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

Director of Marketing & Communications

Manuela Hiches

Business Development Specialist

Margaret Jankowsky

Director of Urban Design

Senior Project Manager

Stephen Breaux

Designer

Travis Lombardi

Senior Project Designer

Trey Trahan

Founder

Oana Bunea-Velea

AIA, LEED AP

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

Careers

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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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