ARCHITECTS LEAGUE OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY HONORS PAUL BRYAN LAN Associates employee receives Vegliante Memorial Award

The Architects League of Northern New Jersey recently presented Paul S. Bryan, AIA, an associate architect with LAN Associates headquartered in Midland Park, with the Vegliante Memorial Award.

Architects League Past President Joyce Raspa, AIA, Esq., presented the award to Bryan for his achievements, accomplishments and distinguished service to the architect profession. It is the highest accolade that can be bestowed upon a member. The Architects League of Northern NJ is one of six sections of the NJ chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The league’s territory covers Bergen, Passaic and Sussex counties.

Mr. Bryan has been a member of the Architects League since 1997 and currently serves as First Vice President. Bryan became a Board Trustee in 2010 as Chair of the Communications Committee and was elected for a two-year term as Secretary in 2011. Bryan was honored with the Trustees Award in 2008 and again in 2011 for his dedication to the League. Bryan is also Co-Editor of Leagueline, a quarterly publication for the League.

Mr. Bryan has been with LAN since 1997 and currently serves as an Associate Architect, designing educational, health care and ecclesiastical projects. He is also the editor of LAN’s quarterly newsletter.

Some of Mr. Bryan’s recent notable educational projects include the new Memorial School and renovations and additions to High Mountain School, both in North Haledon.  Earlier projects include Van Dyk Park Place in Hawthorne and the Christian Health Care Center Heritage Manor West great room addition in Wyckoff. Bryans architectural renderings have been included in the book Folk and Styled Architecture in North Louisiana, Volume II. Bryan has also authored articles for trade magazines, including Costs and Trends and Louisiana Contractor. Mr. Bryan currently resides in Warwick, New York.

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About LAN Associates:

Based in Midland Park, NJ, LAN Associates Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Surveying, Inc. is a one of the largest full-service engineering and architectural firms in northern New Jersey with more than 70 architects, engineers, planners, surveyors, scientists, design draftsmen and construction administrators. An early adopter of green design and construction, LAN has 24 LEED^® Accredited Professionals through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and offers also wide range of environmental compliance and monitoring services.

The firm has received numerous awards for its innovative designs, project management and business management, including the “2011 Hot Firm” from ZweigWhite, the ACEC New Jersey Distinguished Award for “Engineering Excellence” for the Asbury Tower project in Asbury, and a place in the Top 125 Architecture and Engineering Firms in the Tri-State Regions by New York Construction Magazine.

LAN, which also has an office in Goshen, N.Y., serves clients throughout the Northeast, as well as other areas of the United States. For more information visit www.lan-nj.com or contact Steve Ramiza at 201-447-6400 or sr@lan-nj.com.

About the Architects League:

The Architects League of Northern New Jersey (ALNNJ) is a section of The New Jersey Society of Architects (AIA/NJ) and a member chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA).   ALNNJ promotes the following objectives of AIA within Northern New Jersey:  To organize and unite in fellowship the members of the architectural profession; to promote the aesthetic, scientific and practical efficiency of the profession; to advance the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education, training and practice; to coordinate the building industry and the profession of architecture to insure the advancement of the living standards of people through their improved environment; and to make the profession of ever-increasing service to society.