Claire Maxfield
Associate Director, San Francisco
LEED AP
A leading expert in environmental design, Claire is the head of Atelier Ten’s San Francisco office. Her breadth of experience spans from the first LEED platinum building at Ithaca College to designing what will be the largest and most sustainable mass transit development on the west coast.
Formerly serving as practice leader for benchmarking and environmental design out of Atelier Ten New York has shaped Claire’s synthetic approach to how architecture, systems, and landscape interact. This serves as the basis of how Claire works with project teams to lead the discussion about setting sustainability guidelines for development. With a focus on façade optimization, Claire’s projects notably balance daylight, thermal comfort, and energy efficiency to exceed client benchmarks and expectations.
Claire is a LEED Accredited Design Professional, holds a BA in Architectural History & Environmental Studies from Cornell University, and an M.Arch from Princeton University’s School of Architecture. She has taught at the Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute in New York City.