Destanee Cook, Assoc. AIA

Intern

"Sustainable and beautiful buildings provide a positive impact on our health and wellness, and are only realized through collaboration."

Destanee Cook, Assoc. AIA is an Intern at EV&A developing drawings for commercial, healthcare, and hospitality projects. She is proficient in Revit, Autocad, Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, Lumion, and Adobe Creative Suite design software. She uses these technologies in support of architectural teams working in schematic phases through construction documents. She also uses watercolor for artistic illustration.

Service:

2018-2019, AIA LV Board of Directors, AIAS Representative

2018-2019, AIA LV Fellows Committee, AIAS Representative

2019, Volunteer, A'19 Conference

2019, Panelist A'19 Conference

2017, Volunteer, WMR Conference

2018-2019, AIAS, UNLV Chapter President

2018-2019, AIAS, National Health and Wellness Task Force

2017-2018, AIAS, Events Coordinator

2017-2018, AIAS, National Membership Committee

2016-2017, AIAS, General member

Affiliations:

American Institute of Architects, AIA

American Institute of Architects Students, AIAS

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Architecture Travel:

2020, AIA Grassroots, New Orleans

2017, 2018, 2019, AIAS Grassroots, Washington, DC

2019, AIAS West Quad Conference, Portland, OR

2018, AIAS West Quad Conference, Los Angeles, CA

2019, AIAS FORUM Conference, Austin, TX

2018, AIAS FORUM Conference, Seattle, WA

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Awards:

2019 AIA Nevada Emerging Professional Leadership Award

2019 Micheal Alcorn Memorial Scholarship Recipient 2018 Jon Sparer, FAIA Leadership Award

2018 John Klai FAIA Honorary Scholarship

2018 AIA Nevada Design Honor Award- NARA Community Center 2018 AIAS Design Honor Award- NARA Community Center

2017-2019 AEF-AIA Wyoming Scholarship

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Education:

2018-2020, Master of Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas

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