Rodney Mims Cook Jr.
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Rodney Mims Cook Jr.
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| Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University (BA) |
| Parent | Rodney Mims Cook Sr. |
| Website | Rodney Mims Cook Jr. |
Rodney Mims Cook Jr. is a developer and designer, and founder and president of the National Monuments Foundation.
Early life and education
Cook's father, Rodney Mims Cook Sr., was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. His mother, Bettijo, moved and then restored the antebellum historic plantation Tullie Smith House to the grounds of the Atlanta History Center. A graduate of The Lovett School, Cook received a BA degree from Washington and Lee University.[1]
Career
In 1982, Cook established Rodney Mims Cook Interests, a design/development company. In 1987, he founded PolitesCook Architects, which designed the Newington-Cropsey Foundation Gallery of Art in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. His Gallery of Art design brought him to the attention of the Prince of Wales and his foundation for architecture and Cook subsequently organized the design and construction of the Prince's Olympic Games monument in Atlanta with Anton Glikin.[citation needed] He is a co-founder of VIMtrek technology.[citation needed] In May 2008, Cook opened the Millennium Gate Museum, the largest classical monument erected in the U.S. since the Jefferson Memorial.[2]
Personal life
Cook is married to Emily Robinson Cook, a commercial photographer.[3]
Recognition
Cook's organization, the National Monuments Foundation, received the 2006 Palladio Award for best new public space in the United States for the Peace and Justice Gate and Plaza.[4] He also received The Atlanta City Council Award for The Prince of Wales's Centennial Olympics Monument.[5] Cook and his organization Youth for the Fox were awarded the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Prize in 1974 for saving the Fox Theater in Atlanta.[citation needed] Cook's design of the Newington-Cropsey Museum resulted in an Arthur Ross Award for Patronage in 1997 to Barbara Newington.[6] Cook and Michael Franck have received a National Civic Art Society board of directors commendation for their proposed design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C.[7]
References
- ^ The Prince of Wales's Monument Information Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, - ThenMF.org
- ^ "Arc de Dixie". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ My pleasant interlude at the Dacha Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, - Projo.com
- ^ "The Palladio Awards". The Traditional Building Conference Series. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ Atlanta City Council Award[permanent dead link], - Pg. 6
- ^ "Honors - Institute of Classical Architecture & Art". www.classicist.org. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "National Civic Art Society". Civicart.org. 2011-07-26. Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-09-19.