Scott Henson advances the field of preservation, elevating traditional building practices to globally conscious, sustainable design. Henson’s crafted approach embodies building stewardship and advocates adaptive reuse to the profession.
Scott Henson’s career in Historic Preservation began as a surveyor documenting early 18th-century farmhouses slated for demolition. Henson apprenticed under traditional tradespeople to restore and adaptively re-use a historic 18th-century grist mill and apprenticed under a Master Carpenter in Japan.
Henson’s groundwork in traditional craftsmanship led him to the preservation and adaptive re-use of historic buildings, a practice critical in the development of sustainable building practices. In 2020, Scott Henson was elevated to the prestigious College of Fellows in the American Institute of Architects.
Henson’s on-going initiatives include presentations and training on preservation and sustainability. As an integral member of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Henson leads programs on the relationship between historic preservation and environmental sustainability. He is a leader in developing the Zero Net Carbon Collaboration (ZNCC), providing a critical resource to responsibly bring historic places to Zero Net Carbon (ZNC).
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida
New York Chapter, Historic Buildings Committee (HBC)
Committee on the Environment (COTE)
Energy Technology + Building Science subcommittee
Zero Net Carbon Collaboration (ZNCC) Co-Chair
Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation (TCSP) Member
Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource (OSCAR) Member
Association for Preservation Technology Northeast (APTNE) Member
Vice President
Nusumi-Geiko (Stolen Lessons) Translations of Traditional and Contemporary Architecture
Kyoto, Japan
Honor Award in the Architecture category for the restoration of the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
First Place winner in the Educational category for the restoration of the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Winner in the Design Awards of Merit for the Fuller Hat Manufactory Building
Winner for the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Winner in the Institutional category for the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum for the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Winner in the Institutional/Built category for the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Honor Award for the restoration of the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Finalist for the Architecture & Preservation Category for the Restoration of the Knickerbocker Telephone Company Building
Recognized in the International Competition for the restoration of the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Winner for the University of Pennsylvania Larry Robbins House
Winner for the Exterior Restoration of The Tracy Mansion, presented by the Park Slope Civil Council
Winner in the Adaptive Reuse category for the Restoration of the Knickerbocker Telephone Company Building
Winner for the Restoration for the Mill at Middletown, presented by the Brick Industry Association
Design Award of Excellence for the restoration of the Knickerbocker Telephone Company Building
Winner of Best Restoration Category for the Engelhardt Addition at the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Building by the MAS of New York
Winner for the Engelhardt Addition at the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Building, presented by the New York Landmarks Conservancy
Winner for the Restoration of the Banner Building, presented by the Victorian Society of America
Winner for the Restoration of the Banner Building, presented by the Victorian Society in America
Winner for the Restoration of the Banner Building, presented by the New York Landmarks Conservancy
Winner for the Restoration of 38 Gramercy Park North, presented by the Brick Industry Association
Winner for the preservation of the Sanderson Hotel building, presented by the Gramercy Neighborhood Associates
Winner for the Restoration of the Banner Building
Winner in the Historic Preservation Category for the restoration of the Banner Building
Climate-Based Design for Carbon Reduction
Cory Rouillard
New York, New York
Panel Organizer and Moderator
New York, New York
Panel Organizer and Moderator
New York, New York
Historic Preservation & Sustainability
New York, New York
The Architectural Perspective
Lexington, Kentucky
Adaptive Reuse: Passive House
Lexington, Kentucky
What to Expect When You Renovate
New York, New York
Kyoto, Japan
Hunter’s Point Historic Townhouse Retrofit: Queens, New York
Hannah Frishberg
Craig Hubert
Chlo Vadot
Gordon Bock
Amy Plitt
Audrey Wachs
Eve M. Kahn
Brooklyn Dominates 2014 Municipal Art Society MASterworks Awards
William Menking
Municipal Art Society
