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Jon Mason AIA / LEED GA
Jon’s career in architecture began after earning a fine arts degree in Washington DC then working as a professional artist
and museum exhibit installer. He moved to Colorado where he earned a Master’s Degree in Architecture at the University
of Colorado in 1995. His exploration of composition, design and craft continue as guide posts in his architecture today. Jon
has extensive experience as a designer and project architect on a variety of building types in urban, campus and rural contexts. His work includes education projects from a preschool for blind children to university buildings, healthcare facilities,
commercial office buildings, residential assisted living facility, casinos and hospitality projects.
Jon is a passionate advocate for high performance buildings and sustainable architecture. He is a LEED Green Associate
and Member of the Living Futures Institute, the organization that developed the ‘Living Building Challenge’. He works with
clients and project teams to implement various high performance strategies that integrate project goals and team driven
solutions. These solutions come from whole building design methodologies applied to site design, building orientation,
building skin detailing, material selection, lighting and mechanical systems. His work includes a number of successful high
performing projects including design of a net-zero energy (NZE) greenhouse and a LEED Platinum high school building.
Background
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Corcoran College of Art and Design, 1987
Studio Majors in Printmaking and Painting
M. Architecture, University of Colorado at Denver, 1995
Praque Studio, study abroad - 1993
Finland Studio, study abroad - 1994
Kenneth R. Fuller, FAIA Scholarship - 1994
Registered Architect: Colorado
LEED Green Associate
Member Living Future Institute
Commercial Office Buildings
Village Center, DTC - Greenwood Village, CO
Gilead Sciences Inc., NOB-1 Office Tower Prototype Design - Foster City, CA*
Hewlett Packard, Harmony Campus Prototype Office Building - Fort Collins, CO*
Millenium Financial Center - Denver, CO*
Haselden Construction Llc, Corporate Offices - Centennial, CO*
Commercial Campus Planning
Gilead Science Campus Master Plan - Foster City, CA*
Life Technologies, Campus Expansion and Master Plan - Foster City, CA*
Hewlett Packard, Harmony Campus Master Plan - Fort Collins, CO*
Jon Mason Resume
size
310,000 sf
300,000 sf
220,000 sf
133,000 sf
45,677 sf
1.2 Mil Campus gsf
1.0 Mil Campus gsf
1.0 Mil Campus gsf
open studio | architecture
Educational
NZE Greenhouse, Colorado Mountain College - Steamboat Springs, CO*
Building 520/524, Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA*
Pinewood School - Middle Campus, Renovation and Expansion - Los Altos, CA*
5th Avenue Alternative School (LEED Platinum) - Redwood City, CA*
Anchor Center for Blind Children - Denver, CO*
Healthcare and Senior Living
Kaiser Permanante, Rock Creek Specialty MOB, Lafayette, CO* Rigden Farm Senior Living - Fort Collins, CO*
Kaiser Permanante, Ken Caryl MOB, Littleton, CO* Kaiser Permanante, Franklin MOB - Outpatient Department Remodel, Denver, CO* Kaiser Permanante, Highlands Ranch MOB, Highlands Ranch, CO* Kaiser Permanante, Franklin MOB - Oncology Department, 12th Floor Addition, Denver, CO* Hospitality
Mardi Gras Casino, Black Hawk, CO*
Alpen Hirsch Lodge, Telluride Mountain Village - Telluride, CO*
Isle of Capri Casino, Black Hawk, CO*
Size
2,000 sf
32,000 sf
18,000 sf
31,400 sf
16,290 sf
210,000 sf
110,000 sf
28,700 sf
9,000 sf
28,700 sf
12,000 sf
55,000 sf
75,000 sf
55,000 sf
Community
Mountain View Buddhist Temple, Renovation and Expansion - Mountain View, CA*
15,000 sf
Childrens Museum and Zoo, Renovation and Expansion;
35,000 sf
- Conceptual Design Capital Development Package, Client and Location Confidential, Northern, CA*
Community Involvement
NAIOP 2014 Real Estate Challenge - Student Team Advisor
USGBC Colorado - 2014 and 2015 Rocky Mountain Green Volunteer
Academic Experience
Visiting Master Printer. Handprint Studio International, Moscow Studio
Guest Juror, Portland State University, Portland,Oregon
Guest Juror, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Guest Juror, University of Colorado at Denver, CO
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Jon Mason Resume