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Erin Pellegrino

Erin Pellegrino

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Erin is a strategist, designer and registered architect with a decade of experience in the fields of design, business development and creative consulting. She currently works as the founder and principal of Matter, a design firm that solves problems that span from brand and digital experiences to the built environment. She is also the co-founder of Out of Architecture, a career consulting firm that helps designers explore non-traditional methods of practice.

She has worked extensively in the venture and start-up space in the Northeast, with early stage companies as well as vc funds on design, visual and narrative strategy and brand development. Her practice, Matter, has completed award-winning work in architecture, product and brand design and has been recognized globally for their work.

Erin has taught widely in architecture and design fields at universities including Harvard, Cornell, Parsons, The City University of New York and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She holds a M.Arch II from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and her MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

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Employment 

Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning., Ithaca, NY, Visiting Lecturer

Jan 2017 - current
 

Matter., New York, NY, US, Principal

Erin is a strategist, designer and registered architect with a decade of experience in the fields of design, business development and creative consulting. She currently works as the founder and principal of Matter, a design firm that solves problems that span from brand and digital experiences to the built environment. She is also the co-founder of Out of Architecture, a career consulting firm that helps designers explore non-traditional methods of practice.

She has worked extensively in the venture and start-up space in the Northeast, with early stage companies as well as vc funds on design, visual and narrative strategy and brand development. Her practice, Matter, has completed award-winning work in architecture, product and brand design and has been recognized globally for their work.

Erin has taught widely in architecture and design fields at universities including Harvard, Cornell, Parsons, The City University of New York and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She holds a M.Arch II from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and her MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

Jan 2015 - current
 

Studio Gang, New York, NY, US, Design Team Member

Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
 

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, NEW YORK, Designer

May 2016 - Mar 2017
 

NuVu Studio, Cambridge, MA, US, Design Coach

Jun 2015 - May 2016
 

ofis arhitekti, Ljubljana, SI, Project Architect - Specific

Jan 2015 - Apr 2016
 

FXCollaborative, New York, NY, US, Architectural Intern

May 2013 - Aug 2013
 

Cubellis, Freehold, NJ, US, Architectural Intern

Oct 2009 - Jan 2010
 

Education 

Harvard University, MArch, Master's of Architecture II

Aug 2014 - May 2016
 

Quantic School of Business, Masters, MBA

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
 

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2009 - May 2014
 

Awards 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills