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

Director Communications

Margaret Jankowsky

Director of Urban Design

Senior Technical Architect

Amanda Huhn

Marketing Director

Jennifer Schecter

Business Development Manager

Senior Project Manager

Business Development Specialist

Kyle Culver

LEED GA

Project Designer

Kyle, a South Louisiana native, earned a B. Arch from Louisiana Tech University, and participated in a study abroad program based in Berlin, Germany. While earning his undergraduate degree, he won the Louisiana Tech Research Symposium for his research and collaborative design/build with Habitat for Humanity for low income housing in North Louisiana.

Prior to joining Trahan, he worked at several architectural firms in Seattle and Dallas, before returning to New Orleans. His work experience includes both domestic and international award winning projects. Over the past decade his work has been focused in variety of project types such as historic preservation, institutional, and international mixed-used developments.

Currently he volunteers for ACE Mentoring Program for America, Habitat for Humanity, and is a member of the New Orleans Career Center Engineering and Manufacturing Advisory Board and the ULI’s – Young Leaders Group.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Architecture, Louisiana Tech University, 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE:
RDH & Associates, Dallas, TX
Callison Architecture, Seattle, WA
Eskew Dumez Ripple, New Orleans, LA
NANO LLC, New Orleans, LA

Careers

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

New Orleans

Office Manager

The full-time Office Manager position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative architecture practice in search of design excellence. 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. Experience required: AA, BA, or BS degree required Minimum of 5+ years of administrative, HR and financial management education...

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BIM Coordinator

The full-time BIM Coordinator position offers an opportunity for technical architects and hands-on BIM managers who have experience with large-scale, programmatically complex projects, especially those related to cultural, educational, assembly, mixed-use facilities Experience on stadia projects would be a plus. The BIM Coordinator will work directly with the firm’s project managers, technical architects and team members. They are responsible for technical aspects of assigned projects, including general model maintenance and support. They are committed to reconciling the technical goals and...

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Project Designer

The full-time Project Designer position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Project Designer will be directly involved in 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 ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are...

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Designer

We are looking for a professional, full-time Designer to join our diverse team. Candidates will have the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The designer will be directly involved in 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 ecologies, cities, and economies...

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Project Manager

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our established and growing design practice in New Orleans. This is a high-level leadership opportunity with an award-winning, collaborative practice that strives for design excellence. The Project Manager will lead a range of project types, in collaboration with our diverse design team. We are searching for a highly motivated individual who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies and to explore design...

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Senior Technical Coordinator

Trahan Architects is particularly interested in senior design and technical architects and managers who have experience with large-scale, programmatically complex projects, especially those related to cultural, educational, assembly, and mixed-use facilities in the range of $5 to $20 million or more. Senior Technical Coordinators work directly with the firm’s principals, project managers, design leaders, and team members. They are responsible for technical aspects of assigned projects, including exploration of design solutions. They are committed to reconciling the goals and priorities...

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Senior Designer

The full-time Senior Designer position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Senior Designer will be directly involved in 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 ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are...

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Summer Intern

Trahan Architects is a global architecture firm rooted in New Orleans. The firm is ranked as the #1 design firm in the U.S. for 2019 by Architect Magazine, the official publication of the American Institute of Architects. Our practice is founded on the belief that the mindful design of everyday spaces can elevate human experience and promote peaceful co-existence. As architects, we have a responsibility to fulfill the aspirations of our clients, and to consider the potential impact of our...

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New York

Designer

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Design Architect

The full-time Design Architect position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Design Architect will be directly involved in 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 ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are...

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