Sofia Zavala

Sofia Zavala is a licensed architect and Senior Associate at Pickard Chilton. She leads the design and coordination of complex, large-scale projects across the United States, with expertise spanning mixed-use, corporate, hospitality, residential, and master planning developments.

Ms. Zavala is currently Design Team Lead for the new Ritz-Carlton tower in Houston, a 43-story luxury hotel and residential development that will be the second tallest tower in Uptown. She has also contributed to the 530 Howard residential tower in San Francisco and the PG&E Block Redevelopment, a 1.6 million gsf project combining office, retail, and public space. Her leadership also secured a winning competition design for a next-generation office tower along Austin’s waterfront.

Prior to Pickard Chilton, Ms. Zavala was an Associate at LSM in Washington, DC where she worked on multiple corporate interiors projects and award-winning workplace designs.

Ms. Zavala received her Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University with a minor in theater design and technology.