51²è¹İapp
51²è¹İapp Hires Its First Market Development Director for Architecture
February 27, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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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