Earlier this year, Art Castellanos, AIA, was elected to a one-year term as president of the American Institute of Architects Florida Southwest Chapter, which includes 160 architects in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades and Hendry counties.
Castellanos is the president of Castellanos + Tramonte Architects, a fullservice architectural firm specializing in commercial design. For more than 25 years, he has worked with both public and private clients. In addition to serving as the architect for the Lee County School District for 10 years, Castellanos worked in commercial enterprises such as WCI Communities and McGarvey Development Co. prior to starting his firm in 2014.
Since then, Castellanos + Tramonte has designed more than 150 buildings throughout Florida, including fire stations, shopping centers, government buildings, restaurants, 7-Elevens and, most recently, private educational and assembly buildings, among others.
Its Lee County projects include numerous Culver’s and Rib City locations, Orion Bank in Cape Coral, Gastroenterology Associates of Southwest Florida, Advanced Pain Management and Spine, Nevermind Restaurant, Laguna Lakes Clubhouse, Time Warner Cable, Providence Christian School, Associates in Dermatology, Associates in Digestive Health, Hope Methodist Church and others. Collier County projects include FineMark Bank, Culver’s, St. Elizabeth Seton gym, and Ava Maria University’s bookstore, commons building and School of Law.
The office of Castellanos + Tramonte is at 1625 S.E. 46th St., Suite 2A in Cape Coral. For more information, call 239-549-0997 or visit www.castellanostramonte. com.