New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Architecture


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Contact Information

Physical address:
89 EB Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12234-1000

Phone: 518-474-3817, ext. 1570
Fax: 518-474-1449

Web: Home Name search Forms
Email: op4info@nysed.gov

Notes: Office of the Professions staff are available from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm, Eastern time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Architecture in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other reference data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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New York Architect License

Agency:New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Architecture
NCARB Certificate:Not required
Completion of CE/PDH:Required
Interview:Not required
NAAB-accredited degree:Not required
NCARB IDP:Required
Additional Experience:Required
State-specific exam:Not required

Initial Registration

This section applies to architects that are applying for a license in New York for the first time.

Form:

Form 1 - Application for Licensure

Agency Fee:

$377

Reciprocal Registration

This section applies to architects licensed in another state that are looking for reciprocal licensure in New York.

Agency Fee:

$377

Registration Renewal

This section applies to architects that are already licensed in New York and need to renew their license.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$287

Due:

Triennially by the last day of the month prior to the architect's birth month.

New York Architecture Firm License

Not required



Architecture Firm licensure is not required on the State level in New York.

  • New York does currently license architectural firms, however, firms must follow procedures established by the Education Department when incorporating or foreign qualifying.
More information: New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Architecture
Law:

NY EDN Law § 7307

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Professional Corporations
  • Professional Limited Liability Companies
  • Design Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Partnerships
  • Limited Partnerships
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:

Professional Corporations:

  • For domestic PCs, all of the shareholders, officers, and directors must be architects licensed in New York.
  • For foreign PCs, at least one of the shareholders must be a New York licensed architect and all of the shareholders, officers, and directors must be architects licensed in any state.

Professional Limited Liability Companies:

  • For domestic PLLCs, all of the members and managers must be architects licensed in New York.
  • For foreign PLLCs, at least one of the members or managers must be a New York licensed architect and all of the members and managers must be architects licensed in any state.

Design Professional Corporations:

  • Greater than 75% of the outstanding shares of stock of the DPC must be owned by design professionals
  • Greater than 75% of the directors must be design professionals
  • Greater than 75% of the of the officers must be design professionals
  • The president, the chairperson of the board of directors and the chief executive officer or officers must be design professionals
  • An ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), either in part or in its entirety, may not constitute part of the greater than 75% owned by design professionals

Limited Liability Partnerships:

  • All of the partners must be architects licensed in New York.

Limited Partnerships:

  • All of the partners must be architects licensed in New York.

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