Америкалық сәулетші Эуин Фэй Джонс және оның мұрасы

American architect

Euine Fay Jones (January 31, 1921 – August 30, 2004) was an American architect and designer. An apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright during his professional career, Jones is the only one of Wright's disciples to have received the AIA Gold Medal (1990), the highest honor awarded by the American Institute of Architects. He also achieved international prominence as an architectural educator during his 35 years of teaching at the University of Arkansas School of Architecture. His Thorncrown Chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, 20 years after it was built, in recognition of its architectural significance. It also has received a Twenty five Year Award from the American Institute of Architects and other professional recognition.

E. Fay Jones, (first name Euine, which is pronounced U wan and is an old Welsh form of John), was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on January 31, 1921. about the Johnson Wax Headquarters, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Jones decided to pursue a career in architecture. Jones hoped to earn an appointment to the United States Naval Academy and took civil engineering classes at the University of Arkansas to improve his chances. While enrolled, he was a brother of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Jones's hopes were dashed after his congressman was defeated for reelection and was unable to offer an appointment. Jones married Mary Elizabeth "Gus" Knox on January 6, 1943 in San Francisco. The couple had two daughters, Janis and Cami. Jones obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1950, aided by the GI Bill. He had a graduate teaching fellowship at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he obtained a master's degree in architecture in 1951. While in Houston, at the prompting of Williams, Jones attended the 1949 American Institute of Architects conference in hopes of catching a glimpse of Wright, who was receiving that year’s Gold Medal. Jones was introduced to Wright at an after convention party where he spent 30 minutes discussing Wright's views on architecture. Bruce Goff offered Jones a teaching position at the University of Oklahoma, which he accepted from 1951 to 1953. Goff became a mentor and a friend to Jones, giving him another perspective on modern architecture. Jones applied for an apprenticeship at Wright's winter workshop, Taliesin West, near Scottsdale, Arizona. Later, Wright invited Jones' entire family to his home and design institute, Taliesin, in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Jones returned to both Taliesin studios numerous times as both friend and apprentice, becoming a Taliesin Fellow in 1953. Jones greatly admired Wright, but soon established a private practice in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. He joined the faculty of the department of architecture at the University of Arkansas at Wright's suggestion, later serving as the first dean of the U of A School of Architecture. In 1984, the ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) honored Jones with the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award.

On August 31, 2004, Jones died at his home in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 83 from heart and lung failure, complicated by Parkinson's disease. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

2009, the University of Arkansas School of Architecture was dedicated in Jones's honor. After a multi million dollar contribution from Don and Ellen Edmondson, the school is now known as the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. 1994, a retrospective of his work was produced for the Old State House Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is available from the museum as a traveling exhibition. The University of Arkansas also published a driving tour of many of his residences and buildings in Northwest Arkansas. 1990, Jones received the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. 1980, he was accepted as a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. 1979, he was accepted as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Jones received honorary degrees from four institutions: Kansas State University, Drury College, the University of Arkansas, and Hendrix College.