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

Sean David

AIA, NCARB

Senior Project Manager

Sean, a New Orleans native and Jesuit H.S. graduate, joined Trahan Architects in 2007 after earning his M. Arch from Louisiana State University where he received the Dean’s Medal of Excellence in Architecture, the AIA Henry Adams Medal, and the LSU School of Architecture Technology Award. Prior to his graduate studies, he received a B. Environmental Design from the University of Colorado.

While at Trahan, Sean worked on a number of award winning projects, including the Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, LA and the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention Center in Owensboro, KY. In 2013, he began work as a project manager and senior architect with MetroStudio in New Orleans where he oversaw a variety of project types including single family homes, institutional and commercial projects, and large mixed use developments.

Sean reunited with Trahan in 2019 as a project manager. He is a licensed architect in Louisiana and NCARB Certified.

EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado at Boulder

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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