Megumi Tamanaha, AIA, Studio Director

Megumi joined ARO in 2000 and has since become the Studio Director. Megumi is a Director on projects and additionally, oversees office personnel and management including staffing and workloads, As Director, Megumi has led multiple projects, including Brooklyn Bridge Park and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, retail projects for Calvin Klein, a new synagogue for Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, several academic projects including Colorado College’s Packard Hall, and residences like Martha’s Vineyard House. She is currently directing the 79^th Street Boat Basin Dockhouse and a renovation for the Vilcek Foundation in Kapahulu, Hawai’i. In addition, Megumi leads office mentorship initiatives, including ARO’s involvement in the CityTech Pre-Internship Program. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at City College of New York, a Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt Institute, and has also taught at New Jersey Institute of Technology; the School of Constructed Environments, Parsons the New School for Design; and, Barnard College. Megumi holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Washington and an M.Arch from Columbia University and has previous work experience in Tokyo and Seattle.

mtamanaha@aro.net