"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
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
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
Education:
2018-2020, Master of Architecture, University of Nevada Las Vegas