AIA Future Focused - Damon Leverett, AIA, NOMA

Damon Leverett, AIA, NOMA, is an architect, artist and educator working in the southwest region of the United States. He is a Senior Lecturer at the College of Architecture and the School of Information at the University of Arizona. He teaches design studio, environmental systems, and computing in the arts. A graduate of Lawrence Technological University, he served there as an Adjunct Instructor for its School of Architecture and Design from 1990 to 2001 and as Visiting Lecturer of Architectural Design at the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts in Web Design and New Media from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Damon is currently the 2023 President of AIA Arizona and a past Director at the National Architectural Accrediting Board. He has over thirty years of experience working as a design leader, architect, and principal in the architecture and design industry. Recent projects as lead designer include the Yavapai County Superior Court, Camp Verde, Arizona, Archibald Granville Bush Science Center at Rollins College, Winterpark, Florida, North Quad Room 2435 for the University of Michigan and the Monte Sinai Medical Office and Inpatient Addition in Juiz de Fora, Brazil A licensed Architect in Arizona and Michigan, his former professional associations include Albert Kahn Associates, SmithGroup in Phoenix and EYP in Washington D.C. Originally from Detroit, he resides in Tucson, Arizona.