Distinguished cadet, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1978. Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with highest honors, University California, Berkeley, 1980. Master of Architecture with distinction, Harvard University, 1983.
With ELS Design Group, Berkeley, California, 1980—1983, Eisenman/Robertson, Architects, 1983—1987. Design partner Holt Hinshaw Pfau Jones, 1987—1993. Principal Jones Partners Architecture, 1993, president.
Visiting professor Columbia University, Harvard University School Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, Princeton University, New Jersey. Studio teacher Southern California Institute Architecture. Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles.
Member of Phi Beta Kappa.