Maela Allegretti
About Maela Allegretti
Maela Allegretti is a Senior Facade Engineer at Arup in London, specializing in facade systems and envelope solutions.
Career at Arup
Maela Allegretti has been serving as a Senior Facade Engineer at Arup since 2015. Based in London, United Kingdom, she is a part of the Arup London Facade Team. In her role, she advises on facade systems and envelope solutions through structural and building physics analysis. Her focus includes the challenges of meeting Building Regulations Part F while pursuing low carbon high-rise residential building designs.
Education at Politecnico di Milano
Maela Allegretti studied at the Politecnico di Milano, where she pursued an MEng in Building Engineering-Architecture. She completed her studies from 2007 to 2013, earning the title of Building Engineer-Architect. During her time at the university, she gained a comprehensive understanding of building design, engineering principles, and architectural integration.
Experience at University of Bath
From 2014 to 2016, Maela Allegretti attended the University of Bath, where she completed an MSc in Modern Building Design. This program further honed her expertise in contemporary building practices and cutting-edge design methodologies, preparing her for advanced roles in facade engineering and related fields.
Early Career Experiences
Maela Allegretti gathered diverse early career experiences. In 2014, she worked as a Technical Engineer at PROGETTO ED in Salsomaggiore Terme for three months. She also served as an Au Pair for the Wortinghton Family in High Wycombe for four months. Earlier, she engaged in a dissertation project at the Department of Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering of Politecnico di Milano from 2012 to 2013 and participated in an internship at the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at the same institution in 2011.
Secondary Education
Maela Allegretti attended Liceo scientifico L.B Alberti, where she studied Mathematics and earned a Diploma liceo scientifico. Her foundation in mathematics provided a solid base for her subsequent studies and professional pursuits in the field of engineering and architecture.