Posts Tagged ‘Jones Studio’

July 25, 2011

Eddie Jones on Design in Ruin

by: Eddie Jones

Tweet Today’s post is by one of my favorite architects Eddie Jones. I heard Eddie speak at the Arizona Historic Preservation Conference a few weeks ago about a new direction he’s taking with design. Find out why Eddie is tired of shiny new buildings and is more intrigued with the effects of time on the built environment. Edward (Eddie) Jones, with his business partner and brother Neal, were raised in the oil fields of Oklahoma. From a very early age the two bothers aspired to be architects and share a studio. Eddie was born in 1949 Texas and moved to…

April 05, 2011

John Kane on Regional Architecture, His Local Heroes and Favorite Buildings

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet On the 24th of March, I spoke with Architekton principal, John Kane at his fabulous Downtown Tempe office. Below is part I of our conversation: The architect who’s influenced John most: “In the early days, Zaha Hadid was one of my heroes. She still is one of my heroes. But I think she’s the one, when I was in school, the profession was going one way and she kind of shook it all up. I think I’ve always admired that kind of panache and the excitement in the way she works and the art of the whole thing.” His…

April 04, 2011

John Kane on Regional Architecture, His Local Heroes and Favorite Buildings

by: Taz Loomans

March 10, 2011

Interview with Eddie Jones – What Makes Good Architecture and What Young Architects Should Know

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet Today I’m posting the final part of my video interview with Eddie Jones. If you missed the first and second part, go back and take a look. In today’s post, Eddie talks about 3 aspects he considers that make good architecture. And lastly, he talks about what every young prospective or already in the field architect should know. Part V: Eddie on what makes good architecture Part VI: Eddie’s advice to up and coming architects

March 08, 2011

Interview with Eddie Jones – Why His is the Luckiest Firm in Town and the Drive to Go Beyond the Arizona School

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet Today’s post is the second third of my interview with Phoenix architect Eddie Jones. I promised that I would post the entire second half today, but there is too much goodness and I don’t want you to miss out on any of it. So I’ll post the rest of the interview in a special edition of the blog this Thursday. Tomorrow I’ll give you an update on the Castaway House. If you missed the first two parts of this interview, go back and watch here. Below, find out why Eddie says that being named a key figure in the…

March 07, 2011

Interview with Eddie Jones – Influential Architects, Local Context and Sustainability

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet Last week I had the honor of interviewing one of my all-time favorite architects in the Valley, one of my heroes, Eddie Jones. Below are video segments of the first half of our interview. I hope you’ll be as inspired and thrilled as I was when you watch. Part I: Architects that have had the most influence on Eddie: Part II: Eddie on how his work responds to the local context and what sustainability means to him: Stay tuned for the second half of my interview with Eddie tomorrow!