WDA 2025 Juries

Damon Leverett
Senior Lecturer in Architecture

Damon Leverett, AIA, NOMA, is an architect, artist, and educator based in the southwest region of the United States. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture and the College of Information at the University of Arizona, where he teaches architecture design studio, building technologies, installation design, 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 is a former Visiting Lecturer of Architectural Design at the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign School of Architecture. Damon also holds a Master of Fine Arts in Web Design and New Media from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Damon is the 2023 American Institute of Architects Arizona Chapter President and a past Director at the National Architectural Accrediting Board. He has over thirty-five years of experience working as a design leader, architect, and principal in the architecture and design industry. A licensed Architect in the US, his former associations include the American Institute of Architects National component in Washington, DC, Albert Kahn Associates, SmithGroup, and Page/EYP. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Damon currently resides in Tucson, Arizona.