Scott Lawrence
Scott Lawrence
Associate Professor
Office
AAS 313B
Phone
303-550-9921
Email
Mailing Address
Architecture Program
College of Art and Architecture
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2451
Moscow, ID 83844-2451
Scott Lawrence is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Idaho, where he is leading the Idaho Design Build studio. He holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado Denver, and Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Colorado Boulder. He was a founding partner of the architectural practice Nguyen Lawrence, which has been recognized for its work in restaurant design. He is also the co-founder of the not-for-profit educational organization, Immersion Workshop.
Professor Lawrence’s academic research is focused on critical questions surrounding the context(s) of architecture, design-build as a means of critical inquiry, and hospitality design.
- Master of Architecture, University of Colorado, Denver, 2009
- Bachelor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2006
Courses Teaching
- ARCH 454/ 554: Vertical Studio: Idaho Design Build
- ARCH 454/ 554: Vertical Design Studio
- ARCH 404/504: Special Topics - Construction in Design Build
- ARCH 404/504: Special Topics - Logistics in Design Build
- ARCH 404/504: Special Topics - Design Build Critical Frameworks
- ARCH 404/504: Special Topics - Conversations in Context
- ARCH 404/504: Special Topics - Installation Design
- ARCH 504: Special Topics – Community Design Praxis
- ARCH 556: Graduate Project
- ARCH 461: Building Assemblies
- ARCH 353: Architectural Design Studio 3
- ARCH 266: Materials and Methods of Construction
- ARCH 253: Architectural Design Studio 1
- Design Build Education
- Regenerative Material and Building Practices
- Architecture and Context
- Hospitality Design
- ARCH 22 – TU Delft – Virtual/ Delft, The Netherlands 2022, Lawrence, Scott. “Community Engaged Design-Build at the Nexus of Crisis Response and Resource Scarcity”
- ACSA 110 Annual Meeting – Virtual/ Los Angeles, CA 2022 , Lawrence, Scott. Tomera, LaRae. “A.B. McDonald Elementary Outdoor Classroom”
- 11th Intl. Conference on the Constructed Environment – Calgary, AL Canada 2021, Lawrence, Scott. “Building Terroir in Idaho: Hat Ranch Winery”
- ACSA National Conference on the Beginning Design Student 2019, Lawrence, Scott. “Sites of Visitation: Leveraging the Touristic Endeavor”
- AIA Small Project Practitioners Journal - Volume 63, Lawrence, Scott. “Immersion Workshop”
- Szita, Jane. “Cabins in the Woods”, Mark Magazine - Issue 65: pp 150-159.
- Zawistowski, Keith and Marie. “Colorado Building Workshop”, D’ A Magazine - December 2016/ January 2017: pp 97-99.
- Edelson, Zachary. “My Side of the Mountain”, Dwell Magazine - December 2015/ January 2016
- Keaton, Charlie. The Biggest Little Cabins, Modern in Denver Magazine - Spring 2016 Issue: pp 144-151.
- McKnight, Jenna. “Colorado Architecture Students Design Rugged Micro-cabins For, Outward Bound” - Dezeen.com
- Architizer: A+ Awards 2016, Phaidon. 2016
- Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial – Design Build
- Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center – Design Build
- Neuman Forest Environmental Learning Pavilions – Design Build
- Ridenbaugh Art Gallery Renovation – Design Build
- One World Sidewalk Café – Design Build
- AB McDonald Elementary Outdoor Classroom – Design Build
- Hat Ranch Winery – Design Build
- Colorado Outward Bound Micro-Cabins – Colorado Building Workshop
- Moscow Hotel Residences
- Nine2Five Offices
- Clearwater Canyon Cellars visioning
- Sea Ranch Lodge visioning
- University of Idaho Golf Clubhouse visioning
- Hat Ranch Winery – Design Build
- Colorado Outward Bound Micro-Cabins – Colorado Building Workshop
- 2023 Core77 Award – Idaho Design Build, Student Award for Built Environment – Neuman Forest Environmental Learning Pavilions
- 2023 Orchid Award – Idaho Design Build, Moscow Historic Preservation Commission – Ridenbaugh Art Gallery
- 2022 Architizer A+ Award – Idaho Design Build, Jury Winner – AB McDonald Elementary Outdoor Classroom
- 2022 Design Build Education Award – with Brett Carter and LaRae Tomera, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture – AB McDonald Elementary Outdoor Classroom
- 2022 University Faculty Mid-Career Award, University of Idaho Excellence Awards
- 2022 Honorable Mention – Idaho Design Build, AIA Northwest + Pacific Region Student Awards – AB McDonald Outdoor Classroom
- 2021 Honorable Mention – Idaho Design Build, AIA Northwest + Pacific Region Student Awards – One World Sidewalk Cafe
- 2019 Honor Award – Idaho Design Build, AIA Northwest + Pacific Region Student Awards – Hat Ranch Winery
- 2018 Restaurant/ Bar Design of the Year – Nguyen Lawrence (now regular architecture), Eater.com – The Wolf’s Tailor
- 2017 AIA National Small Projects Award – American Institute of Architects
- 2016 Architizer A+ Award – Jury Winner
- 2015 Built Project of the Year – AIA Colorado Young Architects Awards
- 2015 ACSA Design Build Award – With Rick Sommerfeld and JD Signom
- 2015 Honor Award for Built Architecture – AIA Colorado
- 2015 Citation Award for Built Architecture – AIA Denver
- 2012 Honorable Mention, Instructor of the Year – AIA Colorado Young Architects Awards
- 2011 Instructor of the Year – AIAS Boulder