NOMA partners with National Urban League to support the IAMEMPOWERED campaign.

In celebration of the National Urban League’s 100th anniversary, NOMA has joined in a unique national social service initiative, centered on a first ­of ­its ­kind Social Mobilization Platform (SMP) at www.iamempowered.com.

With the help of NOMA, the I AM EMPOWERED initiative is taking the Urban League’s tradition of economic empowerment to a new level. With I AM EMPOWERED, the National Urban League and NOMA are challenging the nation to eliminate racial gaps and disparities in housing, education, employment and healthcare. NOMA encourages Americans to take the I AM EMPOWERED pledge and commit their time and talents to achieving goals in these important areas by 2025.

Take the I Am Empowered Pledge:

I PLEDGE to responsibly commit my time and talent to ensure that the nation is empowered to achieve the following goals by 2025:

Download the NUL I am Empowered Brochure

7/26/2010

Welcome to members of our newest chapter New Jersey NOMA

(NJ NOMA)

NOMA is pleased to announce the charter of a new local chapter NJ-NOMA representing the state of New Jersey. With ties in key areas of development in New Jersey such as Newark, and affiliated with a top level School of Architecture, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), this chapter is an important component in the Northeast.

Membership is growing and if you are based in the state of NJ please support the chapter and NOMA and join on the local level and also the National level if you have not done so at this time.

7/23/2010

San Francisco NOMA Chapter teaches at Malcolm X Academy

Members of the San Francisco NOMA chapter and Shirl Buss collaborated with UC Berkley's Center for City & Schools to oversee students at San Francisco's Malcolm X Academy recently completed their final presentations.  The chapter worked with the elementary students to designing tree houses and instructed about scale, sustainability and culture over a five week period. In the Fall they are planning on building a full-sized tree house with the kids.  San Francisco chapter is one of several chapters with summer camp and educational activities which implement NOMA's Project Pipeline program.  The program strives to mentor children to pursue architecture as a profession and promote architectural awareness within the community.

View photos of the Final Presentation

6/14/2010

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson addresses the National Organization of Minority Architects in St. Louis, MO

5/28/2010

NOTICE OF ACTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MINORITY ARCHITECTS

On April 24, 2010, the Board of directors (the “Board”) of The National Organization of Minority Architects (“NOMA”) adopted a resolution approving Amended and Restated By Laws of NOMA (the “Amended By Laws”).  Copies of the Amended By Laws can be found by clicking on the following links: 

Amended Version

Amended Version with Edits

In addition to the Board’s approval, the Amended By Laws need the approval of the NOMA membership.

There is a sixty (60) day prior notice requirement for voting on the Amendment.  The voting on the Amendment will occur electronically from:

• Noon on Wednesday, July 7, 2010,

to

• Noon on Friday, July 16, 2010.

The electronic link for voting on the Amendment will be e-mailed to the NOMA members on Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

The above times are Eastern Time.  If you have any questions about this notice, please e-mail them to noma@katzkorin.com.

5/2/2010

DEADLINE EXTENSION - NOMA Exhibition Presentation Boards will be due June 5th, 2010 at 12noon.

NOMA is excited to announce the 2010 NOMA Exhibition Call to Participate! In the coming months we will be displaying the projects of our membership at both the AIA Conference in Miami on June 10-12, 2010 and at our annual NOMA Conference which will be held in Boston on October 7-9, 2010.  The exhibition of the work of our members is imperative to portray not only the ongoing success of NOMA as an organization but the outstanding caliber of its membership body. There will be a $175 registration cost that is associated with production and transport of the exhibit boards, this fee is per board and will cover the cost of both conference exhibits. We hope you take full advantage of this opportunity to participate in the NOMA Membership Exhibition.  Submissions are due June 5th at 12 noon. We look forward to receiving your submissions!!

If you have any question please contact bryanl@soa-design-am.com

To participate please register and then download the Exhibit template documents.

NOMA template Instructions

NOMA Template Background (.psd)

NOMA Template Background (.pdf)

4/14/2010

revd 5/31/2010

DCNOMA's Announces 2010 Scholarship Program

The District of Columbia Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (DCNOMA) would like to announce the formation of The DCNOMA Young Designer’s Award, The DCNOMA Continuing Education Award and The DCNOMA Young Professional’s Award.  The purpose of these three awards is to help increase the number of underrepresented minorities within the architectural profession.  The DCNOMA Future Designer’s Award, The DCNOMA Continuing Education Award and The DCNOMA Young Professional’s Award address three distinct groups of students as they continue the process of becoming an architect and reinforce the chapter’s core missions of education and representation within the profession and community as a whole.

Please see the attached or go to the News section of the dcnoma website http://dcnoma.noma.net/ for additional information.

Distribute to any student you may feel who could benefit.

Questions can be addressed to, Bernard Suber at dcnomascholarship@gmail.com

4/13/2010