Gabrielle Pelletier

FRAIA
NSW Architects Registration Board # 9611
Design & Building Practitioners registration DEB0002262
BPD (Arch), BPC, M Arch

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Associate Director at Sam Crawford Architects, Gabrielle was made Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects in 2023 and received the NSW Emerging Architect Prize in 2025 in recognition of her sustained contribution to the built environment.

She has delivered complex public and private projects across housing, infrastructure, education and heritage, and is a national leader in sustainable design, architectural advocacy and advice.

Gabrielle has a passion for bringing ambitious architecture to life within collaborative, complex, multi-disciplinary environments.

She works across all scales—from large, mixed-use and public infrastructure to educational precincts, housing and intimate residential projects. Her work is grounded in sustainability, landscape-architecture symbiosis and climate-resilient design.

In 2023, Gabrielle delivered the Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre, managing over 20 specialist consultants and complex operational, stakeholder and authority requirements. The project has been shortlisted for six major awards, including the 2024 World Architecture Festival, and received Gold in the 2025 Better Futures World Design Awards. She is currently project director on a number of significant projects, including the Camden Animal Rehoming Centre and Community Nursery, the NSW Housing Pattern Book, Santa Cruz Apartments, Easts Rugby Club and Willowdale Sports Pavilion.

Within the firm, Gabrielle leads strategic planning, business development, office and quality management, human resources, and design leadership across both architecture and landscape.

She plays an active leadership role in the profession as a panellist on the Canterbury-Bankstown and Camden Council Design Review Panels, is a member of the AIA’s National Climate Action and Sustainability Committee, and a frequent guest lecturer at universities and industry forums. Her past roles include serving as independent secretariat for the Sydney Metro Design Review Panel, elected member of the AIA NSW Chapter Council, chair of the AIA NSW Sustainability Action Working Group, juror for the AIA NSW Awards, and member of the AIA NSW Gender Equity Taskforce.