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Casey Jones has dedicated his career to improving
the public realm and public architecture. In 1996, after working
in traditional architectural practice,
he became the first Associate Director of Van Alen Institute. In
2001 he left New York to work in the Design Excellence Program in
GSA’s Office of the
Chief Architect, where he ushered in a
new generation of architects and oversaw the development of their
designs. Today he is a
principle in jones|kroloff design services,
a New Orleans based firm assisting institutional clients with their
architect selection processes. He is a founding member of City-Works,
a design based non-profit dedicated to the future of New Orleans.
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Personal Statement
Prior to receiving a Design Trust fellowship
for Reclaiming
the High Line, I had worked
as an activist and advocate on a number
of grass roots planning efforts in New
York and also served as a public member
of my community board. I
was very familiar with the glacial pace
of improvements and the quagmires that
could arise. My Design
Trust fellowship was an amazing opportunity
because it allowed me to work closely
with Robert Hammond and Joshua David
at Friends of the Highline, two public
space pioneers passionate about a piece
of urban infrastructure, who set out
to save it. The
Herculean task that they set for themselves
and speed and success with which they
achieved it, were amazing to be a part
of and an incredible model for future
efforts.
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