North Carolina

Law Passed: 1915 • Joined NCARB: 1921 • Region 3—Southern (1965)

The Components of Licensure

Education

1950: NCARB State B.Arch. becomes the first NAAB-accredited program in North Carolina.

1957: Begins requiring either a degree from a NAAB-accredited program or two years of practice experience to take the exam.

1980s: Architect-educator board members were added since NCARB was moving toward degree requirements for registration.

1991: A degree from a program accredited by the NAAB is required.

1998: Continuing education is required for license renewal.

Experience

1953: Two years of experience are required to take the test.

1987: The IDP is required

Examination

1915: North Carolina begins writing its own examination for licensure.

Mid-1940s: The board begins using the NCARB syllabus as a guide to develop the state examination.

1960s: The board begins administering NCARB’s national examination.

Noteworthy

  • In 1933, NCARB President W. H. Lord was killed in a fiery automobile accident. A decade’s worth of North Carolina notes and records were also lost in the accident.
  • North Carolina's first licenses were based on application and an interview.
  • The first female architect was licensed in 1944.
  • In 1978, the NCARB Certificate became the only method of receiving a reciprocal license.
  • In 102 years, there have only been five executive directors of the board.

Notable People

NCARB Presidents

1927-28: W. H. Lord, FAIA (Asheville)
1990: Herbert P. McKim, FAIA (Wilmington)

Additional Members of the NCARB Board of Directors

1961-66: John E. Ramsay, FAIA (Salisbury)
2005-2008: Jeffery A. Huberman, FAIA (Charlotte)

First Chairman/President

1915-21: Hill C. Linthicum (Durham)

First Board Members

E. Hartge (Raleigh)
F. Leitner (Wilmington)
Richard S. Smith(Asheville)
D. Wheeler (Charlotte)

First Female Chairman/President

1998: Norma DeCamp Burns, fAIA (Bennett)

First Woman Licensed

1944: Georgina Pope Yeatman

First African-American Architect

1915: Gaston Alonzo Edwards

NCARB President Medalists

2001: Alan Baldwin Jr., FAIA (Charlotte)
2013: Jeffrey A. Huberman, FAIA (Charlotte)
2013: Kevin G. Montgomery, FAIA (Durham)
2017: Cheryl C. Walker, FAIA (Charlotte)
2017: Cathe M. Evans (Raleigh)

North Carolina History

North Carolina Member Kevin Montgomery speaks at the 2007 Annnual Business Meeting.
North Carolina Board Members Julie McLaurin (left) and John Monteith (right) attend the 2016 NCARB Annual Business Meeting in Seattle.
North Carolina Board Member Jeffrey A. Huberman, FAIA, speaks from the floor at the 2004 Annual Business Meeting in Portland, OR.
North Carolina Member Kevin Montgomery speaks at the 2007 Annnual Business Meeting.
North Carolina Board Members Julie McLaurin (left) and John Monteith (right) attend the 2016 NCARB Annual Business Meeting in Seattle.
North Carolina Board Member Jeffrey A. Huberman, FAIA, speaks from the floor at the 2004 Annual Business Meeting in Portland, OR.