Frank Jacobus

Frank Jacobus, RA is Principal of SILO AR+D, and is Associate Professor and 21st Century Chair of Building Technologies in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. Frank taught previously at the University of Idaho. He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Cooper Union and a Master​ of Architecture from the University of Texas. While in Austin he was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale for a project titled “Resilient Foundations: The Gulf Coast after Katrina.” Frank is author Archigraphic: An Infographic Look at Architecture (Laurence King), and the The Visual Biography of Color (ORO).

SILO AR+D is an architecture, research, and design practice that operates out of Ohio, Arkansas, and North Carolina, and is at work on residential and institutional projects across the United States. Their work has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, Architect, the Architect’s Newspaper, Azure, Slate, and Fast Company among many others. Their architecture has been recognized nationally and internationally with design awards, including those from the AIA. In 2016 SILO was selected as an Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York, a prestigious competition that recognizes significant bodies of realized work and considers accomplishments within the design and academic communities.