NOMA Atlanta has done a lot things this year from participating in mentoring session with ACCI mentor program to hold various networking events and seminars. We also have many things planned in the future. One of them is the  National convention which will be held in fall of 2011. We will be using the website to give you valuable information on the convention and our hopes is that you take the opportunity use the feedback features to help us craft a great event.

Please navigate our website and enjoy the rich content and upcoming events and if you have any questions or comment please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thanks.

Jerome Martin NOMA AIA NCARB

Vice President of Noma

Atlanta Design Week is a concentrated sequence of events that promotes the value of design and Atlanta’s vibrant design community.   Join us for Thursday’s installment of the ADW 2010 as NOMA Atlanta hosts the “Monograph Series: Philip Freelon”

We invite you to engage with another specialized area of design by participating in a Design Week event outside your comfort zone.

Let’s find connections that will increase our ability to create change and think big about design!

The Conference hotel will be the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta which is in the process of going through a major renovation. Our conference will be one of the first to christen the newly renovated facility in the fall of 2011. The Hyatt Regency is Architect/Developer, John Portman’s first hotel designed around an atrium. If one looks closely around the hotel you can find elements that ended up as major features in some of his other later designed hotels. Perhaps we will create an architectural treasure hunt to see how observant everyone is.

Another interesting tidbit is that the number of minorities becoming registered architects here in
Georgia and the Atlanta Metropolitan area is outpacing all other areas of the country. We hope
everyone will come out and support NOMA Atlanta and its activities in the upcoming year as we march towards conference. We really want to showcase how great Atlanta and our NOMA Atlanta Chapter is.

Please mark your calendars for NOMAtlanta 2011, October, 20th ‐22nd , 2011.

The Atlanta Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), an organization promoting the quality and excellence of minority design professionals, is proud to be part of this year’s Atlanta Design Week being held October 23-31^st , 2010. As part of the Design Week activities NOMA has invited award winning Architect, Philip Freelon, FAIA, the architect for the new Atlanta Center for Civil and Human Rights to speak on some of his projects. this presentation will be held October 27, 2010, 7:00PM  at the SCAD Auditorium located at 1600 Peachtree Street North West,Atlanta GA 30309.

NOMA Atlanta Members: Free

Scad Students and Faculty: Free

Non-Members:$10

Pioneering  Architect , William Haynes, of Savannah passed away last month. William B. Haynes – SAVANNAH – Memorial services for William Brailsford Haynes, will be held 11am Saturday at The Sanctuary of Savannah, 8912 Whitfield Avenue, Savannah.Interment: Hillcrest Abbey East. In lieu of flowers, In Memory of William B. Haynes to: Hospice of Savannah, P. O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416. Williams & Williams Funeral Home 912-234-1634

Savannah Morning News September 2, 2010.

Obituary Guest Book at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=144992711

I want to thank  all you of  who joined us at NOMA Social last August. Everyone had a great time on the tour and enjoyed the hospitality of  Loews Hotel’s staff.  I would like to thank Byran Houser , Atlanta Chapter’s Parliamentarian, for doing a great job in selecting the location. We Especially want thank the National Board for choosing our city to have the board meeting. I gained valuable information from the Board members I met and we shared ideas that about how we can run our chapters better and how we can help architects in this terrible economy. I little disappointed that the National Board Members weren’t able to get see the rest of the City. I guess they have to return to the City for the Convention in 2011 to get the full immersion. Atlanta will be  waiting.  We took photos at the event please enjoy. Thanks.

Jerome Martin NOMA AIA NCARB

Vice President Noma Atlanta

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]]> http://www.nomaatlanta.org/blog/2010/07/02/126/feed/ 0 http://www.nomaatlanta.org/blog/2007/09/16/joseph-w-robinson-sr-faia-noma-receives-noma-atlanta%e2%80%99s-life-time-achievement-award/ http://www.nomaatlanta.org/blog/2007/09/16/joseph-w-robinson-sr-faia-noma-receives-noma-atlanta%e2%80%99s-life-time-achievement-award/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:11:27 +0000 craig http://www.nomaatlanta.org/blog/?p=7 NOMA Atlanta would like to congratulate Joseph W. Robinson, Sr., FAIA, NOMA for his outstanding and distinguished service of over fifty years to the profession of architecture and the community. On Saturday, September 15th during a special tribute dinner honoring him, with more that 600 people in attendance, he was given NOMA Atlanta’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

“In honor and recognition of his perseverance, service, and contributions to the field of Architecture and the City of Atlanta. Even through the confines of segregation he has established a legacy through his work, mentorship, and leadership in education, design excellence and community service.”

JW Robinson a graduate from Hampton University is a charter member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and the first African-American architect from Georgia to be inducted into The American Institute of Architects (AIA), College of Fellows (COF). Not allowing segregation to dampen his spirit of becoming an architect his career started as a teacher at Booker T. Washington High School (1953-1968) where he inspired many of his students to enter the field of architecture. Through his dedication and perseverance he developed a practice in residential architecture by designing over 200 homes.

After receiving his license he established his own firm in 1970, J.W. Robinson and Associates. The firm’s achievements include many public projects including the swimming pool at Grant Park, community centers, educational facilities at both the K through 12 and higher education facilities, libraries, fire stations, projects at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Marta, the C.B. King Federal Courthouse in Albany, GA and private projects for corporations that include Bellsouth, Delta Airlines and the Atlanta Life Insurance Company.

JW’s leadership extends into the community as well where he has championed historic preservation of buildings and properties that represent the cultural life and accomplishments of African Americans including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthplace and other significant structures in the MLK and Sweet Auburn historic districts. His legacy continues while he works with his two sons in providing direction of the firm. For more information please check out the following link.

http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.com/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1075&hl=y.

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