ABOUT RIPBANG STUDIOS
We believe people are drawn to places that create meaningful experiences and lasting emotional connections. The most successful destinations are defined not by what they contain, but by the reasons they give people to gather, explore, engage, and return.
Ripbang Studios helps clients create places where brand, story, and experience come together to create a distinct sense of place. Based in Los Angeles, we work across sports and entertainment, hospitality, workplace, retail, mixed-use, and cultural destinations throughout the United States.
Led by architect Bob Bangham and graphic designer Rowena Macaraeg, Ripbang is a multidisciplinary studio specializing in branding, placemaking, environmental graphics, wayfinding, and immersive experiences.
We collaborate closely with owners, operators, architects, landscape architects, interior designers, and developers to create environments that express a clear identity and deliver memorable experiences. Our principals remain actively involved in every project, assembling experienced teams that combine the agility of a boutique practice with the expertise of a much larger firm.
We create places people want to be.
BOB BANGHAM, AIA
Principal | Creative Director
Bob Bangham is an architect, experiential designer, and creative leader with more than 35 years of experience creating some of the world’s most memorable destination environments. His work spans sports and entertainment venues, hospitality destinations, mixed-use developments, themed attractions, branded environments, and cultural destinations where architecture, story, and experience come together to create a distinct sense of place.
Throughout his career, Bob has helped shape landmark projects including Universal CityWalk, Treasure Island, Bellagio, New York-New York, Atlantis Resorts, and Tokyo DisneySea. Prior to co-founding Ripbang Studios, he was a founding partner of OLIO Design, Lead Thematic Designer at Gensler, Creative Director at NBBJ Sports & Entertainment, and Studio Director at Rockwell Group in New York.
At Ripbang, Bob leads strategy, creative vision, and project development, collaborating with owners, operators, architects, and developers to create places that people remember, recommend, and return to. He holds a Master of Architecture from SCI-Arc, a Bachelor of Science in Design from Clemson University, and is a licensed California architect.
ROWENA MACARAEG, SEGD
Principal | Design Director
Co-Founder Rowena Macaraeg is a graphic designer and design leader with more than 30 years of experience creating environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and branded environments for hospitality, entertainment, transportation, workplace, retail, and mixed-use destinations. She is recognized for translating brand, architecture, and user experience into clear, memorable, and buildable design solutions.
Throughout her career, Rowena has contributed to landmark projects including Downtown Disney, Universal CityWalk, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Treasure Island Hotel & Casino, and numerous hospitality, transportation, and mixed-use developments across the United States. Prior to co-founding Ripbang Studios, she held design leadership positions with Sussman/Prejza & Company, Selbert Perkins Design, OLIO Design, IA Interior Architects, and Gensler.
At Ripbang, Rowena leads design development and project delivery, guiding multidisciplinary teams from concept through implementation with a focus on clarity, craftsmanship, and the guest experience. She holds a degree from the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design and is a longtime member of SEGD.