NY born and bred, Valerie is the latest associate to be named at MJM+A. Valerie came to the firm directly out of City College of Technology (CUNY) where she received her BS in Architectural Technology.
Valerie’s reputation extends nationally with the Society of Registered Architects (SARA) as a member of the Board of Directors as well as Director on the Board of the New York Council of SARA (SARANY), assisting in event coordination and by promoting participation among young architects, associate architects, and students.
Some people just know from the beginning of a job when they have found a home. This was the case when Valerie Costa walked into the offices of MJM+A Architects in 2012. Valerie was immediately steeped in the warm and nurturing environment at MJM+A and quickly became an integral part of the team.
Meticulous and creative, Valerie fast tracked to become Project Manager, a particularly demanding position in an architectural firm. Bringing exceptional insight and skills to run project teams and communicate the most technical of issues with clients and her colleagues, it was clear that Valerie was a leader from the get-go. That was balanced by her ability to dig into the nuts and bolts of jobs, working with the latest technologies such as AutoCad, Revit, 3d Studio Max and the Adobe Creative Suite, producing technical documents, bids and other reports and observing project benchmarks directly in the field. Essentially, whether it is to lead a team of CAD technicians or to get her hands dirty in the trenches, Valerie’s reputation is to do whatever is necessary to develop a project from design through completion of construction.