National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding on May 2, 2019. Over the next 100 days, the organization will share highlights from NCARB’s history, beginning with the launch of a Centennial website on January 22, 2019.
Founded by a small group of architects in 1919, NCARB’s original mission was to facilitate architectural licensure in the United States by promoting uniform standards that ensured public safety, as well as creating a pathway to out-of-state (or reciprocal) licensure that would be accepted in all U.S. jurisdictions. The organization’s mission has evolved over time to keep pace with the needs of its members and the profession, but its key goals have remained the same.