ADRIAN MALDONADO

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Written By Erin Pellegrino

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Lead UX Designer at UPS

Advisor at Out of Architecture

Areas of Expertise:

UX, Artificial Intelligence, Tech

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Just like many in our community, Adrian exhibited a unique blend of creativity, artistic flair, and critical thinking which naturally drew him towards architecture. During college, Adrian honed his ability to envision spaces that always considered the human experience within them and around them. His passion for creating environments that evoke emotion and enhance usability drove him to a career in design.

Even though Adrian chose the field of architecture at a young age, he knew he would not end his professional career there. As Adrian delved deeper into the realm of architecture, he realized the parallels between designing physical spaces and crafting digital experiences. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of human behavior, he seamlessly transitioned into the field of user experience design.

Driven by his desire to empower others, Adrian enjoys helping aspiring designers and guiding them on their own creative journeys and fulfilling professional careers.

Erin Pellegrino
Erin Pellegrino is currently a Masters of Architecture II Candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Described by her professors as a “maker and a thinker with a strong emotive dimension to her work”, Erin Pellegrino is interested in the human qualities of architecture. Previously, she graduated from Cornell University’s Bachelor of Architecture in 2014 where her design excellence was recognized with the Charles Goodwin Sands Memorial Medal for her thesis on architecture and perfume. In spring 2013, she was nominated to represent Cornell University’s Bachelor of Architecture program for the AIANYS student work competition. She has also been awarded both the Seipp Prize and York Prize. Erin has worked for a range of firms and institutions, as a designer at FXFOWLE, a Studio Coach at NuVu Studio in Cambridge, as a Teaching Associate at Cornell University, and as a shop assistant at both the Cornell University and Harvard University fabrication shops. Recently she was awared the Paul M. Heffernan Travel Fellowship, to travel and realize a mountaineering shelter in the Julian Alps. She was also awarded first prize in Redesigning Detroit, a competition for the redesign of a vacant city block in Detroit, Michigan. This was a result of a collaboration with Davide Marchetti, a Roman architect and visiting critic at Cornell University’s Cornell in Rome program. In the summer of 2011, Erin traveled to South Africa as a part of a Design + Build team to construct an early education crèche in Johannesburg. Other projects include a collaboration with Jake Rudin on a renovation of a Richard Meier home in Ithaca, NY, which was awarded a Historic Ithaca Preservation Award as well as construction of a Ceremonial Japanese Tea House in Danby, NY.
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