Maria Pellot

Maria Pellot
Born June 1, 1971
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Alma mater Florida International University (B.Arch., 1994), University of South Florida (M.Arch., 1997)
Occupation Architect
Practice UrbanWorks, Ltd.
Buildings Veterans Memorial Charter School Campus, Galewood Elementary Charter School, Paseo Boricua Arts Center

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

Veterans Memorial Campus - Night

Biography

Pellot brings over twenty 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)[1] and has been a LEED Accredited Professional since 2003.

Pellot was recently featured in two exhibitions, "a.DOT Architects. Doing. Our. Thing" at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and "Leaders of Design"[2] at the FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios.

Projects

Exhibitions

Awards and honors

  • AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, A Safe Haven: Affordable Veterans Housing, 2017
  • ALA Merit Award, ICE CADE: Center for Architecture, Design + Education, 2017
  • AIA Illinois Mies Van Der Rohe Award, Associate Architect, Cermak Green Line Station, 2016
  • American Architecture Award, Galewood Elementary School, 2016
  • AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Associate Architect, Cermak Green Line Station, 2015
  • AIA Chicago Divine Detail Award, Associate Architect, Cermak Green Line Station Train Tube, 2015
  • Chicago Architecture Foundation ChiDesign Competition, Shortlist, Ice Cade, 2015
  • ALA Merit Award, Old Cook County Hospital Adaptive Reuse, 2015
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit, Galewood Elementary School (with Primera Engineers, Lighting), 2015
  • ALA Gold Medal Design Award, Textile Center, 2014
  • ALA Gold Medal Design Award, Galewood Elementary School, 2013
  • Chicago Building Congress Merit Award for Construction Under $15 Million, La Casa Student Housing, 2013
  • Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, First Place, La Casa Student Housing, 2013
  • ALA Merit Award, La Casa Student Housing, 2012
  • AIA Chicago Small Project Honor Award, Automobile Container, 2011
  • AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2011
  • AIA Chicago Regional & Urban Design Award, Citation of Merit, Big. Bold. Visionary. Groundplanes for Gary, 2011
  • ALA Merit Award, Park Boulevard Mixed-Income Housing, 2011
  • ALA Merit Award, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2011
  • Chicago Architecture Foundation, Patron of the Year Nomination, Buckingham Fountain Phase II, 2011
  • Design Evanston Planning Award, Evanston Lakefront Masterplan, 2010
  • Design Evanston Residential Award, Automobile Container, 2010
  • Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, First Place, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2010
  • Chicago Building Congress Merit Award for Rehab Construction, First Place, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2010
  • AIA Chicago Urban Design Award for Excellence in Architecture, Honor Award, Chicago 2016 Olympic Master Plan, 2009
  • Mayor Daley’s Landscape Award, First Place, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2009

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Pellot Passes Planning Certification Exam". UrbanWorks. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Brizuela, Juan (10 February 2015). "Leaders of Design' Draws Students, Faculty, Alumni, and Carta Friends to MBUS". FIU Carta News. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Simulation Lab Groundbreaking | UIC College Of Nursing". www.nursing.uic.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ↑ "UIC College of Nursing Simulation Lab". UrbanWorks. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ↑ "Space to Grow: Greening Chicago Schoolyards". Space to Grow: Greening Chicago Schoolyards. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Six-story affordable housing project headed to Back of the Yards". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  7. ↑ Peña, Mauricio (23 February 2015). "Paseo Boricua Arts Center, With Artist Housing, Unveiled in Humboldt Park". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Design Excellence Awards | American Institute of Architects". www.aiachicago.org. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. ↑ Bey, Lee (3 October 2012). "'A' for architecture: Design of UNO's newest charter school deserves praise". WBEZ 91.5. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "UNO Veterans Memorial School Complex". Architect Magazine. 12 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "UNO's Veterans Memorial Charter School". HACIA. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  12. ↑ "When public housing goes private". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  13. ↑ "Harold Washington College Space Planning". UrbanWorks. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  14. ↑ "Construction begins on Roosevelt Square project". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  15. ↑ "CHA Project Locations". UrbanWorks. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  16. ↑ "Chicago Architecture Biennial: Building Histories". UrbanWorks. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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