About

Renée del Gaudio is a nationally recognized architect known for buildings that forge a powerful connection to place. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Dwell, and the Thames & Hudson book Off the Grid: Houses for Escape. She has received fifteen American Institute of Architects awards, including the 2022 AIA National Housing Award and the 2022 AIA Small Project Award. In 2025, she was named to the Forbes list of Top Residential Architects in America.

Renée earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Her early career included work with Leger Wanaselja Architecture, an ecological design practice in the San Francisco Bay Area; Backen Gillam Architects, known for residential and winery design; and Semple Brown Design in Denver. Her perspective is also shaped by design-build work in Cuba, Mexico, and Kenya. Renée established her own practice in 2011.

An active member of the American Institute of Architects and a licensed architect in Colorado, Renée has served as a juror for numerous architecture and design awards and as a studio critic at the University of Colorado Department of Environmental Design. She has recently lectured for Colorado Month of Modern, Boulder Women in Design, and the University of Colorado.