Ellen Martin is an architect and principal in the office of Ellen Martin Architect PC. She received her Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Architecture degree from Ohio State University, where she won the Severinghaus Scholarship and the Faculty Prize. Following, she completed graduate studies at the prestigious Architectural Association in London, England.

Upon arriving in New York City, she began a five year association with Smith-Miller+Hawkinson Architects where she was a lead contributor on several nationally recognized projects, including the Wall Street Ferry Terminal and the Corning Museum of Glass. Following, she joined 1100 Architect and served for ten years as project architect on a wide variety of project types, ranging from the award-winning MoMA Design Stores and several high-end residences, to a NYC Department of Health Center in Harlem and the Abraham House Community Center in the south Bronx. Her work with these firms has been published in the New York Times, Global Architect (GA), Architecture, Architectural Record, and Wallpaper magazine, among others.

She has a strong interest in environmentally conscious design, beginning when she led the sustainable design initiative at 1100 Architect, an office that is now executing several LEED silver and gold certified projects. For the Riverside Health Center, Ellen developed a proposal for promoting physical activity through architecture, with the NYC Department of Health which was awarded a special innovation credit by the US Green Building Council. She has also served on the Mayor’s Green Code task force.

Ellen Martin was the teaching assistant for the Building Systems course series at Ohio State University, and a visiting adjunct professor at the University of Virginia. She has been an invited juror at the Parsons School of Design, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has lectured at the NYC AIA and the Department of Design and Construction on Green Building concepts. She is a New York State Registered Architect.