Mara Baum

Mara Baum FAIA, LEED Fellow, EDAC, WELL AP, is a Partner with DIALOG's San Francisco Studio. She brings more than two decades of experience in architecture, urban planning, research, teaching and green building certification. A thought leader in design for health and wellness, she focuses on improving the wellbeing of the people who occupy workplaces, buildings and communities. For her, design solutions are two pronged: places that create healthier and happier people, and strategies that build or rebuild a healthier environment.

An accomplished facilitator, Mara is also a public speaker, published author, WELL Faculty, and an online faculty member of the Boston Architectural College Sustainable Design Institute where she teaches Green Building and Health and Sustainable Design of Healthcare Facilities. Mara holds a Master of Architecture and Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of California Berkeley.