Florida – NCARB

The Components of Licensure

Education

1926: Graduation from a board-approved school of architecture or seven years of work experience is required to take the examination.

1969: Graduation from a board-approved architecture program or the equivalent training is required.

1979: Graduation from an approved architectural curriculum of five years or more, including NAAB-accredited programs, is required.

1988: Graduation from a NAAB-accredited program or a board-approved architectural curriculum is required.

1995: Continuing education is required for license renewal.

2012: Graduation from a NAAB-accredited program is required.

Experience

1969: A minimum of one year of diversified training in the office of registered, practicing architects is required.

1979: Three years of experience are required for candidates with a Bachelor of Architecture; two years are required for candidates with a Master of Architecture.

1982: The IDP is required. In 1989, the board reinstates a duration requirement, which is removed in 2012.

2012: The IDP is required with no duration stipulations

Examination

1915: The board administered a two-part examination to all new applicants, with exemptions for architects practicing before the board’s creation.

1927: NCARB’s Senior Examination is administered to architects with at least 10 years of experience.

1954: NCARB’s Examination Syllabus is applied to the state exam.

1973: The board begins using NCARB’s Professional Examination.

1983: The board begins administering the ARE.

2012: The board begins participating in NCARB’s Direct Registration Program to manage candidates’ exam eligibility, later renamed NCARB’s exam eligibility services.

Noteworthy

The 1915 Act allowed for the creation of a course of architecture at the University of Florida. Any surplus of fees remaining after all expenditures were to be used to fund the course.

The first applicants for licensure to practice architecture were reviewed and approved at the September 9, 1915, board meeting, totaling 64 certificates.

In 1979, public members were added to the board.

In 1988, a dual board of architects and interior designers was formed, with five architects, two interior designers, and two public members.

The board’s first disciplinary case was pursued in 1924 for negligence and gross incompetence in design and construction. In 2002, the board’s statute was amended to better pursue disciplinary action with the assistance of outside legal services. As a result, the number of investigations and disciplinary actions increased dramatically.

In 2018, Florida licensed the first three graduates from NCARB’s Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) program at University of Florida CityLab-Orlando. They were the first students to complete the program in the United States.

Notable People

NCARB Presidents

1941-42: Mellen C. Greeley, FAIA (Jacksonville)

1992: Robert H. Burke Jr. (Orlando)

Additional Members of the NCARB Board of Directors

1958-60: Morton T. Ironmonger (Ft. Lauderdale)

First Chairman/President

Murray S. King (Orlando)

First Board Members

B.C. Bonfoey (Tampa)

E. A. Ehmann (Jacksonville)

W.C Frederic (Pensacola)

Geo L. Pfeiffer (Lemon City)

First License Issued

1915: Murray S. King

First Woman Licensed

1915: Agnes Ballard

NCARB President Medalist

2018: Miguel A. Rodriguez, FAIA (Coral Gables)

Florida History

President Robert H. Burke Jr. of Florida address delegates at the 1992 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Florida Board Members at the 1970 Annual Meeting.

Florida votes on resolutions during the 2009 Annual Meeting in Chicago.

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President Robert H. Burke Jr. of Florida address delegates at the 1992 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Florida Board Members at the 1970 Annual Meeting.

Florida votes on resolutions during the 2009 Annual Meeting in Chicago.