Message from the NAAB President
In recent years NAAB has substantially transformed in response to the adaptation to and implementation of the 2020 Conditions and Procedures for Accreditation, the restructuring of administrative staff, the effects of COVID-19, the streamlining of program accreditation decisions, an increasing international presence, and a myriad of related improvements....

Call for Public Director
NAAB has an opening for a Public Director for the term of October 2023–October 2026. 

Nominees should be individuals who have extensive experience in higher education and who are not engaged in the field of architecture.

Accreditation Updates
Public Notice of Actions
At its recent October 2022 meeting, the Board of Directors took actions on programs that hosted accreditation and ICert visits in spring 2022. Thank you to NAAB volunteers and programs for supporting the organization's prgrammatic efforts!

For more information, please refer to the Accreditation Notice of Actions page and the ICert page.
Available For You!
New trainings available on the Workshops and Trainings Page.

How to Write an APR and How to Host a Successful Site Visit under the 2020 Conditions are available for download. The latter was presented at the ACSA Administrators Conference, NAAB Workshop hosted in Boston, Massachusetts on November 5, 2022.
Showcase your program with Accreditation Badge!

Accreditation badges are a great tool to digitally recognize and promote your program across multiple platforms, including email, websites, and social media.

Accredited programs can showcase their NAAB status with an Accreditation Badge.

NAAB badges are available upon request by emailing accreditation@naab.org.
Don't Forget!
Accreditation "Office Hours," Wednesday, December 21, 2022, from 4:00-5:00 pm ET. 

This an opportunity to engage with NAAB staff and peers to discuss questions, ideas, and innovations in your programs. Join us tomorrow via Zoom meeting.

Note: This meeting is being held the week before the Christmas holiday, and we will resume our normal schedule of the fourth Wednesday of each month in January 2023.
Correction to the list of upcoming 2022 fall accreditation visits, published in the October 13, 2022 issue of NAAB News. New York Institute of Technology – M.Arch. was under review for an initial accreditation visit. The error was corrected on October 13, 2022.
Happy Holidays from NAAB!
NAAB will be closed on Friday, December 23 and Monday, December 26, for Christmas, and will be closed on Friday, December 30 and Monday, January 2, for New Year's Day.