Company:
Perez, APC
Job Title:
President
Address:
317 Burgundy
Suite 11
New Orleans, LA, 70112
Work Phone:
(504) 584-5100
Mobile:
(504) 915-5346
Fax:
(504) 584-5140
E-mail:
aobyrne@e-perez.com
Angela O’Byrne
Angela O’Byrne is currently President of Perez, APC, a 70 year old architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and interior design firm in New Orleans; and Past President of AIA New Orleans for 2005. After Hurricane Katrina, she founded CityWorks, a 501©3 non-profit that is dedicated to transforming New Orleans into a model city for the nation. Previously, she spent 12 years in New York working at SOM, Gensler, and DMJM. She has substantial experience in the design of various building types, including low income housing, justice, hospitality, transportation, corporate interiors, education, and others. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Tulane University, and an MS in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. She is a registered architect in a dozen states and has won numerous awards. She was named one of the “40 under 40—the Power Generation” by City Business in 1999; 40 under 40 by Gambit in 2000; Woman of the Year by City Business in 2001 and 2006; Architect of the Year by New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial in 2002; and was selected for the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI) in 2000. She is active in a number of civic, industry, and trade associations (Womens Professional Council, Commercial Real Estate Women, Urban Land Institute, National Contract Management Association, American Institute of Architects, Jefferson Chamber), and sits on the Board of AIA Louisiana, the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute, the Tulane School of Architecture’s Dean’s Advisory Committee, and recently completed a 3 year term on the Board of the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce. In addition to her career achievements, Ms. O’Byrne has volunteered actively in her community, including activities such as STAIR (teaching failing inner city children to read); chairing CANstruction for 4 years benefitting Second Harvesters Food Bank; and many other activities. She is fluent in Spanish and has 3 grown children.