living cultures

Cultures spring from our relationship with the land.  The adaptations people make in their places build living traditions, which are continually evolving and contribute to a regional and local sense of place.  Celebrating these traditions—these human connections to place—is a cultural imperative which is often overlooked by conventional planning and design.  Great design comes out of listening and asking questions.  It’s a means for telling powerful stories in physical form. 

Practice Areas

Cultural centers and museums
Native cultural centers and museums
Heritage landscapes
Landscape interpretation

National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall

Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Institution

Located at the foot of the Capitol and opposite the East Wing of the National Art Gallery, this world-class museum is the culmination of many years of meetings with Indian communities around the country.  more

Evergreen State College Longhouse Education and Cultural Center

Olympia, Washington

Evergreen State College

The first of its kind on a public campus in the United States, the Longhouse serves a variety of educational and cultural functions. It sustains an important relationship between the college and Native Americans from Puget Sound and Northwest Coast tribes.  more

Many Nations Longhouse

Eugene, Oregon
University of Oregon

Designed for the Office of Native American Programs at the University of Oregon, the Many Nations Longhouse provides a spiritual support place on the campus for the native students and Oregon native community at large. more

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Palm Springs, California

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Located in the heart of historic tribal lands, the museum will celebrate the Agua Caliente as a living culture.  more

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Southern Ute Museum and Cultural Center

La Planta County, Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Perched on a terrace overlooking the Los Pinos River in southwestern Colorado, the Southern Ute Museum and Cultural Center is inspired by the Southern Utes' powerful connection to their land.more

Zuni Art and Visitor Center

Zuni, New Mexico
Zuni Tribe

The Zuni Art and Visitor Center will provide an inspiring setting for learning about the culture, arts and natural environment of the Zuni people.  more

Grand Ronde Museum and Cultural Center Master Plan and Site Analysis

Grand Ronde, Oregon
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

The Grand Ronde Museum and Cultural Center will be a place which celebrates the heritage and culture of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.  more

Northwest Native Canoe Center

Seattle, Washington
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation and Seattle Parks Foundation

The Northwest Native Canoe Center—knit within Seattle’s new Lake Union Park—will celebrate the canoe culture that is dominant among the Pacific Northwest costal tribes. more

Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve

Vancouver, Washington

National Park Service

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a significant cultural land- scape on the Columbia River in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. Jones & Jones collaborated with the National Park Service to develop a General Management Plan (GMP) and a Master Plan for this historic site. more

Vancouver Land Bridge

Vancouver, Washington
The Confluence Project, National Park Service, City of Vancouver and Washington State Department of Transportation

The Vancouver Land Bridge reconnects historic Fort Vancouver to the city's Columbia River waterfront and helps restore the natural landscape continuum from upland prairie to river edge.  more

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

Whidbey Island, Washington
National Park Service

Rich agricultural prairies, woodlands, shorelines and historic structures make up this heritage landscape that illustrates a continuing story of exploration and settlement in Puget Sound- a unique national park comprised almost entirely of private land.  more

Minidoka Internment National Monument General Management Plan

Jerome, Idaho
National Park Service

This National Monument honors Japanese-Americans whose lives were disrupted and forever changed by forced relocation and incarceration during World War II.  more

Nikkei World War II Exclusion Memorial "Nidoto Nai Yoni / Let It Not Happen Again"

Bainbridge Island, Washington
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial Committee

Bainbridge Island, just west of Seattle, was the first site of the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps at the beginning of World War II. more

Seattle Chinese Garden

Seattle, Washington
Seattle Chinese Garden Society

To symbolize the bond between the two cities, Seattle and sister city Chongqing are developing an authentic Sichuan garden in Seattle.  more