Derek Jones | AIA, LEED AP

Associate Principal

Since joining The Freelon Group in 2002, Derek has lead numerous large scale and cultural projects including The Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, The Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, The North Carolina Eastern Regional Hospital and the Terminal C Renovation & Expansion at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
 
Prior to joining The Freelon Group, Derek worked in the offices of Aldo Rossi, Daniel Libeskind, Michael Graves and Gensler’s Tokyo and Hong Kong offices. Derek’s language skills and international perspective facilitate his ability to guide and execute projects for clients with broad regional or global corporate strategies. Derek has over 14 years of experience in all aspects of design from pre-design to construction administration including specialized knowledge in financial, professional service, high technology clients and cultural institutions. His extensive portfolio of work includes Scholastic Publishing (New York), Hewlett Packard Headquarters (Beijing), Deutsche Bank & ABN Amro Headquarters (Hong Kong), Goldman Sachs & Universal Music Vivendi (Tokyo), and the Headquarters for the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (Washington DC), among others.
 
Derek earned his Master of Architecture from the Princeton University and his Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University. He also received a Master of Fine Arts from Tama University of Art in Tokyo, Japan. Derek has served as an adjunct professor at Princeton University and continues to teach at Duke University.