Authentic Natural Stone | Maria Perbellini

Maria Perbellini

Preside e Professoressa
School of Architecture and Design | New York Institute of Technology | maria.perbellini@nyit.edu

Maria Perbellini è Preside della School of Architecture and Design del New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) e Professoressa ordinaria di Architettura.

Prima di entrare al NYIT, Perbellini ha ricoperto importanti ruoli di leadership accademica alla Texas Tech University (TTU), dove è stata Associate Dean per i programmi di laurea magistrale e Chair of Instruction presso il College of Architecture. Ha inoltre insegnato presso la University of Texas at Austin ed è stata docente ospite presso lo Yeungjin Junior College a Taegu, in Corea del Sud.

Perbellini è co-fondatrice dello studio Pongratz Perbellini Architects, una pratica di design multidisciplinare riconosciuta a livello internazionale. L’atelier opera su un ampio spettro di progetti realizzati pluripremiati, concorsi internazionali, ricerche progettuali, studi computazionali e tecnologie avanzate di fabbricazione basate sui materiali. Prima di fondare il proprio studio, ha lavorato a New York per Peter Eisenman e John Reimnitz su progetti su commissione di prestigio e concorsi di design di alto profilo. Pongratz Perbellini Architects ha ricevuto la Segnalazione al Premio Compasso d’Oro ADI (XXI Edizione) per la serie brevettata in pietra Hyperwave, che è anche inclusa nell’archivio di Material Connexion a New York.

I suoi contributi all’educazione e alla pratica dell’architettura sono stati riconosciuti con numerosi premi, tra cui l’AIA Long Island Educator Award, l’Integrated Scholar Award dell’Ufficio del Provost della TTU, il TTU Outstanding Researcher Award, l’Alumni Association New Faculty Award e il Global Vision Award.

Perbellini ha ricoperto ruoli curatoriali e consultivi alla Biennale Architettura di Venezia, facendo parte del Comitato Consultivo del Padiglione Italia (2021), co-curando la sezione Architecture as a Caregiver, lavorando come Direttrice Creativa per il Padiglione Virtuale Italiano e curando l’evento collaterale Students as Researchers (2023). È membro dell’Advisory Board della Biennale di Architettura di New York, dello Steering Committee di NYCxDesign, del Comitato AIA NY Design Awards, e ha fatto parte del Consiglio Direttivo di AIA NY come Public Director for Educational Affairs per il 2024.

Tra le sue pubblicazioni accademiche si annoverano la co-curatela di Peter Eisenman: Monograph for Korean Architects-KA (n. 156, 1997) e Heliopolis 21 (Skira, 2021), così come la co-autoria di Natural Born CaaDesigners (Birkhäuser, 2000), Cyberstone (Edilstampa, 2009), Digital Media for Design (Cognella, 2016) e Resilient Communities and the Peccioli Charter (Springer, 2021).

Ha conseguito la Laurea in Architettura presso l’Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV) in Italia e il Master in Architettura presso il Pratt Institute di New York. Ha inoltre completato il Management Development Program in Higher Education Leadership presso Harvard.

Maria Perbellini

Dean and Professor

School of Architecture and Design | New York Institute of Technology | maria.perbellini@nyit.edu

Maria Perbellini is the Dean of the School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and a tenured Professor of Architecture.

Before joining NYIT, Perbellini held key academic leadership roles at Texas Tech University (TTU), where she served as Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Chair of Instruction in the College of Architecture. She has also taught at the University of Texas at Austin and served as a visiting faculty member at Yeungjin Junior College in Taegu, South Korea.

Perbellini is the co-founder of Pongratz Perbellini Architects, an internationally recognized, multidisciplinary design practice. The atelier operates across a spectrum of award-winning built projects, international competitions, design research, computational studies, and advanced material-based fabrication technologies. Prior to establishing her own firm, she worked in New York City for Peter Eisenman and John Reimnitz on prestigious commissioned projects and high-profile design competitions. Pongratz Perbellini Architects received the Segnalazione Premio Compasso d’Oro ADI (XXI Edition) for their patented stone series Hyperwave, which is also included in the Material Connexion archive in New York.

Her contributions to architectural education and practice have been recognized with numerous honors, including the AIA Long Island Educator Award, the Integrated Scholar Award from TTU’s Office of the Provost, the TTU Outstanding Researcher Award, the Alumni Association New Faculty Award, and the Global Vision Award.

Perbellini has held curatorial and advisory roles at the Venice Architecture Biennale, serving on the Advisory Board of the Italian Pavilion (2021), co-curating the section Architecture as a Caregiver, acting as Creative Director for the Virtual Italian Pavilion, and curating the collateral event Students as Researchers (2023). She is a member of the NYC Architecture Biennial Advisory Board, the NYCxDesign Steering Committee, the AIA NY Design Awards Committee, and served on the AIA NY Board of Directors as the 2024 Public Director for Educational Affairs.

Her scholarly work includes co-editing Peter Eisenman: Monograph for Korean Architects-KA (No.156, 1997) and Heliopolis 21 (Skira, 2021), as well as co-authoring Natural Born CaaDesigners (Birkhäuser, 2000), Cyberstone (Edilstampa, 2009), Digital Media for Design (Cognella, 2016), and Resilient Communities and the Peccioli Charter (Springer, 2021).

She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in Italy and a Master of Architecture from Pratt Institute in New York. She also completed the Harvard Management Development Program in Higher Education Leadership.