Maria Pellot

Education

Pellot holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Florida International University and a Master of Architecture Degree from the University of South Florida.

Career

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 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.

Paseo Boricua Arts Building Louisiana Casa Student Housing Galewood Elementary Charter School – Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Schools – Silver Certification Veterans Memorial Charter School – Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for New Construction – Gold Certification Cabrini Green Development Zone Plan Northwestern University New University Commons Harold Washington College Space Plan Women Building Change: Celebrating 40 Years of Chicago Women in Architecture, Chicago Architecture Foundation Lecture Hall (Chicago), June 12-December 2014. FIU Alumni Leaders of Design, Miami Beach Urban Studios (Miami), February 2-March 19, 2015.

Take Maine to the River: Building Chicago’s New Waterfront, Chicago Architecture Foundation Lecture Hall (Chicago), June–December 2013. 2011 American Institute of Architects Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, Veterans Memorial Charter School First Place, for Veterans Memorial Charter School Memorial Charter School 2009 HACIA Project of the Year Award for Veterans Memorial.

Achievements

• 2011 American Institute of Architects 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.

Membership

She is a certified planner and member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (American Institute of Certified Planners) and has been a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Accredited Professional since 2003.