WASHINGTON, D.C. — HGA welcomes Scott Cryer, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, as Associate Vice President and Principal in the Washington, D.C. office. He will direct new business opportunities, client relations, and team processes for the Arts, Community, and Higher Education practice group throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

Cryer has 20 years of experience designing museums, performing arts, academic arts, and community buildings nationally. Before joining HGA, he was Cultural + Performing Arts Leader at the DLR Group Washington, D.C. studio, where he led interdisciplinary teams on a variety of design projects for arts organizations and academic clients. He previously had leadership roles with Westlake Reed Leskosky, and Nagle Hartray, and has served as Adjunct Professor at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

“Scott is an important strategic addition to our team as we continue to promote our existing expertise serving clients throughout the mid-Atlantic region,” said Jay Scruggs, AIA, LEED AP, Principal and Office Director.

Cryer is a Board Member and Chairperson of the Strategic Planning Committee of ArtsFairfax in Fairfax County, Virginia; Advocacy Committee Member of Virginia Association of Museums (VAM); graduate of the AIA DC Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program; and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of AIA Chicago Community Interface Committee, for which he received an AIA Chicago Presidential Citation.

He has presented at multiple national conferences and has served as a guest design critic. Cryer has a Master of Architecture from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Indiana University.