An award-winning architect with experience throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Nakita Reed, AIA, CPHC, LEED AP BD+C, NOMA, is skilled in the preservation, restoration, and adaptive use of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction. She has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. She is a registered architect, a LEED®-Accredited Professional, and was the 2018 recipient of AIA/DC’s Emerging Architect Award. In 2012, she co-founded a woman-owned boutique architecture firm that specialized in historic preservation and sustainable design. Looking to make a bigger impact, she joined Quinn Evans’ Baltimore office as an Associate in 2019 to continue blending historic preservation and sustainable design. Nakita’s commitment to preservation and sustainable design is reflected in her many professional and community volunteer activities.