Spatial Shifts: Reclaiming our Cities.

Register for NOMA National’s 48th Annual Conference on October 14 – 18, where we will explore ways in which we can break down barriers to creating meaningful projects, share ways to remix the role of the designer, and unpack new approaches to the design processes of our built environment.

We, as designers, community members, leaders, and environmental stewards, need to be prepared to champion and shift the issues of our current structures to more equitable systems. We must fight to provide access for all to quality public spaces and create opportunities for the masses to enter and engage in our professions.

There is a gap between design development and who ultimately declares what is built in our community. Reckoning with the past, we need to question who has a right to ownership and who has a voice in the design process to build a better future. Using the collaborative tools of the internet, we will collectively explore and share ways to reshape our communities, to fill those gaps in design justice, and move towards a new renaissance.

Schedule:

• THURSDAY-SATURDAY: 40+ HOURS OF SEMINARS and CEUs

• THURSDAY, 8-10 PM ET/6-8 PM PT: SF NOMA GAME NIGHT

• FRIDAY, 2-4 PM ET/11 AM-2 PM PT: EXHIBITION/GRAD SCHOOL FAIR

• FRIDAY, 8-10 PM ET/6-8 PM PT: BRO’S ARTS BALL Dance Party

• SATURDAY, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM ET/8:30 AM-11:30 AM PT: AWARDS BRUNCH Licensure Pinning Ceremony, NOMA Phil Freelon Professional Design Awards, and Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition Winners. Sponsor: SOM.

• SATURDAY, 4:30-6 PM ET/1:30-3 PM PT: NOMA-NAACP-Social Environmental and Economic Design (SEED) AWARDS

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