Urbahn Architects Hires Ijeoma D. Iheanacho as Senior Project Designer

Ijeoma D. Iheanacho, LEED AP, has joined the prominent New York City architecture, design, and planning firm of Urbahn Architects as senior project designer. Building Design & Construction magazine ranks Urbahn as the 83rd largest architectural firm in the U.S.

“Ijeoma’s talent and experience in designing and managing complex projects in the infrastructure, transportation, and civic markets will tremendously benefit Urbahn’s clients. Her expertise will help project teams accelerate design work and streamline interactions with clients and consultants,” said Urbahn Principal Natale V. Barranco, AIA, LEED AP.

The firm’s recent projects include the New York City Transit subway station flood mitigation resiliency program in New York, New York; the Newark City Subway improvements program in Newark, NJ; renovations to NYCT 96th, 53rd Street/Lexington Avenue, 149th Street/3rd Avenue, Brooklyn Bridge, and 68th Street subway stations in New York City; renovations and expansions to New Jersey Transit Morristown and Madison train stations; New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Control Center in Kearny, New Jersey; combined Long Island Rail Road and NYCT train and subway Woodside station rehabilitation in Queens, New York; and renovations to LIRR St. James, Huntington, and Forest Hills train stations.

Iheanacho’s responsibilities include managing design activities; supervising project teams; interacting with clients; coordinating engineering, legal, and zoning consultants; and administering construction activities. Her current work includes ADA improvements to the Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum subway station on the 2 and 3 lines in Brooklyn.

Iheanacho served as a board member of the New York Coalition of Black Architects/New York Chapter of The National Organization of Minority Architects, and is a past President of the NOMA Student Chapter. She also is a fine art photographer and produces and curates art shows. Most recently, she exhibited her work during a show organized by the Montefiore Fine Art Program and Collection.

Prior to joining Urbahn, Iheanacho worked in design positions at BFB Architect, Dattner Architects, and William Nicholas Boudova + Associates. Her professional portfolio includes many of New York City’s recent high-profile projects, such as the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, Airis Multi-Tenant Air Cargo Building at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Rockefeller Center subway station rehabilitation, and extension of the number 7 subway line to the Javits Center, as well as several high-end residences in Manhattan.

She received a Bachelor in Architecture from Cornell University College of Art, Architecture, and Planning in 2001. Iheanacho grew up in Texas, in an Ibo tribe family, which immigrated to the United States from Imo state in Nigeria.