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Jonathan Boelkins is an award-winning architect and an Instructor at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas.   He completed a Master's Degree as a Danforth Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis in Advanced Architectural Design and is the Principal of his eponymous firm, Jonathan Boelkins Architect.  He previously served as the Studio Director at the acclaimed design practice of Marlon Blackwell Architects and supervised the completion of several significant internationally-recognized projects including the Ruth Lilly Visitor’s Pavilion at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Saint Nicholas Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Porchdog House.  Jonathan led the transition to Building Information Modeling at Marlon Blackwell Architects which resulted in a Technology in Architectural Practice Award from the American Institute of Architects in 2012. His areas of expertise in teaching are in construction detailing, the use of digital tools in architectural production, and numerous issues related to professional practice.   He also holds a degree in Business Administration and a Commercial Pilot’s License.

June 19, 2025 MONOCLE features the US Pavilion in ‘10 transformative ideas from the Venice Biennale’

May 12, 2025 Architect features the US Pavilion

December 12, 2022 Architectural Record’s editors include Radical Practice in a short list of their favorite monographs in 2022.

July 8, 2022 Peter MacKeith, Dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design, and Jonathan Boelkins present the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation at the International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Aalborg, Denmark

July 6, 2022 NPR Interviews Marlon Blackwell about Radical Practice

June 22, 2022 Architects + Artisans reviews Radical Practice

June 22, 2022  Interior Design magazine reviews Radical Practice

June 10, 2022  Mark Lamster review Radical Practice for the Dallas Morning News

August 19, 2021 Metropolis magazine reviews A South Forty: Contemporary Design in the American South

May 27, 2021 Celebrating Marlon Blackwell ǀ Winner, AIA Gold Medal 2020

December 1, 2017  'Shelby Farms Park: Elevating A City' available for purchase

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November 11, 2017 The Iconic and the Everyday: Creative Finland in America has been accepted for presentation at the 2018 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Meeting to be held March 7-10 at the Boston Park Plaza, Boston, MA.

November 11, 2017  'SHELBY FARMS PARK: ELEVATING A CITY' book launch,  essay by Jonathan Boelkins

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October 24, 2017  THE ICONIC AND THE EVERYDAY EXHIBITION wins Honorable Mention 2017 FAY JONES ALUMNI DESIGN AWARDS

"The form and detailing of display cases position the exhibited objects as a powerful veil to the adjacent courtyard space," the jury said. "The exhibit cases are exquisitely detailed in conceptual alignment with the content."

September 15, 2017  Lecture At 6th International Alvar Aalto Meeting on Contemporary Architecture - Technology and Humanism

March 22, 2017  Interview on NPR

October 24, 2016  Lightweight House Wins Honorable Mention at 2016 Fay Jones Alumni Design Awards

November 15, 2011 Discussing Marlon Blackwell Architects St Nicholas Church for Architectural Record