Scott Simons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American architect
Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1954
Place of Birth: Rome, New York, United States
Profession: architect
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Scott Simons
- Scott Simons, FAIA (born 21 March 1954 in Rome, New York) is an 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 Bachelor 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.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). The architect's self-designed residence, commonly labeled the Hillside House, creates "...space without definition and [has] a strong connection to the outside.” 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.
- He has been instrumental to lauded transformations to historical buildings in Maine.
- In 2014, he was recognized for his effect on the built environment as one of Maine's fifty most influential people.In 2015, Simons presented at Maine Live, a symposium of visionary Mainers.As a member of the American Institute of Architects, he was elevated to a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2016 in Category One: “To promote the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession”.
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