Jonathon K Stevens
- jonathon.stevens@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 850-599-3244
- OFFICE
- Architecture - Qip
Walter Smith Architecture Bldg Room #314
Originally from the Midwest of the United States, Jonathon K. Stevens spent his formative years in San Diego, California. The ecological citizenship of Southern California, with its proximity to the ocean, mountains, and deserts, helped to define his strong respect for the natural environment. After earning a Bachelor of Architecture from Woodbury University, this reverence for the natural environment influenced the next twenty-five years of professional practice with many of Southern California’s accomplished architecture and design firms. While gaining a unique perspective and knowledge of specialized design and business approaches from sole proprietorships to mid-sized architecture and design-build firms, he learned the value of collaborative design approaches and the importance of including all voices in the creation of architecture and design. This combination of empathy and inclusion has also bolstered his interest and ability to work with community groups, direct project stakeholders, and development services departments to achieve local and nationally recognized projects. To immerse himself in a transforming view of architecture, Jonathon moved to Detroit, where he received a Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Within this multidisciplinary program, he focused his research on cultural and social values, emphasizing the use and democratization of design. Following graduation, he developed an art and design practice that emphasizes being present, fosters sustainability, cultivates relationships, and facilitates cultural values. Over the following decade, these investigations continued to challenge the United States’ tentative, unsustainable relationship with the built environment. By occupying the space between art and architecture, Jonathon created site-specific, human-scaled objects that challenge the viewer’s perception of reality, prompting them to question what is seen and unseen. Presently, as a Licensed Architect, Assistant Professor at the Florida A&M School of Architecture and Engineering Technology, NCARB Scholar, and academic leader, he aims to expand his practice to focus on community engagement, participatory design, and the promotion of architectural and urban design literacy. Furthermore, as an educator, mentor, and faculty advisor to three student groups at a nationally under-invested Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Jonathon is passionate about advocating for the inclusion of all voices in raising awareness of ecological and socio-cultural issues within the built environment.
- Design Equity
- Design Education
- Ecological Citizenship
- Fabrication
- Architecture Theory
- Master of Architecture • 2016
Cranbrook Academy of Art - Bachelor of Architecture • 2003
Woodbury University
- Assistant Professor • 2026-Present
Florida A&M University SAET - Visiting Assistant Professor • 2022 - 2026
Florida A&M University SAET - Owner/ Designer • 2012-Present
Jonathon K. Stevens Studio / Studio USUS - Project Manager and Designer • 2020-2022
Fitzgerald Collaborative - Lecturer • 2019
San Diego State University, School of Art + Design - Project Manager and Designer • 2016-2017
Bells and Whistles - Project Manager • 2005-2012
Public Architecture and Planning - Architectural Designer • 2004-2005
Roesling Nakamura Terada - Architectural Designer • 2004
Jonathon Segal FAIA - Architectural Designer • 2001-2004
Estudio Teddy Cruz
- 2019 DO NOT REMOVE, Brace System 01, Bread & Salt, Logan Heights, San Diego, CA
- 2016 Wall System 001, Cranbrook Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
- 2016 30 Framed Years, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
- 2009 Mix: Nine Architects and Designers, Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
- 2008 Eye Spy, The New Children's Museum, San Diego, CA
- 2007 Subjects & Thrones, Adapta Project, San Diego, CA
- 2002 San Ysidro Sin Limites/ UnLimited, San Ysidro, CA
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ARC 1112 Architectural Drawing Methods
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ARC 2161 Computer Applications in Architecture 02
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ARC 2201 Theory in Architecture 1
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ARC 2303 Architectural Design 03
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ARC 2304 Architectural Design 2.2
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ARC 2304 Architectural Design 04
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ARC 3325 Architectural Design 06
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ARC 5204 Architecture Making
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ARC 5352 Advanced Architecture 5.1
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ARC 5362 Architectural Design 2
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ARC 6259 Programming Theory & Practice
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ARC 6624 New Technology of Enclosed Buildings
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ARC 6972 Thesis Studio & Research
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BCN 3271 Construction Documents 01
