Scott Aker is a registered architect and co-founder of the non-profit Institute for Architectural Research. His research interests include the study of geometry and the relationships between architecture, trauma, and memory. Scott's current studies focus on memorial architecture. His MS.Arch thesis culminated in a built project, the June 5th Memorial Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2013-2018.
Honors & Awards
- High Honor Award for Interior Architecture Excellence - AIA (WHV), The Shrine + Accessible Toilet Room
- Honorable Mention – LA+ INTERRUPTION Design Competition, A Plan for Realignment of the Founding Fathers’ Slave Plantations (multiple sites in Virginia), co-designed with landscape designer: Yang Du, Associate ASLA
- Regional and Urban Design, Merit Award - AIA Tri-State (NY/NJ/PA), June 5th Memorial park.
- Tucker Design Award for Excellence in Granite Detailing, June 5th Memorial park
- High Honor Award for Recognition of Architectural Excellence - AIA (WHV), June 5th Memorial park
- LIT Lighting Design Award, Ambient Lighting, June 5th Memorial park
Master of Science in Architecture (MS.Arch), University of Pennsylvania
Master of Architecture (M.Arch), Catholic University of America
Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS.Arch), Catholic University of America
ARCH 1010: Introduction to Design
ARCH 1020: Introduction to Architecture
ARCH 4010: Advanced Design
ARCH 4110: Geometry in Architecture
IPD 503: Integrated Product Design
ASAP: Architecture Summer at Penn
Spiral Contours of Memory. Scott Aker, In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Geometry and Graphics, ICGG 2024, vol. 127, 12 pages Learn More
Architectural Beginnings. Scott Aker, ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference: Educating the Cosmopolitan Architect. Published by ACSA Press, Washington, D.C., 2024, 9 pages Learn More
A Minimalist Approach to Baroque Optics. Scott Aker, Nexus Network Journal: Architecture & Mathematics, vol. 25; Issue 1 Supplement, 2023, Birkhäuser. 10 pages. Learn More
Monuments and their Consequence on Culture & Scholarship. Scott Aker, International Journal of Arts, Humanities & Social Science, vol. 02; Issue 09, September 2021, 6 pages. Learn More
Projecting Perspectives. Michael Sciarrillo and Scott Aker, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 2010, Article ID 865191, Wiley, 13 pages. Learn More
Institute for Architectural Research, 501c3
American Institute of Architects, NCARB Certified
LEED Accredited Professional
AIA Disaster Assistance Program, Safety Assessment Program; SAP Certified, 2019-Present
Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, New York