Breaking with Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, the school says it will move to two sites in Arizona owned by the Paolo Soleri–founded Cosanti Foundation.
"It is our responsibility to work together to break down the barriers that start in architecture school and continue into the firm and workplace that exclude far too many," writes the Board of Directors in a statement to its members published June 4.
As protests against racial injustice continue around the world, some architecture school leaders are speaking out about the killing of George Floyd and systemic inequalities in the United States.
"Before we can confidently advocate for greater economic opportunities for architects of color, we need to ensure that those very people are first able to breathe," writes NOMA president Kimberly Dowdell.
A growing roster of groups—including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the American Society of Landscape Architects, AIANY, and Architectural League of New York—are speaking out.