KENNESAW, Ga. | Mar 1, 2020

The National Organization of Minority Architects Student (NOMAS) organized a lecture by Marc Norman Associate Professor of Practice in Urban and Regional Planning at University of Michigan on Monday February 10th at the Department of Architecture. 

President of his own consulting firm “Ideas and Action,” Marc Norman is an internationally recognized expert on policy and finance for affordable housing and community development. Trained as an urban planner, he has worked in the field of community development and finance for over 20 years. With degrees in political economics (University of California Berkeley, Bachelors of Art, 1989) and urban planning (University of California Los Angeles, Master of Art, 1992) and experience with for-profit and non-profit organizations, consulting firms and investment banks, Norman has worked collaboratively to develop or finance over 2,000 units totaling more than $400 million in total development costs.

The Kennesaw State University chapter of NOMAS is affiliated with the national professional organization NOMA. They are a group of students from a variety of backgrounds pursuing architecture degrees interested in contributing to the KSU Department of Architecture by building a sense of community based on shared experiences unique to our diverse student body.

 Social events, work exhibitions, creative competitions and educational lectures – with a primary objective to foster communication and fellowship among minority and diverse architecture students--are all integral to the annual NOMAS agenda.