Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design Celebrates Namesake's Birthday With Party Jan. 30
This hand drawing of the main entry to the Fay and Gus Jones Home was done by Jillian Jung and Sean Paquin, two former students, during a 2010 summer course.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In anticipation of what would have been the 96th birthday of Fay Jones on Jan. 31, the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design will celebrate the school's namesake on Monday, Jan. 30. Birthday cake will be served at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of Vol Walker Hall on the University of Arkansas campus.
The public is invited to attend and join in the celebration with the school's students, faculty and staff.
Jones, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, was born Jan. 31, 1921, in Pine Bluff and grew up in El Dorado. He later attended the earliest architecture classes offered at the University of Arkansas, in the architecture program founded by John G. Williams. Jones graduated in the first class of architecture students, and eventually returned to teach for 35 years and serve as the school's first dean. In his professional practice, he designed 135 houses and 15 chapels and churches across the country, but most were in Arkansas. He was a recipient of the American Institute of Architect's highest honor, the AIA Gold Medal. He died Aug. 30, 2004, at age 83.
For more information, contact 479-575-4704 or fayjones.uark.edu.
Contacts
Michelle Parks, director of communications
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
479-575-4704,
mparks17@uark.edu
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