Seema Kairam | Able City

Seema KairamAssociate

BIO

Seema Kairam is an Associate and Design Lead in Able City’s San Antonio office. Seema was born and raised in New York but has lived in cities all around the country, including New Haven, CT., Seattle, WA., San Francisco, CA., and St. Paul, MN. In each place, she has enjoyed exploring local and regional parks, the urban landscape, the food, and learning about how public policy shapes the development and character of cities. After leaving in 2018, Seema realized that San Antonio was the city that felt most like ‘home’ and returned in 2020 committed to investing in the community and putting down roots.

Seema is passionate about designing the built environment to improve quality of life and create access to opportunity for historically marginalized communities. She is committed to inclusive design and decision making processes that centers people and creates the foundation for long term benefits – from light-filled educational spaces that improve learning, a culturally-responsive public realm that encourages civic engagement to well-designed housing that builds generational wealth.

Seema is a registered architect, LEED AP BD+C, EcoDistricts AP and an Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow (2018-2020). She is a member of the Association for Community Design, the Central Texas chapter of NOMA and the design as protest collective.

EDUCATION

Yale School of Architecture

Masters in Architecture

Yale College

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architecture with Honors

Certifications

Registered Architect with the State of Texas

Green Building Certification Institute

LEED BD+C Accredited Professional

EcoDistricts

EcoDistricts Accredited Professional

Enterprise Community Partners

Rose Architectural Fellow (2018-2020)

American Institute of Architects – San Antonio

Professional Practice and Leadership – Class of 2014