Mirjana Munetic named Senior Design Leader in West Region

Mirjana Munetic Named Senior Design Leader West Region

August 27, 2026

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Mirjana Munetic has joined CannonDesign as a Senior Design Leader based in our Portland office. 

Mirjana brings more than 25 years of experience in design and project leadership to our team. She has spent her career working across a variety of markets and typologies, from higher education to behavioral health clinics, professional sports training facilities and more. With a focus on interior design, she will continue to work across markets as she pushes our design capabilities forward. 

"Mirjana is the kind of designer who elevates the aspirations of everyone around her," said Kevin Nyhoff, Design Director for the West Region. "Her ability to unite architecture, interiors and technical excellence into a singular design vision reflects exactly the kind of practice we are building in the West Region. Beyond her remarkable portfolio, she will be an invaluable mentor, helping cultivate the curiosity, craft and confidence that allow both great designers and impactful design to flourish." 

Mirjana has combined experience as a licensed architect and interior designer and is passionate about developing solutions that integrate these disciplines to create cohesive experiences tailored to their users. She approaches design as a method to enhance the human experience through craftsmanship, sustainability and well-being, regardless of building type.  

Testimonials

  • As a designer who values a unified design vision coupled with empathy and creative thinking, I recognize CannonDesign values those things as well in its work and culture. I'm looking forward to collaborating with the excellent team in Portland and across the firm to continue pushing integrated and bold design thinking.

    Mirjana Munetic Senior Design Leader

Some of her notable work includes the Tykeson Child Behavioral Health Building at University of Oregon, the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex at Oregon State University, the award-winning Nancy Friend Pritzker Behavioral Health and Research Building at UCSF and the Seattle Storm's Center for Basketball Performance. 

CannonDesign’s robust and diverse project portfolio in the Pacific Northwest includes Hayward Field at University of Oregon, UW Medicine’s Center for Behavioral Health and Learning, Oregon State University – Cascades’ Edward J. Ray Hall and more.