Education & Professional Development Committee
For Licensure Candidates
National Resources
For NOMA National resources, including the Black Spectacles discount and NOMA Scholarship, visit the NOMA National’s Licensure page
Local Resources
The following are available to NOMA PDX members. Reach out to nomapdxedu@gmail.com for more information.
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A series of events that focus on the NCARB Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). Events range from coffee chats discussing exam frustrations, panels with recently licensed architects, and study sessions.
Check out this resource list created by recently NOMAPDX members who are recently licensed architects.
Compete this questionnaire to help guide the next ARE Chat event.
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Stipends to cover exams or study materials (not just for the ARE) are available to NOMA PDX members. Stipends are limited on a first come first served basis until the allocated stipend budget is spent. Members that work for architectural firms that reimburse for the cost of professional examinations (pass, retakes, and/or study materials) are not eligible for this stipend.
$100 for an exam Pass Only (limit one per year)
$100 for an exam Pass or Fail (limit one per year)
$50 Stipend provided for online of physical study materials (limit one per year)
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Following books available to members to borrow for three months.
Architect’s Studio companion: Rules of thumb for Preliminary Design (Allen/Iano)
Building Codes Illustrated (Francis Ching)
Building Construction Illustrated (Francis Ching)
Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer
For College Students
FAQs NOMAS
Portland State University
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Not yet! We’re currently in the process!
Reach out via our contact form so we can get you connected to the right people.
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To help students get connected with mentors and ultimately jobs so they can have resources when they graduate.
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Yes, and that’s why we’re building the foundation for a chapter now.
FAQ NOMAS
University of Oregon
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Not yet! We’re currently in the process!
Reach out via our contact form so we can get you connected to the right people.
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To help students get connected with mentors and ultimately jobs so they can have resources when they graduate.
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Yes, and that’s why we’re building the foundation for a chapter now.
Education & Resources Committee
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Eugenia Fama-Higgins (She/Ella)
Committee Board Member & Co-Chair
Architect from Argentina
With Scott Edwards Architecture
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Sakshi Nanda (She/Her)
Committee Co-Chair
Licensed Architect (India)
Urban Designer with ZGF Architects
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Marta Petteni (She/Her)
Italian Architect, Researcher & Project Manager
Higher Education wasn’t designed to serve minorities, how can we make architecture studio a safer place to exist in?
We’re working with Undergrad and Graduate students who are pursing their degrees in Architecture in the state so we can better understand
their unique issues in dismantling systemic injustices
how to help them transition from class to work
provide mentorship opportunities and build their professional networks
how we can help them