Upcoming Opportunities

  • ADDA x NOMAColumbus Debut Reception

    Join us for the official debut of ADDA as we celebrate the launch of our community and our new chapter as a NOMAColumbus affiliate!

    Learn more about our shared commitment to building stronger communities through design and sets an exciting new chapter as we continue to grow our impact!

    Register and view full event details below.

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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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  • Membership Meetup: Walking Tour

    Discover King-Lincoln Bronzeville on foot with NOMAColumbus.

    Spend the morning exploring one of Columbus’ most distinctive neighborhoods while taking a closer look at the architecture, history, culture, and community that have shaped King-Lincoln Bronzeville. This guided walking tour offers an opportunity to experience the neighborhood beyond the surface, connect with its story, and see the relationship between people, place, and the built environment from a new perspective.

    Whether you’re a design professional, student, community member, or simply interested in learning more about Columbus, we invite you to lace up your walking shoes and explore with us.

    Saturday, September 26 | 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
    King-Lincoln Bronzeville | Columbus, Ohio
    Free and open to the public

    The exact meeting location will be shared with registered attendees prior to the event.

    Registration

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.