Architecture Speaks Volumes. I speak it with purpose.

Architecture Speaks Volumes is a design-focused platform exploring the language of built form, space, and cultural memory. Founded by Janice Ninan — a designer with a master’s in architecture and 10+ years of professional expereince — this platform documents the silent power of architecture to speak across generations, geographies, and materials.

With a background rooted in architectural education, professional experience and global travel, Janice creates work that blends research, visual storytelling, and design thinking. Her mission is to share architecture not just as buildings, but as ideas — revealing how design shapes identity, belonging, and experience.

Janice is currently on the path to becoming a licensed architect in Illinois and uses this space to bridge the gap between design education, public engagement, and personal practice.

Please note: Architecture Speaks Volumes is not a licensed architectural practice and does not currently offer architecture services requiring licensure. The platform focuses on content, research, and creative design narratives.

Design is dialogue. I help you speak it.

Design Speaks Volumes is the creative services arm of Architecture Speaks Volumes,LLC, offering visual identity, graphic design, and interior styling with narrative depth. We work with artists, brands, and visionaries to translate ideas into design that communicates clearly and beautifully.A platform by Janice Ninan exploring design as language — through space, story, and detail.

Through our creative studio, Design Speaks Volumes, we help others engage and speak the language of design with intention. Janice Ninan is a designer and visual storyteller with a Master of Architecture from IIT Chicago and has over ten years of professional experience in various architectural firms. Janice uses design to tell stories that live in form, light, and space.

🛠️ SERVICES CURRENTLY OFFERED

While we are not a licensed architecture firm (yet), Architecture Speaks Volumes offers design-adjacent creative services that inspire, inform, and connect people to the built environment.

✍️ Design Storytelling

Custom narratives and visual essays exploring architecture, place, and memory — crafted for design publications, travel brands, and cultural platforms.

📷 Architectural Photography & Visuals

Photo essays and curated visuals highlighting architectural detail, spatial rhythm, and cultural context — available for editorial, exhibitions, or brand use.

🎥 Creative Direction & Media

Concept development for architecture-focused content campaigns, exhibitions, or digital storytelling — ideal for publications or design institutions.

🌍 Design Travel Guides (Digital Products)

City-focused e-guides and architectural itineraries that explore design in context — blending urban history, notable buildings, and local insight.

📘 Coming Soon:

• A full architecture and design studio under the Architecture Speaks Volumes name, pending licensure and professional certification.

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