Madelaine comes to AECOM with over 20 years of experience in architectural design, project management, bio-climatic research. She graduated in architecture with honors from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and has a Bachelor degree in the History of Art and Architecture from New York University. “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Madelaine Fava to AECOM. We are excited by Madelaine’s expertise in design within the leisure and culture industry and expect that her leadership will have a global impact,” said Ross Wimer, FAIA, Senior Vice President and Architecture Lead for the Design and Consulting Services Group, Americas.

Madelaine’s professional practice spans a wide variety of cultures and geographies and possesses the unique breadth and depth of experience necessary to holistically address all aspects of international tourism and project development. Prior to joining AECOM, Madelaine spent five years as Director of Projects for Concorde Hotels and Resorts where she managed capital investment projects for their luxury hospitality assets and developed strategies for the parent company, Starwood Capital Group.

In addition to her impressive leisure and culture work, Madelaine’s portfolio includes bio-climatic residential work which allies a strict concern for constructive logic with the essential role of the wind as an integral design element. The Technical Institute for Renewable Energies in Spain sponsored the development of the Villa Alisio and UC Berkeley’s Gump Research Station supported the environmental research for the development of her project the Fare Ma’ara.

Madelaine has held visiting professorships at the University of Southern California and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and continues research with UC at Berkeley. Describing why she joined AECOM, Madelaine said: “For me, the excellence of AECOM’s design teams today, along with its integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to projects represents a means forward for the hospitality industry towards truly meaningful design and authentically sustainable tourism development.”