Scott W Briggs

Scott W Briggs, AIA, brings more than 30 years’ design experience to Skolnick, and as a design lead, he works with the firm’s principals in driving the design and delivery of museum projects. His work focuses on the integration of museum and exhibit environments, graphics and media to create engaging visitor experiences.

As project manager, Briggs is accountable for leading the overall project and consultant teams, developing plans, and managing budgets and schedules. As a registered architect, he brings his master planning and architectural design experience to the firm’s cultural projects, often overseeing the coordination of exhibit and architectural elements on projects.

Briggs has worked with Skolnick for 20 years, offering leadership for architectural and exhibition design and management of some of the firm’s major museum and cultural projects, including the Muhammad Ali Center, the Royal Alberta Museum, and the Miami Children’s Museum.

“He has dedicated his career to creating inspired environments for informal learning. Scott’s design approach, emphasizing the integration of architectural space with a holistic understanding of interpretive content, informs wholly unique public experiences. His work focuses on how cultural environments can build community and foster empathy and connection through play, interactivity, and storytelling,” said one person who nominated Briggs.