Upcoming Opportunities

  • Visionary Voices : Designing Cities That Care

    Urban Revitalization, Sustainability, and Community-Centered Design

    November, 4th | 5:30 - 8:00 PM | The Ellis

    What does it mean to design a city that truly cares for its people? Join award-winning architect and design leader Kimberly Dowdell for an engaging conversation about how architecture and urban planning can improve quality of life, strengthen communities, and create a more equitable future.

    Open to design professionals, students, community leaders, and members of the public, this event will explore urban revitalization, sustainability, equitable access, and the power of design to create healthier, safer, and more responsive communities.

    Register below for full event details!

    RSVP Today!

  • NOMAS Capital Collective

    Calling all Design Students!

    November, 11th | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM |

    An inaugural event bring together design students from across the state of Ohio to our capital city! As a part of our project pipeline initiative, NOMAColumbus is advising our NOMAS BGSU and OSU NOMAS chapters to visit Columbus to visit firms and projects, while creating an opportunity to network with design professionals and fellow students in AEC.

    This half day event includes a Firm Tour Crawl, introducing students to several firms around town, showcasing different sectors, office sizes, and firm cultures. Once complete we will have a NOMAS Student Reception, offering moments of connection, fun activities, and parting words of encouragement for our student chapters.

    Students sign up today!

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  • Designer's Harvest

    The turkey's handled. What are you bringing to the table?

    November, 18th | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Vera on Broad

    Join NOMAColumbus for Designer's Harvest, an evening of food, laughter, and connection! Bring your favorite side dish to share and enjoy a relaxed evening with fellow members and friends.

    Free for NOMAColumbus members and their guests. Space is limited, so save your seat at the table!

    Reserve your spot!

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.