Urban Design Perspectives was recently honored with a Citation Award at the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA).
This year’s event welcomed more than 1,400 architects, designers, students, educators, and industry partners to its 2026 Annual Conference, The Leading Edge, held October 14–18 in Aventura, Florida. The conference highlighted achievements in architectural design, professional licensure, and education while introducing new organizational leadership.
Congratulations to all the Citation Award recipients YNL Architects, Collective and the University of Hawai’i Community Design Center who were also recognized for their design quality, social impact, and innovation!
We also salute this year’s Phil Freelon Professional Design Awards that recognize architectural excellence both built and unbuilt architectural projects.
Vision Design Excellence: STORYN Studio for Architecture, The Woodson African American Museum of Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida
Built Work: Build Health International, Institute for Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria
Historic Preservation/Restoration: Baskervill, Shockoe Institute, Richmond, Virginia
Small Projects: EVOKE Studio Architecture, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Excellence, Durham, North Carolina
Unbuilt Work: Merge Architectural Group, San Lucy District Administration Building, Gila Bend, Arizo
You can read more about the conference and NOMA’s impact HERE.
Thank you NOMA for this recognition of the Historic Coliseum Building!
