ABSTRACT
E. Fay Jones’ childhood dreams of building and making led him to the School of Architecture
at the University of Arkansas where he was a part of the school’s first graduating class in
1950. Later in his career, he returned to teach at the school and eventually took over the
role of Dean. Along with his mentors in Arkansas, Jones cited two individuals critical to his
architectural development. The first was Bruce Goff who chaired the School of Architecture
at the University of Oklahoma while Jones taught there from 1951 to 1953. The second was
Frank Lloyd Wright who, after several encounters, extended an invitation to Jones in 1953
to study with him at Taliesin.
