One of America’s most successful women architects, Rossana Gutiérrez de Lubetsky, AIA, principal of PEI Architects, spoke recently at the Academia Nacional de Arquitectura (de México). Her talk on July 3, on the topic of “Architecture as a Universal Language,” reached a large audience of architects and other professionals active in and near México.

The virtual talk, which related Gutiérrez’s experience as an architect working with I.M. Pei and her current firm, PEI Architects, on projects as far-flung as China, France, México and Qatar, reflects her reputation known for meticulous design work and project leadership on complex, culturally and technically challenging assignments. 

Invited by the Academia Nacional de Arquitectura – Capítulo Querétaro (https://academianacionaldearqu... ), as well as the Colegio de Arquitectos de Querétaro (https://caeq.org) in north-central México, Gutiérrez’s presentation explored the lingua franca of architectural practice "common to all architects worldwide, including work in New York City and on international projects where one must navigate and consider diverse cultures, environments and experiences,” she says. 

The "Conferencia: La Arquitectura como Lenguaje Universal” talk, presented on July 3 at the XXVII Consejo Directivo CAEQ, included a presentation that can be accessed at this link: https://we.tl/t-oC1TQ7doUk

About Rossana Gutiérrez de Lubetsky, AIA 
Principal
PEI Architects 
Born in Mexico City and educated at the Universidad La Salle where she earned her architectural degree, Gutiérrez holds an architectural license in México, and in New York State. Her early work includes iconic projects by I.M. Pei, including Creative Artists Agency Headquarters in Beverly Hills, CA; La Caixa Headquarters in Barcelona; and the Bilbao Emblematic Building Project in Bilbao, Spain. Gutiérrez also worked on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C; the World Trade Center in Barcelona, Spain; the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.; and the Richard J. Daronco Westchester County Courthouse in Westchester, N.Y. With PEI Architects, Ms. Gutiérrez has been responsible for such notable projects as the award-winning Guanajuato State Library in León, Guanajuato, México (see photo); and the Museum of Islamic Art Park, a large public sculpture park with related buildings located on the grounds of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. In 2015 Ms. Gutiérrez completed the Six Dynasties Museum and The Grand Mansion Hotel complex in Nanjing, China. In 2018 her team was selected one of three finalists for the Xiong ‘An New District Competition, a 14-square-mile development known as the Boot Area. In 2020 Ms. Gutiérrez completed the Château Lynch-Bages a world-renowned winery in Pauillac, France. 
More here: https://pei-architects.com/leadership/rossana-gutierrez-de-lubetsky-aia/ 

Photo credits: The Guanajuato State Library in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, photo by Alberto Moreno Guzman, courtesy PEI Architects, and the Château Lynch-Bages Winery in Pauillac, France, photos courtesy PEI Architects