Maria Pellot

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Maria Pellot, AIA (b. June 1, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an American (Puerto Rican) architect and Associate Principal at UrbanWorks, Ltd. a Chicago-based architecture, interiors, and urban planning firm.

Veterans Memorial Campus - Night

Biography

Pellot brings over eighteen years of extensive architectural design, urban planning, and project management experience to UrbanWorks where she serves as Associate Principal.

Pellot is focused on the integration of environmentally friendly practices into every design project and is drawn to the collaborative nature of working on socially conscious community-based facilities for a variety of clients. She enjoys working hand-in-hand with clients and consultants and the challenge of balancing design, the environment and a project’s budget to help clients translate their vision into architecture.

Pellot holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Florida International University and a Master of Architecture Degree from the University of South Florida. She is a certified planner and member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and has been a LEED Accredited Professional since 2003.

Pellot was recently featured in two exhibitions, "Women Building Change: Celebrating 40 Years of Chicago Women in Architecture" at the Chicago Architecture Foundation and “Leaders of Design” at the FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios.

Projects

  • Paseo Boricua Arts Building
  • La Casa Student Housing
  • Galewood Elementary Charter School – LEED for Schools – Silver Certification
  • Veterans Memorial Charter School Campus – LEED for New Construction – Gold Certification
  • Cabrini Green Development Zone Plan
  • Northwestern University New University Commons
  • Harold Washington College Space Plan

Exhibitions

Awards and Honors

  • 2011 AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, Veterans Memorial Charter School Campus

Campus

  • 2010 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design,

First Place, for Veterans Memorial Charter School Campus

  • 2011 Chicago Building Congress Merit Award for Rehab Construction, First Place, Veterans

Memorial Charter School Campus

  • 2009 HACIA Project of the Year Award for Veterans Memorial Campus
  • 2013 Association of Licensed Architects Gold Medal, for Galewood Elementary Charter School