Scott Ruff is an adjunct associate professor of architecture at Pratt Institute. He has previously held appointments at Cornell University School of Architecture as the Baird Visiting Professor, Yale School of Architecture as the Louis I. Kahn Visiting distinguished professor, New York Institute of Technology, Tulane University, Syracuse University, Hampton University and SUNY Buffalo. He is the principal of RuffWorks Studio, a research and design studio specializing in culturally informed projects and community engagement. His work has been supported by the Graham Foundation, the New York State Council of the Arts and the Harlem School of the Arts. Ruff has received awards for diversity inclusion and community outreach from the AIA and ACSA. Ruff is the co-editor of In Search of African-American Space: Redressing Racism, Lars Muller Publishers. He is co-author of Within or Without  “Gullah Geechee Institute”, Yale School of Architecture publications. He has articles published in a number of journals and proceedings. Ruff received his first professional bachelor of architecture degree from Cornell University and a master’s of architecture II from Cornell University.