People

Bringing together a diverse pool of talent around a single shared table, our company is built on an 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
Brad McWhirter
Partner
Brandon Lawry
Designer
David Sweere
Design Architect
Greg O'Malley
Director of Marketing & Communications
Heather Sutton
Business/Administrative Manager
Margaret Jankowsky
Director of Urban Design
Oana Bunea-Velea
Technical Director
Robbie Eleazer
Design Director
Sandra Baggerman
Designer
Sean David
Senior Project Manager
Stephen Breaux
Designer
Travis Lombardi
Senior Project Designer
Trey Trahan
Founder
Oana Bunea-Velea
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB
Technical Director

Oana Bunea-Velea joined Trahan Architects in 2019. She is an architect based in New York. Her diverse experience was built working on local and international projects on a large array of programs like cultural, office + mixed-used, residential, hospitality, commercial, institutional, as well as, adaptive-reuse and interiors. Few notable projects include the Brancusi Museum with Radu Architects and Waldorf Astoria Revitalization with Skidmore Owings and Merrill.

She is a licensed architect in New York State, an NCARB Certified professional, and LEED Accredited Professional.

EDUCATION
Master of Architecture and Urban Design, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania
Bachelor of Design in Architecture, University of Nottingham, UK
Tempus exchange student at TU/e Eindhoven

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Handel Architects, New York NY
Skidmore Owings & Merrill, New York NY
Radu Architects, New York NY
Lauster & Radu Architects, Bucharest, RO
West Group Architecture, Bucharest, RO

projects

Caesars Superdome
Careers
Trahan Architects welcomes new designers to submit their credentials for prospective positions in our New Orleans and New York offices. We periodically review applicants as project and studio needs evolve.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and your portfolio to careers@trahanarchitects.com

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