Melissa DelVecchio

Melissa DelVecchio is committed to reinforcing the social, cultural, and environmental influences that give places identity and meaning.

Melissa’s work blends tradition with innovation, drawing on her classical architecture education and immersion in contemporary design. As the design lead for many of the firm’s most complex projects, she applies time-honored principles across various building types and styles. In her role as director of the firm’s research department, Melissa oversees the analysis of historical precedents, market trends, and pedagogical outreach, enriching the firm’s work.

A versatile designer with a deep understanding of academic and cultural institutions, Melissa’s projects include the Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin Residential Colleges at Yale University, China’s first LEED Gold-certified academic building, and Wasserstein Hall at Harvard Law School, developed in collaboration with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. She is currently leading the restoration and adaptive reuse of Yale’s Schwarzman Center and the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame.

Melissa is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and serves on the juries for the Richard H. Driehaus Prize and the Rafael Manzano Martos Prize, both of which emphasize traditional architecture and sustainability. She has participated in design juries at institutions like Yale, RISD, and Notre Dame, where she received the 2018 Orlando T. Maione Award. Melissa has lectured extensively on designing environments for living and learning and taught advanced studios at Yale School of Architecture in 2021 and at the Catholic University of America in 2022.