
CHELSEA ZHAO
Architectural Designer
Chelsea joined Platz Associates in early 2026 as an Architectural Designer. After graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2023 with a Bachelor of Architecture. During her time in school, she had a few internships where she worked on high end residential and educational projects. From these experiences, she found interior design, lighting design and furniture design to be the most interesting. Since graduating, she worked in New York on historical, municipal and public sector buildings with engineers. After working there, she wanted to return home to Maine, where she often spends most of her weekends exploring nature, hikes and coastal towns with some side photography.
SELECT PROJECTS
Maine MILL
YWCA
Lewiston Children's Library
LHA Martel
Beverly Hills Residence*
*projects prior to joining Platz Associates
EDUCATION
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Architecture
CERTIFICATIONS
OSHA Safety Certification
AWARDS
Pella Design Scholarship (2024)
American Visions Award (2018)

