NJIT CoAD Graduate Brochure 2016

College of Architecture and Design Gr a d u a t e P r o g r a m s

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Graduate design students want to use their energies to contribute, to innovate, to be relevant, to make a difference, to be at the forefront of framing the future of our communities, our cities and our world. At the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) at NJIT, we are here to help students accomplish these objectives and work on projects that matter.

CoAD’s Graduate Programs offer students a unique opportunity to work with distinguished faculty members in a design school strategically positioned within a respected research university. As we are so close to New York City—arguably the epicenter of the design world—we are able to attract amazing design talent as teachers and role models. Our students benefit from the expertise of faculty in robotics, nanotechnology, parametric design, interactive design solutions and urbanism, as well as theoretical and historical implications of architectural and urban problems. In addition to scholarship and creative work, our faculty engage students in research that spans the gamut from design research to applied research to the development of intellectual property.

CoAD enriches the educational experience of students and raises their awareness of a myriad of options beyond the traditional professional career paths. We realize that architecture and design students need to be conversant with an array of digital tools to control the design and construction processes and complement their traditional design education. To facilitate the acquisition of such progressive knowledge, the college has become an academic pioneer in the use and application of digital media, which has expanded to cover new modes of building design and modeling, construction and performance at the architectural and urban scale.

As building and design becomes more complex, they require that architects, and hence architecture education, respond to the increasing demands for technical competence, familiarity with an expanding toolbox and greater responsibility for the performance of buildings. With CoAD’s sound pedagogical foundation rooted in progressive technologies, we are developing architecture and design graduates who are able to compete effectively on regional, national and international scales.

Urs P. Gauchat Dean

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Graduate Architecture and Design Programs at CoAD Areas of Study and Degrees • Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

• Master of Science in Architecture (M.S.Arch) • Infrastructure Planning (MIP) • Urban Systems (Ph.D.) • M.Arch. and MIP (dual master’s degree program within CoAD) • M.Arch. and Civil Engineering (M.S.C.E., dual master’s-degree program with Newark College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) • M.Arch. and Management (M.S.Mgmt, dual master’s-degree program with the Martin Tuchman School of Management) • M.Arch. and Business Administration (MBA, dual master’s-degree program with the Martin Tuchman School of Management)

CoAD is accredited by the National Architecture Accreditation Board (NAAB) at both the graduate level and undergraduate level.

Andrzej Zarzycki

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Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) The Master of Architecture is a

Hanaa Hamdi Ph.D. ’12, Urban Systems Hanaa Hamdi oversees numerous public programs as director of Health and Human Services for Newark, N.J., the city’s second largest department.

Among them are medical services, from primary care and specialty care to urgent care and mental health care, and social services that address domestic violence, HIV/ AIDS, post-incarceration and much more. Hanaa remembers taking a course at NJIT with Karen Franck in the College of Architecture and Design that focused on maximizing the usability of public spaces. The class gave her a new perspective on her career path, and her ensuing graduate degree in Urban Systems has enabled her to take a systems approach to health care delivery. Hanaa says NJIT offered her a very supportive, culturally diverse environment and remains, by far, the best school she has attended.

degree program leading toward professional licensure. The six-semester, 102-credit program begins with a required two semester core sequence covering architectural history, building systems, structures and drawing and modeling techniques.

After that students can choose from a selection of research studios and elective courses in areas such as resilient design, urbanism, housing, digital fabrication, robotics or high performance building facades. A shortened program is available through advanced placement for applicants who have a B.S. or B.A. in Architecture or a related field.

Master of Science in Architecture (M.S.Arch) Students can choose from either an academic or postprofessional track for this degree. The former is a 30-credit program for career specialization or preparation for advanced architectural research and scholarship, and does not include any design-studio coursework. The latter is a 30-credit design-studio program that fulfills the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ Intern Development Program requirements for postprofessional study. Both programs can be completed in a single academic year or pursued on a part-time basis. Available concentrations currently include sustainable design, digital design, advanced structural design, and history and theory of architecture.

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Top and bottom: Shenzhen Xroads, Fall 2014 Master of Infrastructure Planning Studio (First Honorable Mention, Global Schindler Award and First Prize, 2015 Student Showcase at the American Planning Association Northeast Conference). Gabriel Canizo, Vincess Dimayuga, Grace Dong, Morgan Jones, Lauren Martin, Matthew McCabe, Milena Popow, Matthew Potter, Monali Patel, Eka Pramuditha, Esther Zipori

Master of Infrastructure Planning (MIP) NJIT’s Master of Infrastructure Planning

Carol Hong, M.Arch. ‘12, MIP ‘13 Carol Hong remembers her time studying at NJIT as being “filled with passion” for exploring her creativity and intellectual application to problem solving.

She says that CoAD’s graduate program provided her with a diverse education and helped make her more confident in her decision-making across various scales and project types. Hong came to NJIT after working as an architect for eight years. She chose the university based on its affordability as well as the experience of a good friend who found great success after earning his degree from CoAD. Today, Hong designs restaurants, private residences, wineries and more at BCV Architects in San Francisco. Her past experience includes design work at Tsao and McKown in Brooklyn, and at Gensler’s Shanghai office.

is an intensive one-year, 36-credit, studio-based program that develops professionals to plan and design in the contemporary city. Students learn new and emergent techniques such as framework development, master planning, visioning, scenario planning and constituency analysis, and gain proficiency though application in design-based exercises in both local and global contexts.

Projects range from designing discrete physical interventions to restructuring urban districts to reimagining mega-regions. Each year, the program focuses on a specific research topic that culminates with a student-led publication.

Urban Systems (Ph.D.) The objective of this program, offered jointly by NJIT and Rutgers University, is to prepare students to acquire research-based knowledge in urban systems and participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and services for urban populations. The program core is designed as a 48-credit course sequence with three major specializations: global urban studies, urban environment and urban health.

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Centers and Facilities THE CENTER FOR BUILDING KNOWLEDGE The Center for Building

Knowledge engages in a comprehensive program of applied research, technical assistance and training focused on the built environment and the institutions, policies, technologies and trends that shape it.

THE CENTER FOR RESILIENT DESIGN The Center for Resilient Design assists

communities in post-hurricane recovery efforts. Through applied research, field testing and community outreach, the center provides residents, business owners, design professionals and government officials with actionable expertise and ready-to-build designs for disaster recovery.

IDEA FACTORY The Idea Factory provides an interdisciplinary hub in which individuals from the design and architecture disciplines as well as the STEM fields can explore ideas, prototypes, products and proprietary designs.

Research Faculty: Martina Decker.

BUILDING AUTOMATION LAB The Building Automation Lab involves building robots and testing their viability in construction.

Research Faculty: Mathew Schwartz and Andrzej Zarzycki.

CNC LAB The CNC Lab, located in the Fabrication Lab, contains three large

CNC machines. This lab is open to faculty and students after the appropriate training and with proper supervision.

MATERIAL DYNAMICS LAB The Material Dynamics Lab pursues applications for smart materials and nanotechnology, and generates design solutions to such problems as water and energy conservation, health and safety, and security. Research Faculty: Martina Decker.

MOTION ANALYSIS LAB The Motion Analysis Lab contains a 12-camera Vicon Optical Motion Capture System. A maximum performance of three bipedal actors with props can be captured simultaneously. Animation data can be output for use in a variety of animation and analysis software. Research Faculty: Augustus Wendell.

ROBOT LAB The Robot Lab is the centerpiece of the Fabrication Lab and

contains a large seven-axis ABB robot arm on a five-meter track to construct custom-designed and large-scale prefabricated complex architectural elements.

Research Faculty: Gernot Riether, Mathew Schwartz, Taro Narahara and Andrzej Zarzycki.

VIRTUAL REALITY LAB The Virtual Reality Lab is a collaborative research

facility shared by Ying Wu College of Computing and CoAD. The lab supports research involving multiple disciplines, including biomedical rehabilitation, financial market analysis and human-computer interaction. The lab contains multiple Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Google Cardboard Head Mounted Displays.

Research Faculty: Augustus Wendell and Eric Nersesian.

OTHER LABORATORIES/FABRICATION FACILITIES: Game Lab, Physical

Computing Lab, Animation Lab, Digital Prototyping Lab, Laser Cutting Room, 3D Printing Lab, CNC Router Chop, Wood Shop and Metal Shop. Access to labs may be restricted or need training or supervision.

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Admissions

NJIT Fast Facts

Requirements for all applicants: • Online application • Official transcripts and proof of degree completion from all colleges and universities attended • GRE • Three letters of recommendation in a sealed envelope • Statement of purpose/personal statement • Online application (apply.njit.edu) • $75 nonrefundable application fee

• 8,200+ undergraduate and 3,100+ graduate students • 36 states and 103 countries represented • 51 undergraduate programs, more than 59 M.S. programs including online programs, 19 Ph.D. programs and more than 17 certificate programs • 293 tenured/tenure track faculty, 99 percent hold doctoral or highest degrees • 17:1 student to faculty ratio • A top national university (U.S. News & World Report) • Fourth nationally in alumni midcareer earning potential among public research universities (PayScale.com) • Top 10 percent nationally for Return on Investment (Bloomberg Businessweek) • Top 10 among technological universities in faculty scholarly productivity (Academic Analytics) • Top 50 among colleges without a medical school for research expenditures and top 10 among universities whose main research is in engineering (National Science Foundation) • Research expenditures exceeding $120 million, with 211 U.S. patents and 97 pending U.S. patent applications.

Additional requirements for international students: • Photocopy of visa or permanent-resident card (for non-U.S. citizens residing in the United States only) • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) if not holding a degree from a U.S. post-secondary institution.

(Minimum scores: Internet-based TOEFL – 79,computerbased TOEFL – 213, paper-based TOEFL – 550, IELTS – 6.5 with no sub-score lower than 6.0.)

Additional specific requirements for M.Arch.: • Four-year undergraduate degree from any program (other than architecture) in the United States or its equivalent • Cumulative GPA no lower than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale • Portfolio Additional specific requirements for M.S.Arch: • Four-year undergraduate degree from an accredited architecture program in the United States or its equivalent • Cumulative GPA no lower than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale • Portfolio optional, but recommended Additional specific requirements for MIP: • Portfolio Additional specific requirements for Ph.D. in Urban Systems: • Completed master’s degree • GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in prior study • Portfolio optional

Financial Aid NJIT awards funding to a select number of qualified full-time graduate students. Ph.D. students may receive support in the form of teaching and research assistantships that normally cover full tuition and stipend. Within CoAD, a limited number of assistantships carrying partial funding and stipends are competitively awarded. Other funding sources include student loans and on-campus employment.

Location The NJIT campus features state-of-the-art facilities on 45 acres in the University Heights section of Newark, and is only 20 minutes from New York City, with easy access via public transportation. Our ideal location is also at the center of a powerhouse corporate corridor and burgeoning tech hub that includes over 50 Fortune 500 companies, leading financial firms, engineering firms and industry giants — all of which translates to access to and career opportunities with leaders in a variety of industries.

Faculty Zeynep Celik Zeynep Çelik is an acclaimed architecture historian and longstanding distinguished architecture professor with a joint appointment in the Federated History Department of NJIT and Rutgers University. Her career has been dedicated to interpreting the meanings that buildings communicate about the cultures that create them. She seeks to understand cities and architecture as political constructs and spaces where social interactions happen, ideologies are tested and power structures manifest themselves.

Maria Hurtado de Mendoza With a primary interest in architectural design, Associate Professor Maria Hurtado de Mendoza is keen on systems, tectonics, and synthetic and comprehensive thinking. Her research focuses on the conception of the architectural space and the journey from ideas to strategic development to the final physical realization. The two main streams of her research work consider thoughts on typology and method.

Martina Decker Assistant Professor Martina Decker is a pioneer in smart materials in architecture. She has worked on a wide range of award-winning projects — art installations, consumer products and buildings — that show her penchant for interdisciplinary work. She pursues design innovation through the exploration of emergent materials, working directly with various types of smart materials and nanomaterials.

Taro Narahara Taro Narahara is an associate professor at the School of Art+Design, teaching digital design studio, gaming, physical computing and architectural computing. He also conducts research with biomedical engineers at NJIT on therapeutic games and rehabilitation robotics. He lectures internationally, primarily on generative architectural design inspired by self-organization and emergence and computer-aided design.

Gernot Riether Associate Professor Gernot Riether is researching novel computer-controlled fabrication and manufacturing methods. In his Digital Design Build Studio students are designing and realizing building components and small projects such as pavilions exploring environmentally friendly materials, lightweight structures and ideas from biology using CNC and robotics. Projects from the Digital Design Build Studio have won awards, were exhibited internationally such as at the Centre Pompidou, and are featured in prominent publications such as Architectural Record.

Georgeen Theodore Associate Professor Georgeen Theodore is an architect and urban designer with expertise in numerous areas, including sustainable urban development and urbanization, neighborhood and equitable development, public-space design, community and stakeholder engagement, participatory planning and design and regional, transportation and master planning. Her working methodology, tested in both research and practice, stresses the relationship between strategic planning and local development.

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