Mariam Hanna

Mariam Hanna is an architectural designer focused on residential and cultural projects. Her experience spans urban design, zoning analysis, drafting, and architectural design, giving her a broad perspective on the relationship between buildings, their surrounding communities, and the regulations that shape them. Persistent and curious, Mariam approaches design through a process of experimentation, continually testing ideas until they work.

Mariam's interest in architecture began with an appreciation for its influence on everyday life and the communities around us. During high school, she began drawing iconic houses, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, which led her to pursue residential architecture and ultimately a career in design. At Pratt Institute, where she earned a Bachelor of Architecture with minors in Social Justice and Sustainability, she focused much of her academic work on civic architecture and spaces designed to serve communities. She remains particularly interested in museums, community centers, and higher-education environments.

Mariam believes that architecture should never lose sight of the people who inhabit it. She is interested in the balance between technical performance, aesthetic expression, and the human experience, and considers both building occupants and the broader community when thinking about design. Her perspective is informed by her early years in Egypt and her upbringing in New York, two places with distinctly different cultural, environmental, and architectural contexts. This contrast has shaped her understanding of how architecture responds to its surroundings and expanded her sense of what design can achieve.