People

Bringing together a diverse pool of talent around a single shared table, our company is built on open, ongoing conversation. Founded in 1992 by Trey Trahan, the firm is intimate in size but broad in its scope.  We engage in a collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities and economies. Each member of the Trahan team is an integral part of a collaborative process that enriches our company culture and improves the quality of our work.

Ethos: Collaboration

Team
Trey Trahan
Founder
Brad McWhirter
Partner
Lesley Braxton
Principal
Kevin Thomas
Managing Principal, New York Studio
Liza Feoli
Director of Marketing & Strategy
Margaret Jankowsky
Director of Urban Design
Robbie Eleazer
Design Director
Oana Bunea-Velea
Technical Director
Stephen Breaux
Designer
Gabriela Calzada
Designer
Ciarán Conlon
Senior Design Architect
Sean David
Senior Project Manager
Nicholas Garrison
Office Manager
Manuela Hiches
Business Development Specialist
Jason Kurzweil
Project Designer
Vincent Yee Foo Lai
Designer
Travis Lombardi
Senior Project Designer
Brian Richter
Digital Practice Manager
Henry Savoie
Project Designer
David Sweere
Designer
Patricia Thomas
Office Manager
Ciarán Conlon
AIA, LEED AP, BD+C
Senior Design Architect

Prior to joining Trahan Architects, Ciarán worked in Ireland and the Netherlands before spending the last decade in New York City.

At COOKFOX Architects, Ciarán contributed to a number of significant projects notably the Neeson Cripps Academy, an award winning school designed for the Cambodian Children’s Fund. His New York portfolio includes numerous multi-family residential developments, a boutique office and a residence in East Hampton. Ciarán also led a design team through documentation for 760 Madison, a high-end residential and retail development for Giorgio Armani in the Landmark District of the Upper East Side.

Originally from Ireland, Ciarán’s passion for craft and making was inspired by his father’s work as a carpenter and the historic surrounds of his hometown Dublin. Ciarán holds professional licensure in New York State.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), University College Dublin
Bachelor of Science (Architecture), University College Dublin

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
René van Zuuk Architects, Almere, The Netherlands
RKD Architects, Dublin, Ireland
Emmett Scanlon Studio, Dublin, Ireland
Studio Tractor Architecture, New York
COOKFOX Architects, New York

projects

Caesars Superdome Capital Improvements Projects
Careers

The quality of our work reflects the collective commitment of a diverse and engaged team. Build your career with us.

Summer Internship Program
Trahan Architects is an international award-winning architecture firm based in New Orleans, LA, that focuses on cultural, educational, assembly, and mixed-use projects throughout the United States and overseas. The firm strives to fulfill the aspirations of clients while being mindful of the impact on both natural and social environments. Trahan’s globally recognized projects demonstrate a high level of technological sophistication coupled with a quiet sense of beauty. Notable projects include The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta,...
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Marketing Manager
The full-time Marketing Manager position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative architecture practice in search of design excellence. The role is based in the firm’s New Orleans office. The ideal candidate will have applicable experience in an architecture or engineering firm, or related industry; a positive, can-do attitude; time management skills; and the agility to pivot from one project to the next and back again. The role manages and coordinates the firm’s marketing efforts....
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Office Manager
The full-time Office Manager position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative architecture practice. The role is based in the firm’s New Orleans office. The ideal candidate will have applicable experience in an architecture or engineering firm, or related industry; a positive, can-do attitude; time management skills; and the agility to pivot from one assignment to the next and back again. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Provide ongoing bookkeeping and administrative support to the office, driving...
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Design Architect
Trahan Architects is an international award-winning architecture firm based in New Orleans, LA, that focuses on cultural, educational, assembly, and mixed-use projects throughout the United States and overseas. The firm strives to fulfill the aspirations of clients while being mindful of the impact on both natural and social environments. Trahan’s globally recognized projects demonstrate a high level of technological sophistication coupled with a quiet sense of beauty. Notable projects include The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta,...
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Digital Practice Designer
The full-time Digital Practice position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Digital Practice Designer will be directly involved with developing digital methodologies, 3D renderings and animations for a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our...
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