About

Jason makes inquiry of locational peculiarities, emotive chrysalides, and material finds; a practice of form-substantive reification. He seeks to engage, coordinate and produce the latent potentialities of urban space; homes, courtyards, alleys, the cafe or civic juggernaut, the neighborhood. Connectivity, relationships, the artifact, sensoriality, memories, infrastructural sinew, regions from which we draw resources; these notions inform his work.

His design practice aims to reveal and act upon the oft-neglected or underdeveloped value characteristics embedded within and inherent to the extant urban spatial realm. He studies design through a carefully developed lens focusing on ecological, social, and spatial aspects of the urban landscape. He often aims to incorporate reclaimed materials into construction; to exhibit their worn and imperfect character, and to borrow value from pieces of high-quality craftsmanship of a bygone era.

Jason embeds himself in the field, alongside collaborators as a licensed residential building contractor. He maintains a practicing-knowledge of construction means and methods; craft and technique. Jason aims to achieve substantive creative direction of the minutia embedded in the work through the metis of making.

Jason acquired his Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University in 2008. Upon graduation he traveled by bicycle to Los Angeles, having departed from Alabama. Soon thereafter he sought work in, Seoul, South Korea. There he interned with Byoung Cho Architects while having a full-time job as an ESL teacher. In practical terms this consisted of two full-time jobs, “six-seven,” day weeks. Upon conclusion of that period, at year-end 2009, he toured Beijing China, then Sri Lanka for a month, before a return to work on residential renovations in Los Angeles.

He later worked with building contractors and held a brief architectural internship in Raleigh, North Carolina, then explored geospatial science at the University of North Alabama through graduate studies fully-funded by research and teaching assistantships. In Alabama he also worked on home renovations, and small retail upfits.

In 2015 he was invited to work on renovations in New Orleans, before catching up to the pursuit of professional licensure while working as a collaborator with BILD Design and BILD Constructs (2016-2019). He obtained licensure in 2019, then began his design-build practice.

Since 2020 his interests and inquiry have ranged to include significant periods of time developing a spatial understanding of neighborhoods in Mexico City (2021-2026). He has instructed first-year design studios in Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment (2024-2025); developed and taught an original pre-college credit-bearing course, “Experience Urban Spatial Configurations through Design-Build-Play,” and briefly embarked upon graduate studies before recommitting to full-time practice in 2026.