EDUCATION
1974 – 1976:  Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture
1971 – 1973:  University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
1969 – 1971:  Stanford University, Department of Fine Arts, Division of Architecture

PROFESSION
1988 – Present:   Johnson Fain, Los Angeles, CA – Founder, Design Partner
1983 – 1987:  William L. Pereira Associates, Los Angeles, CA
1978 – 1983:  Johnson Burgee, New York, NY
1976 – 1978:  SOM – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Los Angeles, San Francisco, CA
1975:  TAC – The Architects Collaborative, Cambridge, MA

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
2018:  Visiting Artist, American Academy in Rome
2013 – Present:  President, CALA – Center for Architecture + Urban Design Los Angeles
2013:  President, American Institute of Architects | Los Angeles
2009:  Howard K. Friedman Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley, College of Environmental Design
2008:  Gold Medal Recipient, American Institute of Architects | Los Angeles
2004 – 2007:  Professional Advisory Board, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
2003 – 2006:  Director of the Master of Architecture Programs, University of Southern California
2002:  Nancy M. and Edward D. Fox Urban Design Critic, University of Southern California
1999:  Albert C. Martin Visiting Chair in Architecture, University of Southern California
1992:  Fellow, American Institute of Architects
1981:  Assistant to Arthur Drexler, Museum of Modern Art, “Three Skyscrapers” exhibition, NY

Lecturer, instructor and adjunct professorships:  Southern California Institute of Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California

SELECT DESIGN PROJECTS
2016:  Christ Cathedral, Diocese of Orange, Garden Grove, CA
2015:  Verde II, Jakarta, Indonesia
2014:  Solitaire, Taichung City, Taiwan
2009:  American Indian Museum and Cultural Center, Oklahoma City, OK
2009:  Museum Tower, Dallas, TX
2005:  Solano County Government Center, Fairfield, CA
2005:  Genentech World Headquarters, South San Francisco, CA
2004:  Davis Hall North Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA
2003:  Capitol Area East End, Sacramento, CA
2003:  Metro Goldwyn Mayer Tower, Century City, CA
2002:  Cal (IT)2 Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, CA
2002:  Sandy Lane, St. James Parish, Barbados
1999:  Rincon Center, San Francisco, CA
1996:  Byron Winery, Santa Barbara, CA
1993:  LeoPalace Resort, Manenggon Hills, Guam, Mariana Islands
1990:  SunAmerica Center, Century City, CA
1990:  Opus One Winery, Oakville, CA
1990:  Nestle USA Headquarters, Glendale, CA
1987:  Twentieth Century Fox Plaza, Century City, CA

SELECT AWARDS
2018:  AIA California Council (AIACC) Firm Award
2017:  AIA | Los Angeles Residential Award, Wall House, Ojai, CA
2014:  Asia Pacific Property Awards, Residential High Rise Architecture, Verde 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
2010:  Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles, Outstanding Building of the Year, MGM Tower, Century City, CA
2008:  Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Lifetime Achievement Award, Scott Johnson and William H. Fain, Jr.
2008:  AIA | LA Gold Medal, Scott Johnson FAIA and William H. Fain, Jr FAIA
2006:  National Association of Counties, Center for Sustainable Communities Award, Solano County Government Center, Fairfield, CA
2006:  AIA | LA Next LA Awards, Honor Award, Excellence in Architecture, American Indian Cultural Center, Oklahoma City, OK
2005:  Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles, Outstanding Building of the Year, Fox Plaza, Century City, CA
2004:  Los Angeles Conservancy, Historic Preservation Awards, InfoMart Los Angeles at USPS Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, CA
2003:  Governors Environmental & Economics Leadership Awards, Best Sustainable Facility, Capitol Area East End Complex, Sacramento, CA
2003:  Los Angeles Business Journal, Best Architectural Design, MGM Tower, Los Angeles, CA
2000:  California Preservation Foundation, Preservation Design Award, Junipero Serra Building, Los Angeles, CA
1999:  Los Angeles Conservancy, Preservation Award, Junipero Serra Building, Los Angeles, CA
1998:  AIA California Council, Design Award, Byron Winery, Santa Maria Valley, CA
1997:  AIA | LA Design Award, Byron Winery, Santa Maria Valley, CA

PUBLICATIONS
Inside Art, (2023, Balcony Press)
Tectonics of Place II: The Architecture of Johnson Fain, (2023, Oro Editions)
Uncommon Ground: Notes on the Visual Arts + Architecture, (2021, Balcony Press)
Essays on the Tall Building and The City, (2017, Balcony Press)
Performative Skyscraper: Tall Building Design Now, (2014, Balcony Press)
Tectonics of Place: The Architecture of Johnson Fain, (2010, Images Publishing Group)
Tall Building: Imagining the Skyscraper, (2008, Balcony Press)
The Big Idea, Criticality + Practice in Contemporary Architecture, (2006, Balcony Press)
Figure/Ground: A Design Conversation with Scott Johnson + Bill Fain, (2004, Balcony Press)
Johnson Fain Partners, (2000, L’Arca Edizioni)
Johnson Fain Partners: Selected and Current Works, (1997, Images Publishing Group)

EXHIBITIONS
2024: Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, Uncommon Ground, January 13-March 9, 2024
2021:  The Gallery at Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara presented by the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA, Uncommon Ground, October 30-December 31, 2021
2019: Wall House, Ojai, CA, HÔTEL: A Concert Exhibition, Zoe Johnson, Soprano/ Christopher Allen, Piano, Scott Johnson, James Petrucci, Alexis Zoto, September 15, 2019
2019:  Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA, Looking at Architecture, Works by Mona Kuhn, Jennifer Boysen, Scott Johnson, Ross Anderson, and Amy Shock, June 27-August 11, 2019
2019:  Eastern Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, It’s Art If I Say It’s Art. Otherwise It’s Not., March 16-April 27, 2019
2018:  American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy, Palimpsest Project, March 2018

2024 ART FOR RESONANCE: 4th WALL ENSEMBLE LIVE AT POWER STATION AT BERKLEE NYC:
Roma Ridotta II

2021 COMPACT DISC COVERS FOR JACARANDA LIVE RECORDINGS:
Seduction: Music of Debussy, Salonen, Boulez, & Jolivet / The Enemy of My Happiness #1
Magic Realism: A Portrait of Alberto Ginastera / Unintended Consequences
Tribute: Terry Riley at 85 / Assortment of Credible Witnesses

2020 COMPACT DISC COVERS FOR JACARANDA LIVE RECORDINGS:
A Charged Embrace: Music of Kraft, Broughton, & Krausas / Outside the Pale of History #5
Rebellious: Music of Julius Eastman / No Longer Human: The Migration Series #3