Beena Ramaswami
Associate Principal, Director of Brand Identity
Beena Ramaswami is a communication designer and systems thinker with a deep interest in how design and technology shape organizations. At BNIM, she conceptualizes and develops identity systems, branding, publications, environmental graphics, and the firm’s website. Her work includes environmental graphics for the UC Berkeley Center for Connected Learning, UMKC Bloch Executive Hall, Princeton University Lewis Arts Center, among others, as well as publications such as All, Flow and Power.
Beena brings a holistic lens to initiatives that strengthen communication, clarity, and collaboration across BNIM. Her work supports the evolving needs of the practice. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Anna University in Madras, India, and a Master of Architecture from Kansas State University.
Select Experience
- Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratory Renovation and Addition
- Moffitt Library RenovationUniversity of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California
- PCC Research and Development BuildingSan Diego, California
- Lewis Center for the ArtsPrinceton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey
- Seaton Hall Renovation + ExpansionKansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas
- Patient-Centered Care Learning CenterUniversity of Missouri - ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri
- Habitat for Humanity Office RenovationHabitat for Humanity of Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
- Reconciliation Services - Master Plan and RenovationKansas City, Missouri
- Bloch Executive HallUniversity of Missouri - Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
- Scott Visitor Center at the Summit Bechtel Scout ReserveBoy Scouts of AmericaGlen Jean, West Virginia
- Sustainability Treehouse at the Summit BechtelBoy Scouts of AmericaGlen Jean, West Virginia
- Streetcar System Expansion AnalysisKansas City, Missouri
- Price Gilbert and Crosland Tower Library RenewalGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia
- Odum School of EcologyUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia
- Oberlin Green Arts DistrictOberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio
Education
Bachelor of Architecture
Anna University, Madras, India
Master of Architecture
Kansas State University
Activities
Co-Chair BNIM ESOP Committee
National Organization of Minority Architects
