Pam is an Architect, Designer, Project Manager and Principal of Hutter Architects, and she oversees every aspect of work done by her firm. Pam works with clients from the very early stages of a project to determine feasibility, budget, scope and form. She writes the program parameters for the project and creates the work plan and schedule that then governs the flow of work through the organization. Pam oversees the design of the project to assure quality during all phases of design and construction.
Pam chose a career in architecture because as a young teen she fell in love with drawing and designing floor plans, and had a passion for the manipulation of space, wood, steel, glass, masonry. As a practicing architect she quickly discovered that it is the clients she serves who truly fuel her passion. Pam feels that her greatest career accomplishment to date is that she has a very long list of projects and clients who love what Hutter Architects has produced for them.
Pam was featured on the show “New Spaces” on House and Garden Television. She graduated with honors from University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture Studies. Prior to founding Hutter Architects in 1998, Pam worked as a Construction Field Superintendent, Project Manager and Designer for Industrial Planners Group Inc., of Chicago. In 1991 she co-founded Sonoc/Hutter/Lee, Ltd. of Chicago where she was President, Project Manager and Designer until leaving to start Hutter Architects. Pam is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Construction Specifications Institute, and the Treasurer for the Chicago Women in Architecture Foundation. Additionally Pam is the past President and current Chair of the Facilities Committee for The Way Back Inn/Grateful House, and past Vice President and current member of the Buildings and Ground Committee of the Marina Towers Condo Association. She works and resides in Chicago and is an accomplished cook, home entertainer, and community preservationist.
“Creativity is merely asking the right questions and really understanding why we do the things we do, why we build the way we build, why we chose what we chose. I find that by asking those questions and distilling the problems to their very essence, the elegant solution – often the simplest answer is staring right back at you. Creativity is stepping out of a life taken for granted. My work calls me to do this all day long and for this I am grateful.”
