Alumni Profile

Amanda Martocchio Architecture + Design, LLC (AMA+D) was established in New York City in 2001 and relocated to New Canaan, Connecticut, in 2002. Amanda Martocchio, the firm’s principal, strives to create work that is responsive to a project’s unique context and requirements, resonates emotionally with its occupants, and respects the environment. AMA+D embraces current thinking in building science, new relevant technologies, sustainable materials, and energy-saving principles. The firm produces work that is noteworthy for its clarity of form, thoughtfully designed details, and varying palette of materials.

 

AMA+D has received numerous awards including: the biennial 2011 Emerging Architectural Firm Award given by the Connecticut Chapter of the AIA, which highlights a Connecticut firm committed to design excellence that is gaining recognition through a body of built work; a 2011 Design Award from the Westchester and Connecticut AIA; the 2010 Tucker Design Award from the Building Stone Institute; and both the 2011 and 2007 Innovation in Design Awards in Architecture from Cottages & Gardens magazine.

 

Martocchio received her B.Arch from Cornell University in 1986 and an M.Arch.2 from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1990. Martocchio is registered in Connecticut and New York and is a member of the Connecticut and U.S. Green Building Councils. She is a LEED-certified professional of USGBC.