Jones Studio is a mid-sized architecture, interior design, public art and planning firm founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1979 by Eddie Jones, AIA. Younger brother Neal Jones, AIA, joined the firm in 1986, and Brian Farling, AIA and Jacob Benyi, AIA became Principals and partners in 2014. Since its start, the Jones Studio “family” has grown to include 11 highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals.
Recent projects include the Mariposa Land Port of Entry in Nogales, AZ, which was awarded the 2016 AIA Institute National Honor Award for Architecture, the Mesa Community College Performing Arts Center in Mesa, AZ, the Cornell | Cookson Industrial Door Manufacturing Facility in Goodyear, AZ, and ASU's Arizona Center for Law and Society in Downtown Phoenix, AZ, which is due for completion in June 2016. Jones Studio has over 20 years of working with ASU, including projects such the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 3 (ISTB III) in Mesa and the Lattie F Coor Hall in Tempe.
Jones Studio and their clients have been widely published and honored with over 190 design awards, for 50 built projects. In 2014 they were awarded the Arizona Forward Crescordia Award for Environmental Stewardship and were ranked 21st in The Architect 50 and 6th in Sustainability. They are the proud recipients of the 2016 GSA Design Excellence Program Honor Award in Architecture for the Mariposa Land Port of Entry.
In April 2016, they moved into their new custom built studio in Tempe. This new community space has given them the ability to host events for organizations such as the Urban Land Institute, Arizona Forward and the USGBC, among others.