Membership
Membership Cost
- Professional Registered Architects: $320
- Architectural Interns & Associates: $200
- Allied Professionals: $315
- Students of Architecture: $85
(Late fee for membership renewal after January 15th)
Membership Duration
Membership is for the calendar year January 1 – December 31 and is not prorated.
Membership can be renewed for the next calendar year starting on October 1
Membership can be renewed for the next calendar year starting on October 1
Membership Benefits
Access to extensive network of minority architects and designers; local chapter events; annual national conferences.
Why AoA NOMA MSP ?
- Providing insight on issues related to race that are still prominent within our profession
- Fostering communication, mentorship and fellowship among minority design professionals and design affiliated professions
- Offering discussion forums on topics such as minority employee retention
- Promoting diversity that reflects the Twin Cities demographics, helping to align our profession and the perceived value of our profession with the values and expectations of the Twin Cities communities
- Creating potential opportunities for strategic partnerships with other professional organizations, including AIA, and ASLA, both locally and nationally
- Encouraging the establishment of coalitions of member firms and individuals to form affiliate member / sponsor and joint venture relationships
- Working with local, state, and national governments on issues affecting the physical development of neighborhoods and communities
- Providing visible role models for children and youth interested in architecture and design related professions and serving as a source of motivation and inspiration
- Recruiting and retaining talent through peer mentoring
Who are our members?
Members are Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers, Planners, Contractors and Design Students. While anyone can be a member of NOMA, this organization focuses on supporting design professionals of color.
List of Benefits
Aims and Objectives
- Foster communications and fellowship among minority architects;
- Form a federation of existing and proposed local minority architectural groups;
- Fight Discrimination and other selection policies being used by public and private sector clients to unfairly restrict minority architects’ participation in design and construction;
- Act as a clearing house for information and maintain a roster on practitioners;
- Promote the design and development of living, working, and recreational environments of the highest quality;
- Create and maintain relationships with other professionals and technicians whose work affects the physical and social environment;
- Encourage the establishment of coalitions of member firms and individuals to form associate and joint venture relationships;
- Speak with a common voice on public policy;
- Work with local, state, and national governments on issues affecting the physical development of neighborhoods and communities;
- Be an effective source of motivation and inspiration for minority youth.