Who or What is NOMA?
We are fostering communication and fellowship among minority architects.
A network of designers, students, and allied professionals who support the education, mentorship, and opportunities of those historically underrepresented in architecture and various allied design/build professions.
Minority shall be defined as Middle Eastern Americans, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asians, Latin Americans, Native Hawai’ians, Pacific Islanders, Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts.
Who can join NOMA?
Anyone can join NOMA in the endeavor to empower our local chapters and membership to foster justice and equity in communities of color through outreach, community advocacy, professional development, and design excellence.
Membership is open to all, quite literally all, and, so far, all lovers of progress, community, and design have found a niche for themselves once connected.
What does NOMA do?
Whereas the activities are geared toward these ethnic minority groups, membership, and activities are open to anyone who believes in and supports the goals, By-laws, and spirit.
- Support young professionals as they develop in the profession.
- Create and maintain relationships with other professionals and technicians whose work affects the physical and social environment.
- Form a federation of existing and proposed local minority architectural groups.
- Encourage the establishment of coalitions of member firms and individuals to form associations and joint venture relationships.
- Discrimination and other selection policies being used by public and private sector clients to restrict minority architects’ participation in design and construction unfairly.
- Speak with a familiar voice on public policy.
- Act as a clearinghouse for information and maintain a roster of practitioners.
- Work with local, state, and national governments on issues affecting the physical development of neighborhoods and communities.
- Promote the design and development of living, working, and recreational environments.
- Be an effective source of motivation and inspiration for minority youth