The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) is pleased to announce the Phil Freelon Professional Design Awards. With a legacy of recognizing outstanding architectural design work, NOMA renamed the decades-old prestigious design awards in honor of Phil Freelon’s notable career. Freelon passed away July 9, 2019.
A lifelong NOMA member
and advocate, Freelon was one of the principal architects for the Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) on the Mall in
Washington, D.C. He led national projects that recognized and celebrated the African
American experience across the U.S., including Atlanta’s National Center for
Civil and Human Rights; San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora; and the
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. He founded The Freelon Group, later
acquired by Perkins & Will, where he served as design director until 2019.
Former President Barack Obama appointed him to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
in 2011. Freelon was designated “America’s Humanitarian Architect,”
and named Fast Company’s 2017 Architect of The Year.
“As an organization
recognizing minority architects’ successes, challenges and triumphs, there is
no more fitting person to name our professional design awards after,” said
NOMA President, Kimberly Dowdell, NOMA, AIA. “From the start of his career
until the end, Phil Freelon was an inspiration to all. The awards, now in his
name, will honor the greatest achievements in architectural design each year
and remind us to always strive for excellence.”
2022 Competition Submissions
Submissions to the NOMA Phil Freelon Professional Design Awards must be made by registered architects who are current NOMA members as of the submission deadline, September 1, 2022. Awards will be announced at the NOMA Conference awards ceremony. Entries may include new construction, rehabilitation, restorations, additions, adaptive reuse, or conceptual work in the following award categories: Built Work; Unbuilt Work; Vision; Historic Preservation, Restoration and Renovation; and Small Projects.
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