Nicole Hollant-Denis named NOMA National Liaison to Haiti for
Service in Solidarity Initiative

NOMA member Nicole Hollant-Denise has been selected as the National Liaison to Haiti for the Service in Solidarity Initiative.  Mrs. Hollant-Denise will act as the conduit for and in other ways support communications between NOMA, our sister organizations and other organizations including Haitian organizations in our efforts to provide Haiti with immediate aid and survival support. She will be charged with keeping NOMA in partnership with Haitians and the Haitian Diaspora to keep us all at the forefront of the international collaborative in implementing revised strategic redevelopment plans that are in keeping with the needs and wants of the Haitian people and not the needs disaster profiteers.  Nicole will ensure that in our efforts to assist Haiti in long term development, the new structures created are designed for seismic resistance, hurricane resistance, that they are environmentally friendly and that they equally are a reflection of the Haitian people and their aspirations.

Individuals interested in assisting the Service in Solidarity Initiative can sign-up online here.

1/30/2009

ZGF Scholarship

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP is a nationally recognized architecture, planning and interior design firm with a long commitment to higher education. The Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architectural Scholarship Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation is intended to recognize and foster students who have a demonstrated talent and passion for architecture. This $10,000 annual stipend will be awarded to an architecture student who is in a fifth year or master's program at a board accredited architectural program. In addition to the financial award, a summer internship at one of ZGF's offices (Portland OR, Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, Washington DC) will be offered.

Applications must be received no later than May 1, 2010.  The scholarship recipient will be selected in June, with funds being awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year.

For more information click here and then click on "ZGF Scholarship."

Download application form.

1/30/2009

In Memoriam, Mr. Simon R. Wiltz, RA, NOMA
It is with a heavy heart that we inform our NOMA members that Simon Wiltz, RA, NOMA passed away Tuesday January 19, 2010. To those of you that knew him, you will share in the grief of a lost and beloved architect, professor, mentor and friend.

The Wake will be held Friday evening 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Mabrie Funeral Home, 5000 Almeda Road Houston, TX 77004 713-942-7673 Mass service will be held Saturday 10:00 am St Mary's Catholic Church 3006 Rosedale St. Houston 77004

Read the Houston Chronicle for additional information.

1/20/2009

In Memoriam, Mr. Horace Cantrell, FAIA, NOMA
We are saddened to also inform you that Horace Cantrell, FAIA, NOMA, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2010.

A viewing will be held on Friday, January 22nd from 10:00 am - 11:00 am and services will begin at 11:00 am at St. Gabriel the Archangel Church at 6000 West 34th Street [near Moeller Rd].  Burial is at Crown Hill Cemetery. All activities take place in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1/20/2009

NOMA launches Service in Solidarity to join others in providing assistance to disaster-stricken Haiti

 Washington, DC, January 18, 2010 – The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), in partnership with The NOMA Foundation, Inc. – a 501c3 tax-exempt affiliate -  is launching Service in Solidarity to join others providing assistance to disaster-stricken Haiti in response to the recent devastating earthquake. Immediately, this effort will outreach to NOMA members and other design professionals encouraging donations of money and material resources channeled through any of the credible relief agencies available, including those listed below.  Like all other concerned citizens of the world, we feel compelled to act with urgency and immediacy. Accordingly, we have launched Shelter in Solidarity, which will collect donated tents purchased by members, and arrange for them to be shipped to Haiti for distribution by relief agencies on the ground.

Read complete Press Release here

(English Version / French Version)

1/20/2009

Syracuse University "Full Ride" Scholarship email is Inaccurate

Katryn Hansen, Assistant Dean, informed NOMA that "this email did not originate with SU or the School of Architecture, and the only accurate information on financial aid‚ is what is on the School and University website. I would suggest NOT forwarding it to your list serves; every time this circulates, we are bombarded with callers, some of whom are understandably very upset when they learn this is not something that was generated by SU. It creates a lot of confusion."

NOMA requests that its members do not forward or circulate the email if you do receive it.

12/20/2009

Curt Moody Featured on Dick Gordon's "The Story"

Long-time NOMA member, Curt Moody joins Dick Gordon to talk about race and architecture.

Download mp3 interview

11/04/2009

2009 NOMA Award Winners

Chapter of the Year

Philadelphia NOMA (PhilaNOMA)

Member of the Year

Wilber Williams

Founder’s Award

William J. Stanley III, FAIA, NOMAC

Design Excellence Awards  (View winning submissions images here)

Honor Award

Aarris Architects – African Burial Ground National Museum Monument

Citation for Vision Awards:

Moody Nolan – Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta GA
Hamilton Anderson:  Cirque du Soleil/Criss Angel project in Las Vegas

Citation for Built Projects

Caples Jefferson Architects – Marcus Garvey Houses Community Center

Michael Willis Architects – 125 Mason Street Apartments

Moody Nolan – Ohio Dominican University Bishop James A. Griffin Student Center

Student Design Competition (View winning submissions images here)

First Place:        Georgia Institute of Technology

Second Place:    University of Florida

Third Place:       Washington University of St. Louis

Fourth Place:     Cornell University

Honorable Mention:

Boston Architectural College

Kansas State University

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Student Chapter of the Year

Georgia Institute of Technology

10/12/09