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AIA New Jersey
We are often asked what is the value of AIA membership. There are many things that can be listed as an answer; however, the bigger truth is we can't do any thing without the participation of our members. Make a difference in your profession. Become involved in your AIA.
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AIA New Jersey
There's a lot to love about Philly — home to Grace Kelly, Rocky Balboa and South Philly's Italian Market. PHL is more than a cracked bell. This May, 500-plus sessions and thousands of architect and design professionals will come to visit Philly's 100-plus neighborhoods packed with personalities, flavors and places to love.
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AIA New Jersey
The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIANJ) held their annual Awards Dinner Saturday, Jan. 30, presenting Service Awards to two KSS architects in recognition of their individual accomplishments that have provided distinguished service to the profession and to the Society.
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Arch Daily
As of June 29, 2016, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)'s Intern Development Program will be renamed the "Architectural Experience Program," or AXP. Part of a wider change in the industry to retire the term "intern," the decision was made after years of research and outreach by various committees, as well as feedback from "state licensing boards, industry leaders and emerging professionals."
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Department of Energy
Join us March 21-24, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona, for the 2016 DOE National Energy Codes Conference. Energy Codes WORK! will focus on achieving compliance but sessions will also cover development, adoption, policy, tools and research.
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Fast Company
Catastrophic weather events were once rarities, but as the effects of climate change start rippling across the world, extreme scenarios — like storm surges — could become more routine.
Floods, in particular, have become particularly damaging. In New Jersey, one resident estimated that flooding from the blizzard that hit the Eastern Seaboard on January 23 caused between $30,000 and $50,000 worth of damage, according to the New York Times. In fact, Cape May County saw higher tides than during Hurricane Sandy. Could designing buildings to better accommodate the odd flood help?
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Slate
New York City–based Urban Office Architecture has created a proposal for the Church of the Holy Spirit in Englewood, New Jersey, that looks more like a hip office building than a house of worship. Principal architect Carlo Enzo told me in an email that the congregation asked Urban Office Architecture to create a concept for a new location. "The initial idea was to explore opportunities in the ways in which people can engage spirituality," he said. The $28 million, 80,000-square-foot proposal is currently seeking funding.
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Architect Magazine
December saw an increase in demand for design services, according to the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The December ABI score is 50.9, up from November's value of 49.3. The year ended with eight monthly reports reflecting growth and four reports of contracting billings figures in January, April, August, and November.
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CityLab
It's clear that 2015 was a banner year for skyscrapers: Across the globe in that year alone, 106 tall buildings (above 200 meters, or 656 feet in height) were finished, surpassing 2014’s previous record of 99. The past decade has also seen over 650 tall buildings rise — a huge increase from the global total of just 265 back in 2000.
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By Kimberly A. Tryba
We're conducting a survey to evaluate the impact of the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) on brownfield remediation in the State of New Jersey. One of the goals of the reform is to increase the pace of remediation in the State in order to decrease its environmental impact — while also transforming underutilized properties into productive reuse.
But has the SRRA accomplished its goals? And, as important, how has the SRRA impacted industry and business practices?
To answer these questions, we're conducting a survey of the experts: Industry professionals whose responsibilities may have been impacted by this reform, and how industry practices have evolved in response. Initial findings from this survey will be presented at the annual meeting of the New Jersey Chapter of ASLA, with a full report made available to you in May 2016.
The survey consists of short, multiple-choice questions with optional areas for additional information and can take as little as 20 minutes to complete. Your input will be invaluable and greatly appreciated!
To participate in the survey, visit http://cues.rutgers.edu. Deadline for participation: Friday, Feb. 5, 2016.
Questions should be directed to me at kat195@scarletmail.rutgers.edu and (917) 538-4756 or to my graduate advisor, Dr. Ing- Wolfram Hoefer at (848) 932-9313 or whoefer@sebs.rutgers.edu.
NOTE: If Explorer is your default Web browser, you may need to switch to Chrome to participate.
Curbed
Apparently undeterred by the climate of New Jersey, which has real seasons, midcentury architect Philip Collins designed this breezy timber-and-glass house for the ultimate indoor-outdoor experience. The 2,000-square-foot house no doubt looks desperate for some fixing up, but the original design intentions of the 1980-built home are clear and appealing: a central living room with a fireplace and glazing on three sides offer serene views of the 8.75-acre grounds filled with mature trees and a pool, while expansive decking on two sides (one with a fountain) provides plenty of space to lounge and entertain.
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Arch Daily
There is a dichotomy to the business of educating architects. While the real world profession is a collaborative field, one in which projects of even the largest and most publicly-acclaimed offices are team-led initiatives, the study of architecture is often insular, myopic and devoid of such partnerships. Certainly there is a benefit to this style of teaching — it builds confidence for one thing — but it is troubling to think that in a socially-oriented and practically-minded field like architecture, there can be such major disconnects between the process of designing and the act of building.
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