The Washington Post, December 9th, 1989
Fay Jones, an unassuming but brilliant Arkansas architect sometimes characterized as the creator of an "Ozark style," was selected yesterday as the 48th recipient of the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects. The award will be formally bestowed in February at the National Building Museum. Jones, 68, first received national acclaim with his Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Ark., which was allotted an AIA Honor Award in 1981. A soaring, subtle wood structure set in a forest glade, the chapel exemplifies Jones's strongly felt and deeply communicative architectural values. In an...
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