Glenn Goldman
Professor, School of Art and Design
Director Emeritus, School of Art + Design
973-596-3012
683 Weston Hall (WEST)
About Me
Glenn Goldman is a Professor at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design and was the Founding Director of the School of Art + Design at NJIT with responsibility for programs in Digital Design, Industrial Design, and Interior Design from the inception of the School in 2008 until July 2020, at which time he returned to teaching full time. He was instrumental in the transformation of the School of Architecture at NJIT into the more comprehensive College of Architecture and Design in 2008. Goldman received the Master in Architecture degree from Harvard University following his receipt of the Bachelor of Arts degree (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Columbia University. He is author of “Architectural Graphics: Traditional and Digital Communication” (Prentice Hall, 1997) and is also the author or co-author of more than fifty papers published and/or presented at conferences and/or magazines and journals. He is a registered architect in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, a licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey, and holder of NCARB certification. He was the 16th president of ACADIA, the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture, and served as a representative for the organization on the editorial board of the International Journal of Architectural Computing in 2012 and 2013. He is a Pioneer Member of ACM SIGGRAPH and is the Chair of the international ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee. He was the Education Liaison for SIGGRAPH 2013 and Courses Chair in 2015. He is a professional member of the International Interior Design Association and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and received the ACM SIGGRAPH Distinguished Educator Award in 2025. Goldman has received awards for teaching, research, and creative work including more than 4000 awards/citations for photography.
Education
M. Arch. ; Harvard University ; Architecture ; 1978

B.A. ; Columbia University in the City of New York ; Architecture ; 1974

Awards & Honors

2025 Distinguished Educator Award, ACM SIGGRAPH

2025 2025 AIA National Architectural Photography Competition – First Place ("On the Mall"), American Institute of Architects and Architectural Record

2024 4th Architecture Photo MasterPrize - Winner ("Four Bars"), Architecture MasterPrize

2024 4th Architecture Photo MasterPrize - Winner ("Gateway, Palace of Fine Arts"), Architecture MasterPrize

2024 4th Architecture Photo MasterPrize - Winner ("Getty Center: Tableaux"), Architecture MasterPrize

2024 17th Annual Photoshow/International Color Awards – First Place/Abstract Photography: “Find the Door”, International Color Awards

2023 3rd Architecture Photo MasterPrize - Winner ("VIA 57 West"), Architecture MasterPrize

2023 2023 AIA National Architectural Photography Competition – Fuller Award ("Holding the Torch"), American Institute of Architects

2023 2023 London Photography Awards - Category Winner of the Year - Architecture, Platinum Winners: “Ceiling, Palao Guell”, International Awards Associates, Inc./IAA Global

2023 2023 Muse Photography Awards - Category Winner of the Year - Architecture, Platinum Winners: "St. Pancras Roof", International Awards Associates, Inc.

2022 2022 New York Photography Awards - Category Winner of the Year – Black & White Photography/Architecture, Gold and Silver Winners: “VIA 57 West”, International Awards Associates, Inc./IAA Global

2022 2022 London Photography Awards - Category Winner of the Year - Architecture, Platinum and Gold Winners: “Shadows”, International Awards Associates, Inc./IAA Global

2022 2022 Muse Photography Awards - Category Winner of the Year - Architecture, Platinum and Gold Winners: "Canterbury Cathedral", International Awards Associates, Inc.

2021 2021 Muse Photography Awards - Category Winner of the Year - Fine Art/Architecture, Platinum Winner: "Fan Vault, Canterbury", International Awards Associates, Inc.

2020 2020 International Photography Awards (IPA) - First Place Architecture/Abstract ("Have a Ball"), International Photography Association/Farmani Group

2014 30 Most Admired Design Educators for 2015, Design Intelligence

2010 Master Teacher Designation, NJIT

2007 Elevation to College of Fellows - AIA, American Institute of Architects

2005 Innovation Award, Campus Technology Magazine

2004 Education Honors Award, American Institute of Architects

1991 P/A Award Citation for Applied Research, Progressive Architecture

2025 Fall Courses
ARCH 593 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

AD 150 - COLOR AND COMPOSITION

AD 463 - COLLABORATIVE DESIGN STUDIO

Teaching Interests
architectural and interior design, photography and imaging, film in architecture and architecture/set design in motion pictures, color theory, digital media in design, computer graphics, building technology, VR and AI in (interior) design, photography
Past Courses
AD 150: COLOR AND COMPOSITION

AD 340: PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING

AD 463: COLLABORATIVE DESIGN STUDIO

ARCH 334: COLOR THEORY/ELECTRONIC COLOR

ARCH 585: IMAGINARY WORLDS

DD 449: IMAGINARY WORLDS

INT 264: INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO II

INT 264: INTRO TO DESIGN/INT DESIGN II

INT 364: INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO IV

Research Interests
the use of information technology in design, building information modeling, architecture/set design in film and environment design in digital media, color in architecture and design. VR and immersive technologies in the processes and products of interior and architectural design
Conference Abstract
"Education Disrupted"
August, 2025.

Conference Proceeding
"Selfie of Group: Working Alone (or) Together"
Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2015.

"The Search"
ACADIA, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2006.

"Immersion, Interaction, and Collaboration in Architectural Design Using Gaming Engines"
CAADRIA, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2003.

"Requirements for an Effective Distributed Design Review"
ACADIA, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2003.

"And Now What?"
ACADIA, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2001.

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Chapter
Glenn Goldman, Andrzej Zarzycki. "Smart Buildings/Smart(er) Designers: BIM and Creative Design Process." In Karen Kensek and Doug Noble, eds., pp. 1-15. Wiley, 2014.

Glenn Goldman. "Architectural Design: Computers." In Andy Pressman, eds., pp. 281-293. McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Journal Article
Glenn Goldman. 2012. "Education: Digital Media and the Beginning Designer." IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications , vol. 32 , no. 2 , pp. 14-21.

Glenn Goldman. 1991. "Computer Graphics and Architectural Design." Computer Graphics , vol. 25 , no. 3 , pp. 174-177.

Technical Report
"Digital Media in Architecture and Interior Design - Curriculum Framework: A Report for the SIGGRAPH Education Committee"
ACM/SIGGRAPH - Education Committee, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2010.

Magazine/Trade Publication
"Binary Oppositions: Should an Introduction to Computing in Architecture be Taught as a Separate Course?"
ACADIA Quarterly, February, 2003.

"Digital Media"
Arquitectura Digital, March, 2001.

"CAD@NJIT"
ACADIA Quarterly, February, 2000.

"studios@njit"
ACADIA Quarterly, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 1997.

"Connections: Architecture and Motion Pictures"
AIA New Jersey, September, 1993.

"Digital Design and Presentation"
CFA/CADD Manager, August, 1991.

"Computers: Beyond Working Drawings"
Architectural Record, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 1988.

Book
Glenn Goldman. "Architectural Graphics: Traditional and Digital Communication." Prentice Hall, 1996. ISBN 978-1233419672.

Professional
ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee
Committee Chair , 2021

ACM SIGGRAPH - Distinguished Educators Award Committee
Committee Chair , 2021