania. After a hiatus, we're thrilled to reconvene in person, ready to inspire and innovate together. Are you ready to take your architecture and design practice to new heights? Look no further than the 2024 Tri-State Fusion Conference! Here's what's in store for you: Are you ready to take your architecture and design practice to new heights? Look no further than the 2024 Tri-State Fusion Conference, heres what's in store for you. Immerse yourself in educational sessions showcasing cutting-edge ideas reshaping our industry, from unlocking design excellence to harnessing the power of technology. Explore innovative design approaches across sectors including aging in place, cultural institutions, sustainability, and urban planning. Delve Into critical professional topics like community engagement, leadership strategies, talent retention, and client satisfaction. Stay ahead of the curve with insights into leveraging Al, optimizing tech tools for small firms, and staying abreast of […]

  • How to Plug the Hidden Profit Drains in Your Firm’s Workflow

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    This course examines how operational disorganization through hidden means causes profit reduction in contemporary architectural business operations. The course analyzes how academic theory fails to meet professional work requirements through its systematic operational flaws. Many firm leaders experience a recurring pattern of mistakes followed by emergency fixes, which depend on informal mentorship, while this process secretly diminishes their project earnings and boosts their professional exposure to risk. The session provides a proactive system development approach that enables firms to enhance both project team performance and financial profitability. The training helps participants identify profit leaks so they can convert their business operations from risk factors into stable growth drivers. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify how the gap between academic theory and professional practice requirements creates systemic operational flaws that lead to hidden profit reduction and increased liability. 2. Analyze the financial impact of recurring mistakes and informal mentorship by connecting undocumented internal processes to diminished project earnings and non billable time. 3. Describe the core components of a proactive system development approach designed to enhance project team performance by systematizing a firm's internal training processes. 4. Apply strategies for developing an internal system that reduces dependence on ad-hoc training, improves quality control, […]