Join AIA CNJ on Friday, April 24, 4-5:30 PM, for a guided hard hat tour of Hobson College, Princeton University’s newest residential college, currently under construction.

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1.5 HSW

About the Tour

Hobson College is Princeton University’s newest residential college, currently under construction and entering the final year of its three-year construction period. The project integrates living, learning, dining, and social spaces while meeting accessibility and sustainability standards.

The complex features interconnected buildings with a hybrid mass timber and concrete structural system. Exterior cladding is underway, and interior finishes began in early 2026.

Featuring an exposed mass timber structure, the top four floors house residential units, while the lower two levels, built with steel composite decks, accomodate gathering and support spaces. The high-performance facade blends brick, terracotta, stone, and glazing to create unique textures and reduce maintenance while aiming for LEED Gold certification. 

This hard hat tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at an active construction site and will be led by Aaron Malnarick and Laura Carlson from Princeton University’s Office of Capital Projects.

Presenter

Aaron Malnarick, AIA, LEED AP, is a Senior Project Manager with the Princeton University Office of Capital Projects, where he is currently leading the Hobson College project. Prior to Hobson, he led the delivery of the University’s most recent residential initiative, Yeh College and New College West, an ambitious 1,000-bed student housing community on the southern edge of campus. Before joining the University, Aaron worked as both an architect and builder, with a focus on single-family, multifamily, and student housing projects. He holds architecture degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Florida, complemented by graduate studies in Construction Management.