Harry Falconer leads the Council’s teams to provide professional support for NCARB’s experience, education, continuing education, and certification programs and initiatives. He is responsible for administration of the Council’s outreach initiative to schools, professional conferences, and firms; and management of the Architect Licensing Advisors Community program. Falconer also leads the development and management of the Council’s international mutual recognition arrangements and relations.
Falconer’s career in architecture includes over 22 years in practice prior to joining NCARB’s team in 2006. He holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Virginia Tech, is licensed to practice architecture in the Commonwealth of Virginia, holds the NCARB Certificate, and is an honorary member of the Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana. In 2017, Harry was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows; and in 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by the Boston Architectural College in recognition of his visionary leadership of architectural education and his work to bridge the gap between education and practice.