2024-12-22T20:39:27-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/131895516/in-new-york-you-can-get-a-vanity-license-plate-made-special-for-architects Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-07-16T12:55:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/uq/uqwpaqjwfrlfvpq3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>License plates: the last bastion of self-expression. No longer simply for l33t puns or your <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/06/29/walker_v_sons_fallout_north_carolina_anti_abortion_license_plates_blocked.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stance on abortion</a>, the whole streetscape can now know if you're an architect (at least in New York).</p><p>The <a href="http://dmv.ny.gov/custom-plates/professions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York State Department of Motor Vehicles</a> lumps Registered Architects in the illustrious professional company of&nbsp;Ham Radio Operators, Veterinarians and Acupuncturists &ndash; all brought together by their entitlement to their own vanity license plates. For about a $60 one-time fee (plus annual renewal payments), these professionals can receive a license plate that proudly announces their credentials, often conveyed through a symbol and abbreviation. The Architect plate has no symbol, just the letters "AR" vertically oriented to the left of the plate numbers, and "ARCHITECT" spelled out at the bottom.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ix/ixaecso63srs2hts.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/26/26hga17n02uhzw97.jpg"></p><p>To qualify for the plate, architects must fill out the "<a href="http://dmv.ny.gov/forms/mv410.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professional Series Custom Plates</a>" form, and attach proof of registration from the New York State Department of Education &ndash; sorry out-of-stat...</p>