While NCARB works to create national standards and programs for the profession, licenses to practice architecture are issued by the state where you are practicing.
The 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands each have an architecture board that is responsible for issuing licenses, regulating the practice of architecture within its borders, and protecting the public’s health, safety, and welfare. Together, the 55 jurisdictions make up NCARB’s membership and work with NCARB to develop national standards and programs.
Licensing Requirements
Before practicing architecture in a jurisdiction, you must meet the requirements for licensure established by that jurisdiction. Visit our licensing requirements tool to view and compare the requirements for establishing and maintaining an architecture license across the United States.
Contact Information
For specific questions, contact your jurisdiction’s licensing board.
Alabama
Alabama Board for Registration of Architects
Contact: Paula Pilgreen | 334-242-4179
Alaska
Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors
Contact: Sara Neal | 907-465-2450
Arizona
Arizona Board of Technical Registration
Contact: Julie Pham | 602-364-4955
Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects & Interior Designers
Contact: Shana W. Bryant | 501-682-3171
California
California Architects Board
Contact: Laura Zuniga | 916-574-7220
Colorado
Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors
Contact: Joyce J. Young | 303-894-7800
Connecticut
Department of Consumer Protection Occupational & Professional Licensing Division, Architectural Licensing Board
Contact: Marguerite Poisson | 860-713-6135
Delaware
Division of Professional Regulation: Board of Architects
Contact: Tashana Branch | 302-744-4500
District of Columbia
D.C. Board of Architecture & Interior Design
Contact: Leon Lewis | 202-442-4320
Florida
Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design
Contact: Stacey Buccieri | 850-717-1982
Georgia
Georgia State Board of Architects & Interior Designers
Contact: Laurie Elander | 470-355-4558
Guam
Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors
Contact: Catherine Sablan Gutierrez | 671-646-3138
Hawaii
Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects
Contact: Sheena Choy | 808-586-2702
Idaho
Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
Contact: Justin Touchstone | 208-334-3233
Illinois
Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation
Contact: Kyle Lazell | 217-524-3210
Indiana
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
Contact: Amy Hall | 317-234-3022
Iowa
Iowa Architectural Examining Board
Contact: Lori SchraderBachar | 515-725-9030
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Technical Professions: Engineering, Architecture, Geology, Landscape Architecture and Land Surveying
Contact: Larry Karns | 785-296-3055
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Architects
Contact: Cordelia Harbut | 859-246-2069
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Architectural Examiners
Contact: Tyson Ducote | 225-925-4802
Maine
State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, & Interior Designers
Contact: Regina Ritchie | 207-624-8524
Maryland
Maryland Board of Architects Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
Contact: Zevi Thomas | 410-230-6262
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Architects
Contact: Marjorie.Campbell3@mass.gov | 617-701-8690
Michigan
Michigan Board of Architects
Contact: Robin Sirls | 517-241-0199
Minnesota
Minnesota Board of AELSLAGID
Contact: Doreen Johnson | 651-296-2388
Mississippi
Mississippi State Board of Architecture
Contact: John Cothron | 888-272-2627
Missouri
Missouri Board for Architects, Prof. Engineers, Prof. Land Surveyors & Landscape Architects
Contact: Rhonda Bullock | 573-751-0047
Montana
Montana Board of Architects & Landscape Architects
Contact: Amy Pfarr | 406-841-2244
Nebraska
Nebraska Board of Engineers & Architects
Contact: Jon Wilbeck | 402-471-2021
Nevada
Nevada Board of Arch., Interior Design & Residential Design
Contact: Monica Harrison | 702-486-7300
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Joint Board of Licensure and Certification: Board of Architects
Contact: Bethany Cottrell | 603-271-2152
New Jersey
New Jersey Board of Architects
Contact: Charles Kirk | 973-504-6385
New Mexico
Board of Examiners for Architects
Contact: Melarie Gonzales | 505-476-4830
New York
N.Y. State Education Department: Office of the Professions, State Board of Architecture
Contact: Robert Lopez, RA | 518-474-3817 x110
North Carolina
North Carolina Board of Architecture
Contact: Cathe M. Evans | 984-328-1161
North Dakota
North Dakota State Board of Architecture
Contact: Bonnie Staiger, Hon. AIA | 701-223-3540
Northern Mariana Islands
CNMI Board of Professional Licensing
Contact: Esther Fleming | 670-664-4809
Ohio
Ohio Architects Board
Contact: Shannon Himes | 614-466-1327
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Board of Governors of Architects, Landscape Architects and Licensed Interior Designers
Contact: Leslie Hanska | 405-949-2383
Oregon
Oregon Board of Architect Examiners
Contact: Lisa Howard | 503-763-0662
Pennsylvania
PA State Architects Licensure Board
Contact: Jessica Harris | 717-783-3397
Puerto Rico
Assistant Secretary of State for Examining Boards
Contact: Marianne Cortina Aldebol | 787-722-2122
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Examination and Registration of Architects
Contact: Dawne Broadfield | 401-462-9594
South Carolina
South Carolina State Board of Architectural Examiners
Contact: Lenora Addison-Miles | 803-896-4408
South Dakota
South Dakota State Board of Technical Professions
Contact: Jodi Aumer | 605-206-4476
Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Architectural & Engineering Examiners
Contact: Glenn Kopchak | 615-741-3449
Texas
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
Contact: Mike Alvarado | 512-305-8539
Utah
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Contact: Stephen Duncombe | 801-530-6235
Vermont
Vermont State Board of Architects
Contact: Kara Shangraw | 802-828-1501
Virgin Islands
Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs
Contact: Nathalie Hodge | 340-713-3522 ext.3250
Virginia
DPOR
Contact: Kathleen Nosbisch | 804-367-8506
Washington
Architect Registration Board
Contact: Sydney Muhle | 360-664-1388
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Architects
Contact: Emily Papadopoulos | 304-558-1406
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Contact: Adam Barr | 608-266-2112
Wyoming
WY State Board of Architects & Landscape Architects
Contact: Emily Cronbaugh | 307-777-6529
Regions
Each jurisdiction also belongs to an NCARB region. Once a year, the 55 jurisdictions gather for NCARB’s Annual Business Meeting, where representatives vote on resolutions regarding programs, guidelines, NCARB Model Law and Regulations, and Model Rules of Conduct. These members also elect NCARB’s officers and directors and serve on the committees that guide the development of the architecture profession.
Get Involved
Interested in volunteering for your state licensing board? Contact your board to learn more.
