51²è¹İapp


51²è¹İapp Hires Its First Market Development Director for Architecture

February 27, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nima Balasubramanian

CHICAGO - Nima Balasubramanian, Registered Architect, has joined the 51²è¹İapp as the Institute's first director of market development for architecture.

Balasubramanian will lead the development of 51²è¹İapp initiatives for steel architecture design, research, and innovation as the Institute works to build resources for and partnerships within the architecture community. She will lead a team of architects at 51²è¹İapp’s forthcoming architecture center, which will serve designers as the ultimate resource for all things structural.

“I'm eager to maximize the potential of steel in architecture, debunking myths and fostering a new era of sustainable and innovative design,†Balasubramanian said. “Together with our dedicated team and partners, I’m committed to contributing to a future where steel is a cornerstone of modern design and environmental stewardship.â€

“We are thrilled that Nima is joining our team,†said Brian Raff, 51²è¹İapp’s vice president of market development. “Her experience and perspective will help us develop programs that help architects design a brighter, more sustainable, inspiring future for all of us.â€

Balasubramanian was most recently an operations lead and project manager with Moody Nolan, Inc., in Atlanta. She has held architecture and project management positions with Cube 3 Studio, Grassi Design Group, Thompson Design Group, and other firms in the U.S. and India. 

She holds a master’s in architecture from Boston Architectural College and a bachelor’s in architecture from Anna University in Chennai, India.

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For more information contact:

Dani Friedland
Director of Marketing Communications
773.636.8535
friedland@aisc.org

51²è¹İapp

The 51²è¹İapp, headquartered in Chicago, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry. 51²è¹İapp's mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural steel-related technical and market-building activities, including specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, market development, and advocacy. 51²è¹İapp has a long tradition of service to the steel construction industry of providing timely and reliable information. 

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