Don Jacobs Architect Information

For over three decades, while President of JZMK Partners, Don served as the principal architect in charge of numerous award-winning single-family, multi-family, senior housing, custom residence, and mixed-use projects. He has designed office buildings, medical centers, golf clubhouses, university facilities, and more than 100 custom homes. In addition to his work in the US, Don collaborated with clients in China, Dubai, Egypt, and Jordan. Don has spoken extensively on high-density and senior housing at building industry conventions, including the: ULI (Urban Land Institute) Meetings, NAHB (National Association of Homebuilders) International Builders Show, PCBC (Pacific Coast Builders Conference), 50+ Housing Symposium, and Multi-Housing World Convention. His projects have been covered in a variety of international architectural magazines and books. Dons civic and professional involvements include being the 1996 Chair of the American Institute of Architects Housing Committee, and serving as a liaison with the AIA Construction Documents Committee. He was actively involved with the Building Industry Association and was recognized in 2000 as Volunteer of the Year for HomeAid, which raises money to help the transitionally homeless. He served for 15 years on the Board of Directors for HomeAid America. He has recently been appointed to the advisory board for the Seneca Family of Agencies, an organization devoted to helping foster children and families through the most difficult time of their lives, and to the Board of Directors of the Anaheim Performing Arts Foundation (APAF), a non-profit organization devoted to building a performing arts center in Anaheim, California. In 2008, Don and his wife, Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs, were honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as Fundraising Volunteer of the Year. The same year, Don and Julie were inducted into the California Building Industry Hall of Fame in San Francisco, CA. In 2009, Don was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of ...