Résumé

Partner, Jones and Jones, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Seattle, WA.

Jones has a part Cherokee-Choctaw Indian lineage; this background has been of profound inspiration to him in his design; according to the Jones and Jones firm profile of him: "...his design philosophy emerged from his Cherokee-Choctaw ancestors, which connects him to the natural world, animal world, spirit world, and human world." It continued: "Johnpaul has led the design of numerous cultural centers and museums with tribes spanning the North American continent, culminating in his 12-year engagement as overall lead design consultant for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall in Washington, D.C." (See "Johnpaul Jones FAIA,"accessed 06/07/2010.)

His statement on the Jones and Jones firm web site stated in 2019: "I am mostly interested in Indigenous Native American cultural planning and design. In our work we pay deep respect to regional architectural traditions that lead to the understanding of Indigenous people and their rich cultural heritage in America. Incorporating both the practical and the spiritual in planning and design helps heighten human sensitivity to cultural and environmental issues." (See Jones and Jones.com,"People," accessed 12/09/2019.)

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects, Seattle Chapter.

Member, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

Johnpaul Jones delivered the keynote address at the AIA Western Mountain Region Conference in Phoenix, AZ, 08/25/2005-08/26/2005.

Professional Awards

Recipient, ASLA, Firm Award, 2003.

Recipient. Distinguished Service Award, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2005.

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA).

Recipient, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Seattle Chapter, AIA Seattle Medal, 2006.

Recipient, Executive Excellence Award from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), 2006.

Recipient, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Humanities Medal, Washington, DC, 2013 (awarded on 07/28/2014).

Recipient, Tau Sigma Delta, Grand Chapter of the Society, Gold Medal, 2021.

College

B.Arch., University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1967.

Parents

His father, Johnpaul Jones, Sr., born in Wales, worked as a butcher in Okmulgee, OK. His mother, Dolores, who descended from a Choctaw/Cherokee mother and Choctaw father, managed the household that included six children.

• Okmulgee, OK (Architect's Birth)
  Okmulgee, OK 74447

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