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August 19, 2024 / 2024 40 Under 40 Award Honorees

2024 40 Under Forty: Adrienne Nelson

Age: 38 Company: Pickard Chilton Title: Principal No. of years with current company: 10 Where I live: Hamden Where I work: New Haven College: Iowa State University Highest degree: Master of Architecture, Iowa State University
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Principal Adrienne Nelson works closely with architects and designers at Pickard Chilton to oversee the production and growth of the studio’s design portfolio, including office, life science, mass timber and interior architecture.

She has collaborated in the design of award-winning buildings nationally and internationally such as 2+U in Seattle, Washington, 1144 in Denver, Colorado, and the ATCO Commercial Centre in Calgary, Canada.

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What’s been your biggest professional accomplishment so far in your career?

Completing 2+U, a 38-story tower in Seattle, Washington. Through a collaboration with the design team and the contractor, we achieved an incredible feat of engineering to lift the building 85 feet above the street to create publicly accessible open space for the community.

How are you involved in the community?

I have served as a mentor and team leader with ACE (a national mentorship organization for high school students interested in architecture, construction and engineering) for many years, and as an advocate for women in architecture through my role as a co-chair on the American Institute of Architects (AIA) CT Women in Architecture Committee.

What do you like to do outside of work?

I love to cook. I’m a big foodie and enjoy experimenting by adding new flavors to my repertoire. I also love to draw.

Why do you deserve to be a 40 Under Forty?

• Named the youngest and first female principal within the studio.

• Collaborated on the design of large-scale, award-winning projects nationally and internationally.

• I have served on the AIA Women in Architecture committee as a volunteer and co-chair to advocate for and recognize female architects in Connecticut.

Fun Fact

As a child, I sang with a professional opera company.

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