AIABaltimore Emerging Professionals

The National Organization of Minority Architects has historically sought to promote and encourage design excellence within the design profession. As a professional organization Bmore NOMA wants to continue that legacy by elevating our budding talent. Students are formally invited to participate in the first Annual Bmore NOMA Portfolio Competition amongst their peers. Students will submit a final portfolio in PDF format, guidelines provided below. Students may showcase diversity in their design work (academic, professional, and extracurricular). The portfolio will be scored by regional professionals and members of the Bmore NOMA board on the following categories:

Visual Communication - Is the content clear? Can reviewers understand the design intent and process without the author being present?
Formatting - Is the organization clear? Is the graphic quality and layout strong?
Designed Work - Is the quality of work/content, storytelling and graphics compelling?

Eligibility:
Open to 3rd & 4th Undergraduate and all Graduate students enrolled in the Morgan State School of Architecture and Planning
Eligible majors - Architecture, Planning, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture

Register Here:
https://bit.ly/32piWPV

Join The Baltimore Architecture Foundation and Baltimore Heritage tomorrow at 1pm to explore the incredible design project built by the SmithGroup. This public installation features a bold interpretive pavilion sculpted to symbolize the historic forces of racialized state violence and gives an experience that educates visitors. This public art functions as a sanctuary to reflect, record, and share personal thoughts. It is conceived in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement as a mechanism for building empathy and healing.

Have you seen the installation on the National Mall yet? Tell us your thoughts in the comments..

Join this important conversation by registering here:

Society’s Cage: an Interpretive Design Pavilion for the Black Lives Matter Movement Society’s Cage: an Interpretive Design Pavilion for the Black Lives Matter Movement

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/07/excluded-black-architects-southwark-architecture-london

'People say we don’t exist': the scandal of excluded black architects In one London borough, a quarter of residents are black. Yet of the 110 firms selected by the council to compete for £100m in fees, not a single one is led by a black architect

Have an idea to help Baltimore reopen while still encouraging social distancing? Check out this design competition from The City of Baltimore Development Corporation - BDC! Deadline is June 2.

Hey Baltimore!

Tag your favorite local designers, creatives, innovators, thought leaders, or community advocates that could help design an unique outdoor space for Baltimorians to support their favorite boutiques, beauty salons, barbershops, pubs, and other small businesses.

Learn more or submit at designfordistancing.org