Liora Haymann
Principal
Liora Haymann brings more than two decades of experience in architecture and urban design to her role as Principal at OBMI.
A Chilean-born architect educated at MIT, she is known for combining design excellence with business insight and strategic perspective. Her work is shaped by a global outlook and a deep respect for the cultural and environmental context of each project.
Liora’s portfolio spans hospitality, mixed-use, and urban planning projects across the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. She is recognized for developing design solutions that balance creativity with operational and financial understanding, helping projects move forward with clarity and purpose. At OBMI, she leads multidisciplinary teams, facilitates collaborative client workshops, and contributes to the firm’s strategic initiatives.
Fluent in English, Spanish, German, Hebrew, and French, Liora works comfortably across cultures and markets. Before joining OBMI in 2006, she led her own architectural practice in Chile and founded a consultancy in Miami that connected the design, tourism, and urban development sectors of Latin America and the United States. Today she continues to shape OBMI’s global practice through leadership, mentorship, and thoughtful design.
Liora is a registered architect in Chile and an International Associate of the American Institute of Architects. She holds degrees from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“Architects pride themselves on being creatives, but I love the business side, too. When the business is running well, it allows our designers to be better designers.”
Outside of her professional work, Liora is a licensed Iyengar yoga instructor and 5Rhythms practitioner, and was once a competitive skier.