Towards an Inclusive City: Leave No One Behind
At The Future of Cities lecture series, architects and theorists discussed how designers, educators, and policymakers proactively build more balanced and equitable cities.
AIA Executive Vice President Pays a Visit to the School of Architecture and Design
American Institute of Architecture Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Lakisha Ann Woods visited the School of Architecture and Design where she held an open dialogue with students to discuss the future of the profession.
Alumni Profile: Jacqueline Velez
As the founder and principal of JMV Associates and JMV Architect, Jacqueline Velez (B.S. ’85) has had a chance to influence the shape of spaces and communities. “By creating and reshaping spaces and communities, we can make them appealing and elevate the occupants’ quality of life.”
Faculty Profile: Alessandro Melis
Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., looks beyond the traditional sense of architecture, finding inspiration in cinema, philosophers, scientists, and political activists. He uses this same approach in the classroom, stimulating his students’ creativity and encouraging them to think of themselves as researchers first and to question everything.
Faculty Profile: Matthias Altwicker
“The truth is that architecture requires a team of people with different focuses and interests…To make a great work of architecture, every member of that team needs to be skilled and synchronized with one another,” says Associate Professor of Architecture Matthias Altwicker.
Architecture Students Benefit from 3-D BIM Collaborative Technology During COVID-19
How 3-D building information modeling (BIM) technology introduced in remote classwork helped students work and collaborate, while also providing them valuable experience with a tool that many employers in the design world rely on every day.
Students Challenged to “Rethink Bayonne”
Paul Garcia (B.S.’15) turned to his alma mater when launching Rethink Bayonne, the first project under his Rethink Urban Design initiative. The design competition invites New York Tech students to reinvent the future of Bayonne, N.J.
News Byte: Technology Engages Architecture Students During Pandemic
Associate Professor of Architecture Jason Van Nest integrated a software tool to engage students during remote instruction Associate Professor of Architecture Jason Van Nest integrated a software tool to engage students during remote instruction this spring and help them study cost estimation as another dimension of inquiry to inform their design efforts.
Architecture Alumnus Designs Innovative Mobile Med Units for COVID-19 First Responders
School of Architecture and Design alumnus Erik Fred (B.Arch. ’11) has developed a series of designs for multipurpose, mobile medical units constructed of recycled shipping containers in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Student Profile: Alexis O'Rourke
Alexis O'Rourke is leaving her mark on New York Tech, as the founder of TECH Music, co-founder of Creative Tech Club, and as a participant in the interdisciplinary Bio-Inspired Robotics project.
Alumni Profile: Shivanie Muneshwar
Shivanie Muneshwar (B.Arch. ’18) has always loved Disney World. Now she has a hand in contributing to the park as a member of the facility management team.
Exploring Architecture, Old and New, in Spain
Students in NYIT School of Architecture and Design traveled to northern Spain to study the region’s urban landscape and architecture during summer 2018. Their research is on display in Education Hall through November 30.