Ann Beha is the founder and President of Ann Beha Architects. Her leadership has been marked by work with strong historical, cultural and educational content, designing buildings which serve the public and expand the client’s vision. Among her award-winning projects are the Portland Art Museum in Oregon; the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut; Hensel Hall at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania; Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music; and the Daniel Arts Center at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Ann Beha recently completed projects at Princeton University, Wellesley College, and the University of Pennsylvania and is currently leading a project for the Milton Friedman Institute for Research in Economics and the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago.

Ann Beha is a graduate of Wellesley College, from which she received the Alumnae Achievement Award, the College’s highest honor. She holds a Master of Architecture Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and serves on the MIT Visiting Committee to the Department of Architecture. She was also a Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Ann Beha received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and is a Trustee of Historic New England, where she is a former President.