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A. Quincy Jones
In 1951 Joseph Eichler saw the "House of the Year" in a trade magazine. This 1000 sq.ft. home designed by A. Q. Jones just happened to be on the opposite page of a magazine that featured Eichler's own "Subdivision of the Year." Eichler immediately contacted Jones and the partnership of a lifetime began.
The firm of Jones and Emmons which began in 1951 was awarded numerous citations from the AIA including most prestigious firm in 1969. The firm's long association with Joseph Eichler and Eichler Homes continued from 1951 until Eichler's death in 1974.
Quincy Jones designed and built one steel house for Eichler, the
X-100 in 1956. And in 1957 Jones and Emmons co-authored the book Builders' Homes for Better Living. In 1961 they went participated in the Arts and Architecture Case Study Program with Case Study house #24 sponsored by Eichler.
A. Quincy Jones, FAIA was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1913. After graduating with a degree in architecture, he set up a private practice in Los Angeles in 1937. During the post-war boom, Jones became known for his treatment of much needed housing tracts which were typically nothing more than small generally uninteresting boxes. He designed homes that were known for high standards of quality and simplified floor plans that allowed for more spatial diversity.
Jones became a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California from 1951-67. It was during the 1960s when he became known for designing university campus buildings and larger office buildings. His work can be seen across several University of California campuses and across the urban and suburban landscape of Southern California. This work grew up and out of the principles he applied to the design of earlier tract homes and featured flexible spatial planning. He also took a new approach to integrating mechanical systems earlier in the design process as opposed to a haphazard afterthought which was more common at the time.
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