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41-404: The building was designed by Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects , led by the team of Grant Jones and noted indigenous architect Johnpaul Jones . The Discovery Center has four main exhibit halls, focusing respectively on the coastal rainforest ecosystem, Alaska Native cultures, other ecosystems of Southeast Alaska, and modern human uses of natural resources. Additionally, there

82-458: A dozen architects and landscape architects. (Enlow, 7). Landscape historian David C. Streatfield writes, “Their designs interpret place as bio-physical processes, and as intertwined acts of cultural will and transformation. […] Ever since its inception this firm has established new standards of excellence in analysis and creative design.” (Streatfield, 20) In conferring its highest honor, the Firm of

123-694: A highway (Amidon, 34). Jones’ solution was to break the highway into two separate ribbons that weave through the landscape independently, while ensuring that the most characteristic features of the landscape remain intact. U.S. Highway 93 crosses the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana , nation of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation (CSKT). The 55-mile stretch of road runs north from Evaro to Polson, Montana , traversing

164-432: A homocentric to a biocentric view of the world (Hancocks, 118). The philosophy is now widespread (Hyson, 23), and since the late 1970s, Jones & Jones has developed master plans and specialized habitat designs for scores of zoos on four continents. ILARIS (Intrinsic Landscape Aesthetic Resource Information System) is a GIS model developed by Jones & Jones to assess the intrinsic aesthetic value of Puget Sound. In 2002,

205-555: A language as the linguistic units that together comprise a poem. He created a Fortran model to catalog and measure the various intrinsic elements of a landscape and evaluate their influence on its overall aesthetic value. This early Fortran computer program would later inform his firm's ground-breaking work in visual resource assessment, including plans for the Nooksack River and Puget Sound (Miller, 7). In 1966, Jones won Harvard's Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship and spent

246-448: A majestic landscape of expansive valleys and mountain ranges that is home to a great diversity of wildlife, including grizzly bears, deer, elk, bighorn sheep, and painted turtles. For much of its history, the highway sliced straight through the landscape, through small communities and towns, and through wildlife habitat, resulting in the decline of some species and in numerous roadway fatalities (Jones & Jones, 1–4). Working closely with

287-542: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jones %26 Jones Architects and Landscape Architects Grant Richard Jones (August 29, 1938 – June 21, 2021) is an American landscape architect , poet, and founding principal of the Seattle firm Jones & Jones Architects, Landscape Architects and Planners . In more than four decades of practice, his work in ecological design has garnered widespread recognition for its broad-based and singular approach, one that

328-489: Is an exhibit honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich , a Tlingit civil rights leader, for whom the center's theater is named. 55°20′26″N 131°38′39″W  /  55.34056°N 131.64417°W  / 55.34056; -131.64417 This Alaska museum-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

369-438: Is centered on giving voice to the land and its communities (Enlow, 6–7). Called the “poet laureate of landscape architecture” (Miller, 7) Jones's poetry informs his designs (Jones, 10). His firm—co-founded with Ilze Grinbergs Jones in 1969—has been at the forefront of the fields of landscape aesthetics, environmental planning , design for cultural spaces, and scenic and wildlife conservation (Woodbridge, 29, 60). Jones & Jones

410-488: Is paralleled by State Route 542 (also called the Mount Baker Highway). The river picks up large creeks such as Price Creek, a short creek draining Price Lake; as well as Ruth Creek, before the uppermost highway bridge crosses it. At Nooksack Falls , the river flows through a narrow valley and drops freely 88 feet (27 m) into a deep rocky river canyon. The falls are viewable from the forested cover near

451-568: Is perhaps best known for pioneering the habitat immersion method of zoo design at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo , but their work has also transformed design and scenic planning practices for highways, rivers, parks, forests, watersheds, and communities (Streatfield, 20). Jones & Jones is the recipient of more than 100 awards, including the first-ever Firm of the Year Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (2003),

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492-790: The Nooksack Indian Reservation , creating the Nooksack River proper . The traditional name of the North Fork in the Nooksack language is Chuw7álich ("the next point"). The Middle Fork Nooksack River, about 20 miles (32 km) long, originates on the southern slopes of Mount Baker near Baker Pass. It flows generally northwest between Mount Baker and Twin Sisters , and drains into the North Fork opposite Welcome , about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northeast of

533-588: The Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia , communicating with the Pacific Ocean . The North Fork Nooksack River rises at the Nooksack Cirque east of Mount Shuksan within the western part of North Cascades National Park in central Whatcom County . Gathering meltwater off East Nooksack Glacier , it flows generally west past north of Mount Baker . For most of its course, this fork

574-586: The Sumas Mountain and flowing past Everson and Lynden . Near Everson, the river is at risk of floods breaching the right bank, allowing flow into lower lands to the north, through Sumas River and into Canada. At Lynden the river turns southwest and, near Ferndale , south. Its mouth is at the north side of Bellingham Bay at the Lummi Indian Reservation , approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Bellingham . The river supplies

615-656: The CSKT, along with the Federal Highway Administration and the Montana Department of Transportation , Jones & Jones redesigned the highway to respond to and respect the unique aesthetic and ecological characteristics of the landscape, seeking ways for the land to influence the road. As the firm notes, “The design of the reconstructed highway is premised on the idea that the road is a visitor” (Jones & Jones, 1). The design concepts for

656-547: The North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork, near Deming . All three forks originate in the Mount Baker Wilderness , and the North Fork, the longest of the three, is sometimes considered the main river. The Nooksack is approximately 75 miles (121 km) in total length measuring from the North Fork headwaters . The lower Nooksack flows as a northerly loop through the fertile southern Fraser Lowland agricultural area before emptying into Bellingham Bay and, via

697-483: The Paris to Lexington Road (aka Paris Pike), an historic 12-mile road leading from Lexington to Paris, Kentucky . The old two-lane highway could no longer handle the demands of increased traffic, but expanding the road to four lanes threatened the mature trees, historic stone fences, and original farm entrances along the route. It was the first time since World War II that a landscape architect had been approached to design

738-700: The Research Category. Nooksack River The Nooksack River is a river in western Whatcom County of the northwestern U.S. state of Washington , draining extensive valley systems within the North Cascades around Mount Shuksan , Mount Baker and the Twin Sisters , and a portion of Fraser Lowland south of the Canada–United States border . The river proper begins with the merging of three main tributaries , namely

779-652: The Richard J. Neutra Award for Professional Excellence (2007), and the President's Award of Excellence from the American Society of Landscape Architects (1980). Grant Jones grew up in Richmond Beach, Washington , a small community on Puget Sound located 10 miles north of Seattle. His father was architect Victor N. Jones. His mother, Ione Thomas Jones, encouraged his exploration of nature, particularly

820-605: The Sheldon Fellowship and were both strongly influenced by the principles of bioregionalism (Amidon, 21). Ilze Jones influenced the new practice through her love of the urban built environment and her interest in public green infrastructure, community building, and broad-scale environmental planning. In 1973, the two were joined by Johnpaul Jones , an architect of Cherokee - Choctaw descent whose work designing cultural spaces has received wide acclaim. Deeply rooted in his Native American heritage and closely connected to

861-782: The Year Award, the ASLA recognized Jones & Jones for “the unique culture it has created and its philosophy of embracing that which is challenging and unexplored. Its work and its commitment to future generations have created an enduring legacy…” In the early 1970s, Jones & Jones was commissioned by the Whatcom County Park Board to develop a preservation plan for the Nooksack River in northwest Washington State. The plan identified intrinsic landscape features of high aesthetic value and made recommendations for their preservation, while suggesting other areas that would be suitable for recreational uses. The study involved mapping

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902-410: The animals’ natural habitat. The gorilla forest was developed in the first phase of the project: careful manipulation of landform, plants, and sight lines immersed not only the gorillas but also the visitors in the animals’ native habitat. The landscape immersion method has been described as “an astonishing departure from conventional zoo design because it reflected a pronounced shift in philosophy” from

943-604: The biologic, cultural, and aesthetic values of intrinsic landscape features, and the result is a language that gives voice to the landscape and assists conservation and planning organizations in making land-use decisions. In 2005 ILARIS received a Research and Communication Merit Award from the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (WASLA), and in 2006 the model won the National ASLA Professional Award of Honor in

984-542: The cliff edge. A small parking lot nearby contains a kiosk with information about the falls and a hydroelectric project. Continuing west, the North Fork receives several tributaries including Wells Creek , which joins the river at the base of the falls, and Glacier Creek and Canyon Creek, before the river turns briefly south. The Middle Fork and South Fork join the North Fork within a few miles of one another. The Middle Fork joins first, with its confluence opposite Welcome . The South Fork joins just southeast of Deming and

1025-612: The confluence between the North and South Forks. The traditional name of the Middle Fork in the Nooksack language is Nuxwt’íqw’em ("always-murky water"). The South Fork Nooksack River, about 50 miles (80 km) long, rises in southern Whatcom County, east of Twin Sisters Mountain near Bell Pass and Lake Wiseman. It flows briefly south, entering Skagit County , then northwest to re-enter Whatcom County. It flows past

1066-404: The connection between language and the natural world. With the encouragement of his professor and mentor, landscape architect Richard Haag , Jones entered the graduate program for landscape architecture at Harvard University , where he received a master's degree in 1966. While at Harvard, Jones theorized that the distinct geologic and living forms that together define a landscape are just as much

1107-532: The firm was commissioned by the Trust for Public Land to develop a system to evaluate and protect important landscape features of Puget Sound and its near-shore areas. ILARIS was based on Grant Jones’ early Fortran program from his days at Harvard, as well as on Jones & Jones’ breakthrough scenic planning work for rivers such as the Nooksack and Alaska's Susitna . The model is a framework to synthesize and assess

1148-413: The habitat immersion approach to zoo design with the development of the gorilla and African savannah exhibits at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo (Hyson, 23; Hancocks, 118). In 1978, zoo director David Hancocks approached the firm for a master plan. Rather than the traditional arrangement of animal enclosures behind concrete walls and bars, Hancocks and his design team, led by Grant Jones, sought to recreate

1189-480: The highway, begun in 2000, sought to simultaneously encourage understanding of the land and of the communities that call it home, including the Salish and Kootenai people and rich populations of plants and animals (Jones & Jones, 1). In addition to following the topography and respecting cultural concerns, a key objective of the design process was the development of numerous wildlife crossing areas designed to ensure

1230-666: The land, Johnpaul's designs include museums and other cultural spaces that honor and share the living heritages of indigenous people. Notable among them is the Smithsonian Institution ’s National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall in Washington, D.C., for which he served as lead design consultant. Jones & Jones has grown in subsequent years to include partner Mario Campos and a staff of more than

1271-455: The nearby town of Glacier, Washington with hydroelectric power from a dam on the North Fork near Nooksack Falls. The Middle Fork was partially blocked with a diversion dam built by the City of Bellingham in the late 1950s for diverting water into Lake Whatcom , which supplies the city's drinking water. As of July 2020, this old water diversion system has been modified to remove the dam and restore

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1312-406: The new river delta has been an ongoing field of research regarding the new wetlands it has created. The river only resupplies the previous delta on Lummi Bay during high-flow conditions. The river is subject to flooding due to high rainfall amounts in the region and some of the deepest snow packs in the country. The Pineapple Express , a weather pattern that brings central Pacific wind and rain to

1353-411: The next two years exploring South America and Europe, searching for examples of regionally distinctive community planning, architecture, and culture. As Sheldon Fellow, Jones sought to revitalize the concept of environmental determinism, the idea that plants, animals, and people—as well as human culture and language—all evolve from their landscape, or physical environment. He also sought to demonstrate that

1394-688: The northwest, can sometimes catalyze flooding. For example, flooding in Everson occurred 14 times from to 1936 to 2003. Specific examples of floods are: Both the USA and Canada have faced long-term political hurdles to adequate flood prevention. "On the Washington side, there has been a reluctance to spend money to benefit Canada", and on the Canadian side, " B.C. has been reluctant to use the International Joint Commission following

1435-425: The river channel for the benefit of critical salmon spawning habitat. In the late 19th century, most of the stream flow of the Nooksack River near its mouth flowed through the present channel of the short Lummi River to Lummi Bay, northwest of Bellingham Bay. Near the start of the 20th century, a log jam plugged the channel to Lummi Bay, forcing the river to change its channel to the present one. The accumulation of

1476-507: The river's watershed and viewshed and then breaking it up into its component drainage basins, branches, channels, and floodplains. Each distinct river segment was then analyzed using a series of quantitative and qualitative measurements based on integrity, health, uniqueness, and resiliency. This was the first plan ever developed for a river, and the project received an Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (Amidon, 43). The analytic methods employed by Jones & Jones in

1517-618: The safe passage of animals over or under the roadway. Road-kill data was analyzed, along with historic migration patterns, to determine where to site crossings in an effort to restore traditional wildlife movement routes. U.S. Highway 93 now features forty wildlife crossing structures. The project received the Transportation Planning Excellence Award from the Federal Highway Administration in 2008. Jones & Jones pioneered

1558-616: The study of diverse cultural and architectural adaptations to place could serve as a model to improve development practices in American communities (Amidon, 19). Grant Jones returned to Seattle in 1969 and established Jones & Jones with his then-wife, Ilze Grinbergs Jones. Ilze and Grant had studied together at the University of Washington, and both shared the conviction that architecture and landscape architecture are inseparable disciplines (Enlow, 6–7). They had traveled together during

1599-406: The study of the Nooksack River proved valuable to other projects requiring the careful management of visual resources. These included corridor planning for utilities and the design of roads. The firm has become well known for the design of scenic roadways and wildlife highways, considering them a vital form of green infrastructure. In 1990, Jones was asked to join the design team for the expansion of

1640-469: The tide flats below the family farm. This early, intimate connection with his home landscape would shape Jones's language and his understanding of place (Amidon, 14). Jones received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Washington in 1962, and remained at UW as a Graduate Poet under Theodore Roethke until Roethke's death in 1963. His study with Roethke further strengthened his awareness of

1681-575: The town of Acme , and due north until merging with the North Fork near the State Route 9 bridge, 1.6 km (1 mi) southeast of Deming and the Nooksack Indian Reservation . The traditional name of the South Fork in the Nooksack language is Nuxw7íyem ("always-clear water"). After the Middle and South Forks join, the combined river flows northwest, emerging from the valley south of

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