Scott Simons

Scott Simons (born March 21, 1954 in Rome, New York) is an influential American architect and planner based in Portland, Maine. He is a principal partner and founder of Scott Simons Architects.

Simons graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Arts from Dartmouth College in 1976. He went on to receive a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 where he also received an AIA School Medal and Certificate of Merit. Simons is recognized as a Distinguished Alum from the Institute for Civic Leadership (2008), and he has served as a design critic at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.^[1]

Previous to establishing a firm bearing his name, Simons worked at the notable studios of Geddes Brecker Qualls Cunningham (1980–81), Marcel Breuer Associates (1981–83), and Sasaki Associates (1989-92).

Simons is a founding member and past president of the Portland Society for Architecture, an American Institute of Architects board member, and a former board member of the Waynflete School and Yarmouth Arts. In 2014, he was recognized for his effect on the built environment as one of Maine's fifty most influential people.^[2]

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