Jon Adams Jerde, FAIA Adjunct Associate Professor B.Arch., USC School of Architecture

Jon Adams Jerde, founder and chairman of the Jerde Partnership in Venice, California, is a visionary experience architect who, more than 25 years ago, introduced the concept of “placemaking” to traditional architecture.  Jerde-designed projects can be found on nearly every continent in the world and are visited by a half billion people each year.  The hallmark of Jerde projects are the consistent and lasting social, cultural and economic value they bring to the locations that host them.  Among his most notable projects are Horton Plaza in San Diego; the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; The Gateway in Salt Lake City; Beursplein in Rotterdam; Bellagio and Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas;  and Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.  His Canal City Hakata project in Japan has been described by Arata Isozaki as one of the two most important architectural contributions of the late 1990’s.  Jerde has received critical acclaim from the American Institute of Architects, Progressive Architecture,  American Planning Association, The Chicago Museum of Architecture and Design and the Golden Plate from the American Academy of Achievement.  Jerde was named the first USC School of Architecture Distinguished Alumnus in 1985. He teaches in the Study Abroad Program in Saintes, France.

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