U of M's student NOMA chapter working towards improving education, opportunity, advocacy, and community as it relates to the architecture profession
The National Organization of Minority Architecture Students at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Follow for updates on meeting times and events!
09/18/2018
We are hosting an informational meeting to give general info and listen to your thoughts on what you would like to focus on this semester.
Date/Time: THURSDAY, September 20th @ 6PM in the Rapson COURTYARD.
If you would like to know more about championing racial equity through design and positive conversation, please attend.
Snacks will be provided. You do not have to be a member to attend- All are welcome!
05/30/2018
BECOME A STUDENT REP FOR DOCOMOMO! -
BECOME A STUDENT REP FOR DOCOMOMO! Hello AIASers and Friends! Here is the message from docomomo- "Docomomo US MN is seeking undergraduate/graduate students with an interest in Modernism to join our board either beginning during Summer 2018 or at the start of Fall Semester 2018. Docomomo US MN is the local chapter of Docomomo...
05/16/2018
THIS THURSDAY (5/17) / 5PM / BWBR Architects-Free drinks and food with emerging professionals! This is a great networking opportunity! Register here https://www.aia-mn.org/event/firm-tour-may/
05/05/2018
End of Studio CELEBRATION- tomorrow!! -
04/16/2018
Bring your lunch to rm 225 at 12:15 this Wednesday to hear about Savannah Steele's (3rd Year MArch candidate) experience at the Black in Design conference last October. She will have a presentation highlighting speakers, presented work, ideas, and conversations that she experienced while at Harvard. You won't want to miss it!
As a NOMAS member, we would like you to spread the word about these kinds of educational opportunities to others. It is important to have as many people as possible in the conversation. We ask that you invite two of your friends to this event.
04/02/2018
NOMAS EVENT TONIGHT!💃 - http://mailchi.mp/7e4816d39697/meeting-this-evening-1447841
03/30/2018
Join us on MONDAY (4/2) @ 6pm in the 2nd floor link to discuss new initiatives in AIA's EDI, implicit bias, pay equity and more with Renee Cheng, Andrea Johnson, and Cozy Hannula. See you there!
03/29/2018
The screening of Design that Heals by Mass. Design Group was a success! Thank you for the inspiring evening and great discussion. Thank you AoA NOMA MSP for the support.
TODAY! (3/28)
Come together for a one-time screening of Design that Heals by MASS. Design Group.
The film is set "in the midst of the world’s worst cholera outbreak in over a century, Dr. Pape challenged MASS Design Group to design a cholera treatment center in Haiti where the construction process, as well as the finished building, could address the underlying structural and social conditions that allow cholera to thrive" watch the trailer
WHEN
Next Wednesday (3/28) at 6:30
WHERE
Rapson 45
*dinner will be provided
ALL ARE WELCOME (bring all of your friends)
See you there!
03/25/2018
How Can Better Design Make Protests More Effective? "The physical design of the space tends to be a top-down process that comes from the city government"—but through the "soft infrastructure of activist design," protestors temporarily reclaim public spaces.
02/26/2018
When Houston sought input from minorities, it turned out they had very different preferences for the new parks than the rich white population. (from 2016) CityLab
Why Race Matters in Planning Public Parks A major overhaul of a huge Houston park reveals disparities in what white, black, and Latino residents want—and need.
02/23/2018
16 architects on why race matters in the profession Architects of color—from the young to the experienced—on the race-related challenges they have faced throughout their careers and their advice for how the profession can break down barriers to entry for people of all backgrounds.