Inspiring Design: Interviews with BNIM Women in Design

April 10, 2023

Inspiring Design: Interviews with BNIM Women in Design

In our daily work, we often look to our colleagues and collaborators as we seek out and share inspiration. Our team members at BNIM approach our work with collective care, each bringing expertise, talents, and passions to create the best outcomes and a better practice. As we honor Women’s History Month this March, we are excited to share the stories from several individuals at BNIM who inspire and energize our firm each day. In this Inspiring Design series, we connect with Beena Ramaswami, Hannah Gray, Fiona Bhuyan, and Katie Nichols to learn more about their pathways to architecture and design, their thoughts on the future of design, and how their work is positively transforming our communities, environment, and profession.

Read the Inspiring Design: Interviews with BNIM Women in Design series:

Beena Ramaswami | Fiona Bhuyan | Hannah Gray | Katie Nichols

About

We design and deliver beautiful, integrated environments to inspire change and enhance the human condition.

The 2011 National Architecture Firm Award Winner, BNIM is an employee-owned design company and an innovative leader in designing high performance environments. Through an integrated process of collaborative discovery, we create transformative, living design that leads to vital and healthy organizations and communities.

ENDURING Core Values

Places where people want to be.
We design spaces that create positive experiences for people to thrive and feel a sense of belonging.

No one knows as much as everyone.
We are designers who value creative collaboration and surround ourselves with people who inspire and challenge us.

Diverse by nature, inclusive by intention.
Nature is diverse, and diversity is resiliency. We each experience the world differently and embrace our unique backgrounds by cultivating an inclusive design community.

Intuitive to scientific to experiential.
We design solutions for our clients’ unique needs using intuitive ideas combined with tested metrics and data. Our transparent process leads to beautiful, immersive, transformative experiences.

Change-makers who empower others.
We strive to grow and develop future leaders who will continue to create positive change.

Interconnected with everything.
We recognize humans need nature to thrive. We devote our work and advocacy to restore and improve our planet.

Expertise

Architecture
Existing Buildings
Interiors
Sustainable Consulting
Landscape Architecture
Workplace Planning
Planning
Graphics
Research