Maria L. Castellanos
General Information
Occupation: Architect, General Contractor
Resident City: Miami
Resident State/Province: Florida
Resident Country: United States
Sources: submitted curriculum vitae
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: United Architects, Inc.
Title: President
City: Miami
State: Florida
Country: United States
Start Date: 1986
Employer: Alligator Construction Corporation
Title: Owner/General Contractor
State: Florida
Country: United States
Start Date: 1984
End Date: 1990
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Honored by Georgia Tech at its 50th Anniversary Celebration of Admitting Women to Georgia Tech as the first woman to receive a degree still being given by the College of Architecture
Date Received: March 28, 2003
Name: Finalist, National Association of Women Business Owners Recognition Awards
Date Received: 1995
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Fienberg-Fisher Elementary School
Description: $2.8 million addition and remodeling
City: Miami Beach
State: Florida
Country: United States
Title: Dollar Rent-a-Car
Description: $600,000 facility at the Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport
City: Ft. Lauderdale
State: Florida
Country: United States
Title: King Faisal Research Hospital Medical Center
Description: Three-story, 180-room facility with features to resemble a hotel for ambulatory patients
City: Riyadh
Country: Saudi Arabia
Title: Kredis Hospital Housing Project
Description: Eight four-story buildings for single personnel and staff with families.
City: Jeddah
Country: Saudi Arabia
Education
Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Degree: Master of Architecture
End Date: 1976
Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
Degree: Bachelor of Science
End Date: 1974
Licensing
License: Registered Architect (AR0007706)
Organization: State of Florida
Date Awarded: May 12, 1978
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Role: Member
Start Date: May 2001
Organization: Women's Council of Realtors
Role: Member
Start Date: 2000
Organization: Department of Code Enforcement, Miami-Dade County
Role: Code Enforcement Hearing Officer
Start Date: 2000
End Date: 2001
Organization: Association of Women Architects and Engineers (A.W.A.E.)
Role: Founding Member, Founding Board of Directors
Start Date: 1990
End Date: 1993
Publications By
Title: A proposal for better use of scarce resources
Publication: Construction Issues Forum
Country: delete
Date Published: May 1997
Title: Understanding the Coral Gables Residential Building Process
Publication: Coral Gables Gazette
Volume: November 12-18
City: Coral Gables
State: Florida
Country: United States
Date Published: 1997
Title: Has protecting the public welfare gone too far?
Publication: Construction Issues Forum
Country: delete
Date Published: April 1997
Title: Hurricane Andrew, An Architect's Perspective
Publication: Costs and Trends
Volume: Mid-Year Edition
Country: delete
Date Published: 1993
Publications About
Title: Hablando EN VIVO con Alex Fiuza
Author: Radio Paz (830 AM)
State: Florida
Country: United States
Date Published: October 27, 2000