Jon Gierlich
is an Associate Professor in
the Design Department, Cornish College of the Arts. He has pursued a career as an
artist/designer in Seattle for the past twenty years. He is currently a member of
the Cultural Development Authority and a past member of the Seattle Planning Commission.
Gierlich has recently designed and overseen the construction of the World War II
Memorial Plaza, "Interrupted Journey", University of Washington as well as a
commission by architects Studio Jaso for a meeting place, "The Lodge", an
interior architecture in an executive office suite of the west coast's largest maritime
company. The office was selected A.I.A. Project of the Month, September 1999. He
recently worked on a team with The Miller Hull Partnership and Susan Black Landscape
Architects to design a new 2.2 million gallon water tank on Queen Anne Hill. In 2000
he collaborated with lighting designer Jeff Robbins in designing a twenty one step
lighting plan for the facade of St. James Cathedral as the center piece for their
celebration of the Jubilee Year. He is currently working with artist Maggie Smith,
Susan Black and Associates on the restoration of Des Moines Memorial Drive, and 8 ½ mile
memorial highway dedicated to the fallen of Washington State in WWI. Jon received
his BFA from the University of Kansas, studied in the graduate arts program University of
Nebraska, and worked for many years in the commercial construction industry.
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