Susan Jones
Affiliate Associate Professor
Susan Jones, FAIA, is founder and Principal Architect of Seattle-based atelierjones. Devoted to disrupting 20th century design and construction methodologies, her award-winning, all-woman owned and woman-led architecture firm drives new lower-carbon pathways within architecture and construction at scale. Advancing lower-carbon prefabricated mass timber systems, for over a decade, the firm has completed over a dozen mass timber projects, and has designed over twenty, from institutional buildings to large-scale urban housing to urban infill housing, single-family homes and rural/WUI mass timber modular housing. atelierjones’ national leadership in multiple international collaborations and research creates sustainable change at scale. Collaborating, the firm leads nationally and internationally, seeking transparency and rigor on multiple levels, from forest health to LCA collaborations to fire testing to regulatory code design to award-winning design projects that introduce immersive, biophilic experiences for all.
A third-generation native of the Pacific Northwest, Susan grew up in Bellingham, Washington, She earned her B.A from Stanford in Philosophy, and her M.Arch from Harvard GSD and is Affiliate Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington, Susan is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, was awarded the AIASeattle Gold Medal in 2023 and the Women in Architecture award by Architectural Record in 2024.