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On Site is a program that provides young professionals the opportunity for real-world experience as they visit construction sites throughout the city. By attending educational tours, AXP candidates and nycoba members obtain experiences they may not otherwise have access to, supporting the careers of the next generation of licensed architects. Join Handel Architects for a site tour of 2035 5th Avenue, New York NY 10035. Understand how concepts of biophilic and sustainable design strategies are integrated in the building and the high-performance design strategies incorporated into the workplace. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g53B73kW

Click here for tickets! https://lnkd.in/gVmGkBgZ Join nycoba|NOMA for our Annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 6th, 6-9:30 PM at The Center for Architecture. We've had an amazing year of impactful programming and we look forward to celebrating the Holidays with you! The evening will include a networking cocktail hour, a nycoba|NOMA annual review presentation by the Board and Committee-Co-chairs plus member awards. The evening will conclude with more networking and dancing. This fun-filled event will include food, drinks, giveaways, games, and more surprises! Open to members, friends, and supporters! See Eventbrite ticket details to purchase individual tickets and/or sponsor the event! Attire is festive/cocktail! Sponsorship Levels: Platinum Sponsor $2000+ (7 tickets) Gold Sponsor $1000 (5 tickets) Silver Sponsor $500 (3 tickets) Bronze Sponsor $250 (1 tickets) *Please note, this is a 21+ Professional Event, alcohol will be served. A Professional Code of Conduct will be enforced for all attendees.

Great to see such meaningful connections being made at the recent event at Handel Architects! Events like these highlight the importance of celebrating diversity and amplifying the voices of minority architects and designers in our industry.

Amazing program that nycoba | NOMA (NY Coalition of Black Architects|National Organization of Minority Architects - NY)

Hold onto your hardhats! OnSite project tour of Terminal Warehouse Simon Willett and Gaurav Sardana from COOKFOX ARCHITECTS led the most recent session of OnSite, a program started by nycobaNOMA to provide opportunities for members to gain AXP experience in the Construction and Evaluation areas that are notoriously difficult for many to gain. NCARB + NOMA’s Baseline on Belonging surveys indicate that this is especially true for women of color and other underrepresented groups. On a chilly and gusty Tuesday morning, attendees were able to get an inside look at the project, an adaptive reuse, expansion and reimagining of a West Chelsea warehouse that once had freight trains running through it on street level railroad tracks, loading and unloading cargo, and connecting directly with shipping vessels on the Hudson River. Eventually the street level tracks gave way to the elevated tracks of the Highline due to safety concerns for pedestrians, and the warehouse fell into decline before being resurrected for a time as the Tunnel nightclub in the '80’s and ‘90’s. The renovation creates retail, food & beverage, event space, and amenities including a bike club on the lower levels, allowing pedestrians to traverse the publicly accessible passages running both east-west and north-south. A section of the original railway track is visible through an opening in the floor that will soon be encased in glass. Attendees were able to explore these spaces and the thoughtfully planted courtyard before heading to the upper floors. A six-story ‘overbuild’ addition supported on super columns, with its many private terraces, double-height spaces and variety of construction methods and materials defines reimagined workspaces. From brick archways to deep timber beams and joists, to concrete expanses surrounded by metal and glass, the COOKFOX Architects team explained their design vision and multi-year process of getting this project to its current stage of construction. Our (hard)hats are off to another successful, educational and informative construction site tour! 

Thank you Handel Architects for welcoming nycoba | NOMA members to meet their team and learn more about their sustainable affordable housing work. What an amazing evening and insightful conversation led by Louis Koehl, AIA CPHD their recently completed affordable housing project, Sendero Verde, the largest passive house in the world!

🗓️ Save the Date! DC NOMA x NCARB Outreach Event Join us as we collaborate with NCARB to design a meaningful outreach event centered around ARE exam support, licensing, and shared insights! This is a fantastic chance to connect, contribute ideas, and help shape our community resources. Whether you're new to the licensure journey or a seasoned professional, your voice matters. 📋 Agenda Highlights: ✨ Icebreaker — Connect over drinks and snacks as we kick off with fun, exam-inspired questions. 🎤 Introduction — Learn about our National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) x DCNOMA collaboration, featuring new ARE Study Groups, Licensing Advisors, and DMV Data Sharing initiatives. 💬 Focus Group Breakouts — Join smaller groups to discuss how NCARB can better engage and get feedback from members like you. Share your licensure story to inspire others! 🔄 Talk Tables Mixer — Rotate among tables covering topics like NCARB benefits, mentoring, and AXP support. 📅 Date: December 4th 🕕 Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 👥 Who’s Invited: DCNOMA members, with extended invites to Bmore NOMA, nycoba | NOMA (NY Coalition of Black Architects|National Organization of Minority Architects - NY) and VANOMA members. 📍 Where: NCARB office, 1401 H St NW Ste 500, Washington, DC 20005 🚨 Important: RSVP by November 27th! Secure your spot and join the conversation on Eventbrite link https://lnkd.in/eiPnUY76 Any Questions Please reach out to our ARE Programming Chair Mika Yamaguchi

The date for this event is December 4th! Please register and come be apart of the conversation with the amazing team National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). If you are apart of any NOMA chapters in the region please register! It is in person but we invite Bmore NOMA, VANOMA, nycoba | NOMA (NY Coalition of Black Architects|National Organization of Minority Architects - NY) to join us!