Lily Valentine, an Architect in CSHQA’s Denver office, is always up for a challenge. She models new and existing buildings and creates construction drawings, renderings, models, details, spec sheets, permit apps, and city comment responses. Lily has a ServSafe certification from her time in Culinary School and brings over five years of experience in the restaurant industry to CSHQA. This experience gives her a solid bank of knowledge about health codes and how things flow across all aspects of a restaurant, from BOH to FOH to health inspections.
Lily decided to pursue architecture after meeting with her advisor at UCCS. After taking a career test, she was shown a website showcasing the student’s work and instantly fell in love. It was everything she was looking for: creative, technical, detail-oriented, and beautiful. She moved to Denver two months later and started at the College of Architecture and Planning. From the very first day, she knew she was in the right place. Lily said, “I love a good challenge and architecture certainly gives me that. Every day, I get to do something new and exciting.” Architecture continues to provide her with many opportunities to learn, grow and travel. She really enjoyed working on the Brio CBD retail store. The project changed and evolved more times than any other project she has worked on so far, and being involved in the process was a huge learning experience for her, with something new to learn every day.
Lily loves the outdoors and finds it incredible how drastically the Earth can differ over only a few miles. She enjoys taking her Jeep off-roading as often as possible to reset her mind and immerse herself in beautiful environments. This inspires her creation of structures that mimic the same level of peace and serenity.
Education
M.Arch, Architecture, Boston Architectural College
BS, Architecture, University of Colorado, Denver
AS, General Studies, Pikes Peak Community College
AA, Culinary Arts, Pikes Peak Community College
Licensing and Certifications
Licensed Architect: CO
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Architects (AIA)