As market vice president for Life and Work Places, Adrienne Ciuba leads her team with a sharp focus on optimizing market operations and enhancing project delivery outcomes to align with the firm’s Strategic Plan. She is committed to delivering quality services, fostering the professional growth of market staff, and ensuring lasting client satisfaction.
Adrienne has nearly 20 years of architectural experience across a broad range of corporate, mixed-use, residential and higher-education projects. Her dual training as an architect and a structural engineer, coupled with her international experience, brings a unique perspective to the market and firm. She’s served as a project manager and architect of record on several notable projects, including the high-profile Nashville Yards development, the ONE 22 ONE luxury office tower, the 222 Second Avenue South mixed-use tower, which is home to Gresham Smith’s Nashville headquarters, and Ramsey Solutions’ headquarters.
Before stepping into her MVP role, Adrienne has demonstrated success in a variety of other roles since joining Gresham Smith in 2012—beginning as an architectural project coordinator, then serving in a variety of technical roles before moving into her most recent position as technical practice leader. Adrienne has also played a pivotal role in supporting the firm’s 2025 Strategic Plan’s Workforce Development initiative. This has included supporting the development of the firm’s Mentorship Program and leading the Career Guides working group.
