Agenda for Quarterly Meeting May 11, 2012

Quarterly Board Meeting begins at 9 a.m. at the Board's office, No. 5 Calle Medico, Suite C, Santa Fe, NM, 87505 Download: Agenda for Quarterly Meeting May 11, 2012

In memoriam

Former chair of the New Mexico Board of Examiners for Architects Donald L.A. Oschwald, 88, died March 29, 2012, at his home in Los Alamos, NM. Mr. Oschwald was a Navy Air Corps veteran of World War II. With the G.I. bill, he graduated from Tulane University in 1956 with a degree in architecture and was later awarded his Masters from Tulane when the program became accredited. He and his family settled in Santa Fe where he worked for W.C. Kruger & Associates on many state and federal projects throughout New Mexico. Mr. Oschwald served terms on the New Mexico Board in the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s and most recently 2003 through 2004. His service also included leadership as chair of the New Mexico Board. He also served his profession by grading exam papers with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). His son, Jim, currently serves on the New Mexico Board and on committees for NCARB.

FY 11 Annual Report Now Available

Click on the link below to download the FY 11 Annual Report for the NMBEA Download: FY 11 Annual Report Now Available

Reciprocity Process

If you are applying for a license in New Mexico and want to know how the process works, please click on the link below. Download: Reciprocity Process

New ARE Timing Rules

On June 20, 2007 the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards held its annual meeting in Denver, Colorado.

During the meeting resolutions were discussed and voted on. One resolution, 07-8, was for the purpose of setting requirements for when it would be possible to take the national Architect Registration Examination (ARE). The membership voted to leave when one could be an exam candidate up to individual jurisdictions.

The Board has changed the rules regarding the timing of taking the ARE. One is now eligible to take the ARE after receiving a professional degree and obtaining an NCARB IDP number. It is no longer necessary to complete all, or any, of the IDP requirements. Those requirements must be completed before licensure.

Avenues to Licensure

For a brief overview of the options available to obtain a license to practice architecture in New Mexico please see the Options for Licensure article to learn more

New Version of the ARE in Place

A new version of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) is now active. ARE 4.0 was launched in July 2008. The new exam integrates multiple-choice questions with graphic vignettes and will have seven divisions instead of nine. Though ARE 4.0 was launched in July 2008, in order to ease candidates through the transition there will be a one year period when both ARE 3.1 and ARE 4.0 will be administered. Current candidates have until June 2009 to complete any remaining divisions of ARE 3.1.

For more information go to: http://www.ncarb.org/ARE/40/whats_different.html

The Board's Architect/Educator

To read about the Board's Architect/Educator postion please Visit the People Section to learn more

REVIEW DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

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State IDP Person Information

For information about the AIA IDP coordinator, please click here

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