| For
the last four years, AIA Newark & Suburban Architects
have successfully sponsored CANSTRUCTION in Northern
New Jersey. This year, AIA NJ organized the expansion
of CANSTRUCTION to our southern sections. This was spearheaded
by AIA NJ First Vice President Robert Cozzarelli, who
was also responsible for bringing this national event
to Newark and Suburban in 1999. CANSTRUCTION of Southern
New Jersey took place November 6-10 at Rowan University
in Glassboro.
The
three entries in the southern New Jersey event this
year were: “Sweet Reward” designed by
Hillier and winner of the Best Meal award; “A
Tribute to 9/11” designed by Paritosh Kumar,
AIA and the winner of Best Use of Labels; and “The
Liberty Bell: Ringing Against Hunger” designed
by students at Rowan University’s School of
Engineering and winner of both the Structural Ingenuity
award and the Jurors Favorite.
The
winners were selected by a distinguished panel of
jurors that included: AIA President William Brown,
III, AIA; New Jersey Senator John Matheussen of the
fourth legislative district: and Michael Giletto,
executive chef at the Sheraton Suites Philadelphia
Airport.
A
successful media event, CANSTRUCTION of Southern New
Jersey garnered press coverage in the Philadelphia
Inquirer, The Gloucester County Times, The Courier
Post and a segment on NBC 10 in Philadelphia. The
event culminated with an awards ceremony at Rowan
University on Saturday, November 9. Over 100 architects,
anti-hunger activists and members of the Rowan community
attended the gala event.
See
more information and pictures on the Canstruction
page.
Media
Relations Training Coming Early in 2003
The
owner. The builder. Even the window manufacturer.
You can find them in articles written about new construction.
Frequently, one obvious and vital member of the project
is missing: the architect. The Public Awareness Committee
hopes to rectify this problem by giving architects,
particularly those who own or work for small firms,
the tools to get media attention. Earlier this year,
the committee was awarded an AIA Trust – CNA/Schinnerer
Component Grant for the creation of a public relations
training program for AIA NJ members.
In
early 2003, AIA NJ’s public awareness consultants
Nancy H. Becker Associates, will hold two one-day
media relations training seminars for AIA members.
One seminar will be conducted in northern New Jersey
and the other in the southern part of the state. The
Public Awareness Committee hopes to draw a total of
100 AIA NJ members to the seminars, which will be
registered so that participating architects will earn
Learning Units. The goal of the program is to teach
architects how to publicize themselves, their firms
and their projects.
Top
10 Buildings in New Jersey
Architecture
defines us, as a city, as a state, as a nation. Two
years ago, the public awareness committee initiated
a project that aimed to identify the top 10 most significant
buildings constructed in New Jersey during the last
century. With suggestions from the Historical Resources
Committee, past AIA-NJ presidents, and targeted AIA
NJ members, the committee compiled a large list that
after much debate, was narrowed to the magic 10. An
article discussing the buildings, along with photographs,
will appear in the November issue of New Jersey Heritage
Magazine. For information on obtaining a copy of the
magazine, access www.njreporter.org
and click on “New Jersey Heritage,” or
call (609) 392-2003 and ask for Sharon Naeole.
VOTA
Don’t forget, the Value of the Architect (VOTA)
video and CD-ROMs are now available. If you would
like to purchase a copy of the CD or video, please
contact Christina Meo at (609) 394-7477 or cmeo@nbeckerassoc.com. | 
