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