With a career spanning over two decades, Ijeoma Iheanacho has become known for innovation, passion, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Her diverse portfolio is a testament to her extraordinary versatility, encompassing transportation facilities, K-12 schools, healthcare, residential developments, and urban infrastructure projects. Each of her projects bears her indelible mark: an edifice that speaks to the heart and soul of the community it serves, that was built successfully and within budget despite any impediments thrown in the way. Because of Ijeoma’s meticulous approach to complex challenges, she is sought after to lead Design-Build projects. She has an uncanny ability to break down projects with accelerated schedules and byzantine regulatory approval processes into discrete design packages and clear work tasks for her staff and engineering teams.
Ijeoma’s gifts lie not just in her ability to lead multi-disciplinary design teams, but also in her mission-driven initiatives to cultivate the minds and spirits of those around her. She is a staunch advocate of the next generation of architects, nurturing skills, knowledge and confidence. Through her work with nycoba/NOMA, Ijeoma has created a legacy that extends far beyond the walls of any building. She has fostered a community of young professionals who are not just skilled in their craft, but who are empowered to dream big, to push the boundaries of what is possible, and to create a world that is more beautiful, more functional, and more equitable than ever before.