Frank Jacobus

Frank Jacobus, AIA, is an architect, designer, artist, educator, and a principal of SILO AR+D. He currently serves as Head of Architecture at Penn State University.

His professional design work and creative practice have received national and international attention for its experimental and resourceful approach. Frank's work with SILO has been recognized with numerous publications, exhibitions, and design awards including as an Emerging Voice by The Architectural League of New York (2016), a Next Progressive by Architect Magazine (2018), and AN Interior Top 50 American Architects by the Architect's Newspaper (2021). In 2022, SILO was chosen by the Walton Family Foundation for inclusion in its Design Excellence Program that uses design to drive vibrant, inclusive communities by promoting the highest level of design in the development of public buildings and spaces. SILO’s work has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Architect, the Architect's Newspaper, Azure, Slate, Dwell, Salon, Fast Company, and others.

As an educator, Frank has taught and coordinated all levels of design studio and has led numerous design-build projects during his sixteen years in higher education. He taught previously at the University of Idaho and most recently at the University of Arkansas where he served as Associate Department Head in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design (FJSOAD). From 2016 - 2018 he was 21st Century Chair of Construction and Technology at the FJSOAD where he led design-build, fabrication, and advanced technology initiatives.

Frank’s published works include Archi-Graphic: An Infographic Look at Architecture, Laurence King (2015), The Visual Biography of Color, Oro Editions (2017), The Making of Things: Modeling Processes and Effects in Architecture, Routledge (2021), Architectonics and Parametric Thinking, Routledge (2023), and Artificial.Intelligent.Architecture, ORO Editions (2023).