Upcoming Opportunities

  • Volunteer at the Ohio State Fair

    Join AIA Ohio and NOMA Columbus at the Ohio State Fair on Saturday, August 8 to help engage fairgoers with hands-on activities and conversations about architecture, design, and the built environment.

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  • BWA Annual Brunch & Fundraiser

    Celebrate, connect, and build community at NOMA Columbus' annual Black Women in Architecture Brunch, held in partnership with chapters across the country. Everyone in the AEC community is welcome to join us for brunch, networking, and a nationally broadcast virtual presentation, followed by a private networking session for Black women in the built environment. Click below to register and view the full event details.

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  • NOMAColumbus x Moody Nolan Mixer

    Connect with fellow AEC professionals at an after-work mixer hosted by NOMA Columbus and Moody Nolan. Enjoy great conversations, expand your network, and build new relationships in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Whether you're a longtime member or attending your first NOMA Columbus event, we look forward to seeing you there.

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2024 NOMAColumbus Impact Report

We are NOMACOlumbus

Intersecting the DESIGN PROFESSION through the lens of DIVERSITY in range of cultures, beliefs and backgrounds. NOMAColumbus provides programming centered around the ADVANCEMENT & DESIGN JUSTICE of it’s members and community.

We aim to raise awareness and change to the architecture, engineering and construction industry at large for future NEXT GENERATIONS.

Together we Connect, Champion, and Celebrate YOU!

Our Mission

We strive to provide agency for all collaborators of the built environment in the greater Columbus area. We champion minority members within the design field by providing a platform to empower voices and a place where their unique perspectives or experiences are celebrated. Through our efforts, we strive to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion so that our design community is wholly representative.

Our Vision

Is to provide a space that empowers the design community by creating opportunities for all individuals to participate in order to create a better future for all.

WHY IS NOMACOLUMBUS IMPORTANT TO YOU?

  • "It is important to diversify the voices at the table to create change in design."

  • "Building a bridge for the next generation."

  • "NOMA Columbus is a opportunity to share a common passion for design with people from different backgrounds, traditions, ad perspectives."

  • "To see the design profession represented by people that look like me."

  • "Bringing minority voices into every space that they may have been excluded from in the past. Creating access as I gain access. Growing community as I grow myself. "

Highlights from the 2024 NOMA National Conference in Baltimore, MD.