Architecture, design and strategy firm Nelson Worldwide has named A.J. Montero as national design leader of healthcare.
Montero comes to Nelson with over 25 years of experience designing, directing and managing the development of complex building projects for top healthcare institutions, commercial developers and city governments.
His expertise resides in healthcare, sciences, education, civic and corporate. His work is distinguished for balancing his clients’ aspirational and business objectives and stems from an integrated process in which urban design, landscape, and architecture converge to realize a holistic framework for design. He has completed projects ranging from a 1.7 million-square-foot Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana to a three million-square-foot cancer center for the Ministry of Health in Kuwait.
Montero is nationally and internationally recognized for his award-winning architectural design and has received over 25 AIA Awards. He has a keen interest in developing health and education systems in emerging countries and speaks extensively about these subjects at conferences worldwide. His work has been featured in Architectural Record, Architect, The Atlantic and Esquire.
