Simon Jacobsen is a founding partner of the internationally acclaimed architectural firm Jacobsen Architecture, LLC with his father Hugh Newell Jacobsen, F.A.I.A. (1929-2021)

Working throughout the United States, Caribbean, Europe and Asia, the primary focus of his work is custom residential, commercial and institutional design, interiors, furniture and lighting design.

Simon Jacobsen’s work is widely published in print and television such as The Wall Street Journal, Casa VOGUE, HGTV's Extreme Homes, Architectural Digest, The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, HGTV and the hundreds of internet publications and design blogs. Residential Architect Magazine listed Jacobsen Architecture in the top 50 design firms in the US and Architectural Digest lists Hugh and Simon Jacobsen in the top 100 of architects and designers internationally. 

Simon Jacobsen is a recipient of many prestigious awards in architecture and design from The American Institute of Architects, The Society of American Registered Architects and he is also an inductee of Architectural Digest’s AD100.

Most recently, Jacobsen was inducted to Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Top 200 Residential Architects 2025” list, an honorable inclusion of the top 0.2% of American designers.

Jacobsen released a new book on the work of the father and son duo titled “American Modern Home + Interiors Jacobsen Architecture” by Rizzoli international.

Simon Jacobsen is married with two children and lives in Delaplane, Virginia.