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Reminder: Architect Licenses expire on April 30, 2010.

In addition to all other requirements, an active architect must have acquired twenty-four (24) Professional Development Units (PDU) during the 2008-2010 cycle in order to renew. To qualify for credit, the PDUs must be approved by NCARB or AIA. At least sixteen (16) PDUs shall be in Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) subjects acquired in structured educational activities, and the remaining eight (8) shall be in HSW Subjects, but may be in either structured educational activities or in individual planned educational activities. Renewing architects can submit their transcripts or certificates of completion as proof of completion. For more information on approved courses, please visit the following links:

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District of Columbia Architecture and Interior Design

Welcome

The DC Board of Architecture and Interior Design regulates the practice of architecture and the practice of interior design and protects consumers by upholding the District of Columbia Architecture license law (pdf) and the Interior Design license law (pdf). The architecture and interior design license laws are defined by the District of Columbia Second Omnibus Regulatory Act of 1998 (Omnibus), which took effect on April 20, 1999.

The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor. Three members shall be architects, three shall be interior designers, and one shall be a consumer member. Four members of the Board constitute a quorum.

The Board meets every six weeks at 9:30 a.m. at the DCRA headquarters, located at 941 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. The Board can be reached by phone: (202) 442-4320 or fax: (202) 698-4329.

Program Liaison: Leon W. Lewis, Leon.Lewis@dc.gov

Current Board Members

  • Brenda Sanchez – Chair
  • Walter Gagliano – Vice Chair
  • Andrea Kelly – Interior Design Member
  • Suman Sorg - Architect Member
  • Genell Anderson - Architect Member
  • Anthony Muhammad – Consumer Member
  • 1 vacancy

2010 Meeting Dates:

January 22 March 5 April 16 June 11
July 23 September 10 October 22 December 3