Joshua Zinder, AIA, LEED AP | Source | Managing Partner at JZA+D
Joshua Zinder, AIA, LEED AP
Joshua Zinder, AIA, LEED AP, is the Founder and Managing Partner of Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design (JZA+D). Passionate about every aspect of architecture and design, Zinder brings a unique, contemporary style to every project, blending an affinity for traditional materials with a commitment to appropriate design reflecting a sense of purpose, place and context. With a career spanning 30 years, Joshua’s diverse design portfolio includes high-end commercial space, gourmet restaurants, cultural and educational institutions, private residences, multi-family mixed-use developments, and government/municipal facilities. He also specializes in Judaic architecture, designing synagogues and more through a second firm, Landau | Zinder Architecture.
Zinder can speak authoritatively on the following:
- Sustainable design
- Adaptive reuse
- Historic preservation
- Missing middle housing
- Residential design (single family, multifamily)
- Hospitality design
- Facilities for higher education and K-12
- Commercial and corporate office design
- Worship space design/architecture
- Architectural practice
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Architectural Excellence Meets Jewish Spirit in Rural New Jersey
Award-winning 23,000-square-foot Chabad center designed by Landau Zinder Architecture (JZA+D) signals thriving Jewish future
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Entrepreneurship for architects: Strategies for creative practice | The American Institute of Architects
Small and emerging practices are essential to the health and vitality of architecture.
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Luxury Wine Rooms: A Valuable Addition to Upscale Homes
Joshua confirms that wine storage and tasting rooms add value to upscale homes, enhancing the perception of luxury. He advises homeowners to consider usage, temperature settings, and energy costs. Transforming unused spaces, like basements, into wine rooms can increase home value. Joshua emphasizes the importance of aesthetics and functionality, suggesting materials like FSC-certified Redwood for durability and style.
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"One of the core tenets of sustainability is that you use what you have. On a really basic level, it’s a good way to sequester carbon, the structure that’s been built and the carbon that went into building it is staying within that building. Another is ‘use what you have and reuse what you have.’ So you’re expanding the length of that carbon containment, plus the fact that a lot of older materials have a higher level of finish. From a sustainability point of view there are a lot of advantages to adaptive reuse.”
-- from "A Princeton firm bringing buildings back from the brink," by George Point, U.S.1/Princeton/Info, Jan. 27, 2025
