Don Pruett, AIA Assoc.
Class of 2000

style="solid" line="single" margin_top="" margin_bottom=""

Don graduated in 2000 with the B.Arch from FAU. He is currently finishing his M.Arch degree from North Carolina State University. He has been engaged in the field of architecture for over 15 years. Since 2008 Don has worked at Quinn Evan Architects in the Washington, DC office as a Senior Project Manager. His work has included residential renovations, commercial adaptive use projects, commercial mixed use, governmental, institutional, and restoration/preservation projects. In particular, he has developed an expertise in foreign diplomatic projects that include the updating and restoration, and sometimes the reimagining, of Historic Ambassador Residences for several countries in the DC area. Recent projects include residences in Washington, DC for each of the Belgian, Ecuadorian, French, and Iraqi Ambassadors as well as a renovation and expansion of the Iraqi Chancery building in DuPont Circle. Don is currently working with the Embassy of Japan on the renovation and restoration of the Old Ambassador’s Residence at the Embassy.

Don is an Associate Member of the AIA and has served as the National Associates Committee Knowledge Director and Allied Director as well as the Regional Associates Director for the Virginias. He is a golf enthusiast and a member of the Australian Embassy Golf Club. Don currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia. He is married to Colleen (Nasta) Pruett, another graduate of FAU’s architecture program, and is the proud father of two lovely daughters.