New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design continues to help the local Newark community with projects that will transform the city’s public spaces.
Isabella Gil ’24 always tries to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. After leaving her native Venezuela, she came to the United States and looked for different ways to integrate into her new community. Getting to NJIT required a lot of effort, but now that she is here, she feels proud of her achievements and all that’s ahead of her.
Architecture has always interested her as a profession, as well as graphic design, interior design and fashion design.
LoriAnne Jones ’06 developed her architecture interest very early on, as she accompanied her father to work sites. Later, she would find out that her grandmother practiced architecture back in her parents’ home country, Guyana. She was happy to realize that her grandmother was an architect, and was equally proud that she developed interest in architecture without knowing that part of the family story.
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) was present on Monday as Mayor Ras J. Baraka, and the director of the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services Luis Ulerio opened the second iteration of Hope Village, “Come As You Are” Bridge Housing Community, located on Elizabeth Avenue.
Twelve NJIT students lived in the world’s most sustainable city this summer. There they considered the architect’s role in shaping urban space as well as the future of carbon negative building materials. The project was led by professors of practice at NJIT's Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Carrie Bobo and Charlie Firestone. The primary focus of the trip was to facilitate conversations between NJIT students and researchers and practitioners in Scandinavia.
New Jersey Institute of Technology Trustee Dennis Toft tops ROI-NJ’s inaugural list of influencers on the environment, which also features Trustee Gary Dahms and Colette Santasieri, executive director of NJIT’s Center for Community Systems (CCS).
Associate professors at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Gernot Riether and Andrzej Zarzycki, led a group of 16 NJIT students in a study abroad trip to Austria where they worked on the redesign of a public space that connects the art venues of the Kunstmeile, art mile, in Krems.
Realizing the vision of integrating Newark Liberty International Airport into the surrounding city is still years away. But advisors from New Jersey Institute of Technology remain focused on the prize: an aerotropolis that welcomes visitors to stay, dine, shop and experience the culture of the largest city in New Jersey, while creating economic opportunity nearby.
When Matthew Negron ’13, ‘16 started his education at NJIT, he was among the earliest cohorts to join the newly-formed industrial design program at Hillier College of Architecture and Design.
*"A Room with a View" is part of NJIT's 2023 Research Magazine*
There’s a reason the daylight-filled corner office is a coveted prize for corporate achievers.
“A view from a window has a positive impact on emotions, cognitive performance and thermal comfort,” asserts Won Hee Ko, an assistant professor of architecture. Through experimentation, she seeks to quantify the benefits windows provide and to optimize the amount and quality of natural light that people receive throughout the day.
