Background
Cook, William Howard was born on December 19, 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Clare Cyril and Matilda Hermine (Schuldt) Cook.
Cook, William Howard was born on December 19, 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Clare Cyril and Matilda Hermine (Schuldt) Cook.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1947; Bachelor of Architecture, University of Michigan, 1952.
Chief designer, Fabrica de Muebles Camacho-Roldan, Bogota, Colombia, South America, 1949-1952;
associate architect, Orus Eash, Traverse City, Michigan, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1952-1960;
partner, Cook & Swaim (architects), Tucson, 1961-1968;
project specialist in urban development, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1968-1969;
president, Cain, Nelson, Wares, Cook and Associations, architects, Tucson, 1969-1982. Visiting lecturer architecture U. Arizona, 1980-1989. Coordinator architectural exchange withU. LaSalle, Mexico City, 1983, 85, 87, 89, 93.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Institute of Architects (president Southern Arizona 1967). Member Arizona Society Architects (president 1970), Arizona Society of American Institute of Architects (Architect's medal 1981).
Married Nancy Ann Dean, February 1, 1949(deceased July 24, 2009 ). Children: Robert, Cynthia, James.