Résumé

The website for Reimagine America's Schools.us summarized Weekes's career with Dull Olson Weekes Architects (DOWA): "DOWA grew to become regionally, nationally & internationally recognized for educational facility planning & design excellence. John’s educational design and planning work focuses on the intersection between 21st Century learning and space. He has received every national design award multiple times including the James McConnell Award for Planning & the AIA’s Honor Award for Educational Design. He has served on over 15 regional & national design juries, and had his worked published in books and regional/national publications." (See Reimagine America's Schools.us, "John M. Weekes, FAIA Founder/Principal Emeritus, DOWA," published c. 2016, accessed 10/29/2024.)

Architect, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Portland Office, Portland, OR, -1986.

Partner, [Norman] Dull [Steven] Olson Weekes, Architects (DOWA), Portland, OR, 1986-2011. DOWA was purchased in 09/2011 by the IBI Group, Incorporated, headquartered in Toronto, ON, thereafter was known as the "DOWA-IBI Group." By 2015, it was known as the "IBI Group Portland office." In 09/2022, IBI Group, incorporated, was itself bought by the Amsterdam, Netherlands-based giant, Arcadis.

Teaching

Instructor, University of Oregon, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, Portland, OR, 2015-2017.

Instructor, University of Oregon, College of Design, School of Architecture and Environment, Portland, OR, 07/01/2017- .

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Portland Chapter, Portland, OR.

Member, Joint AIA New York/BSA Awards Program, Educational Facility Design Jury, Center for Architecture, New York, NY, 03/15/2008. By about 2020, Weekes had participated in about fifteen design juries on the national and regional levels. (See Reimagine America's Schools.us, "John M. Weekes, FAIA Founder/Principal Emeritus, DOWA," published c. 2016, accessed 10/29/2024.)

Member, AIA, National Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Foundation.

President, AIA, National Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Foundation, c. 2015.

Member, Council of Education Facilities Planners International, Scottsdale, AZ.

Member, US Green Building Council (USGBC), Washington, DC.

Member, National Coalition for Green Schools.

Consultant, New York City Department of Education’s School of One Project.

Consultant, US Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA). Weekes was one of a group to develop guidelines to renovate and redesign the DODEA's 130 school buildings.

Consultant, Australian International School in Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, redesign.

Consultant, Jilin University’s K-12 Campus Development in Changchun, China.

Lecture, British Council of School Environments National Summit.

Lecture, National School Boards Annual Convention.

Lecture, State of Montana, Energy Summit.

Lecture, Virginia Educational Facility Planners Annual Conference.

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 2015.

Recipient, James McConnell Award for Planning.

Recipient, AIA, Honor Award for Educational Design.

High School / College

Graduate, Ferris High School, Spokane, WA, c. 1974.

Relocation

John M. Weekes was born in Spokane, WA on 04/25/1956, the son of John Lenard Weekes and Joan C. Chisholm.

Weekes died suddenly on 01/29/2024.

Parents

His parents John Lenard Weekes (born 09/08/1928 in Bismark, ND-d. 12/01/2019) and Joan Carolyn Chisholm wed on 08/01/1953.

He had a sister Jane Weekes.

Children

Weekes and his wife had two daughters, Lauren Weekes and Mackenzie Weekes.