The Sea Ranch Distinguished Architect Awards

Donlyn Lyndon, FAIA, Don Jacobs, FAIA, and Obie Bowman, FAIA

Left: Donlyn Lyndon Architect. Photo by Carolyn André. Center: Obie Bowman Architect. Photo by Donna Martinez. Right: Don Jacobs Architect. Photo by Colette Coad.

On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the inaugural Sea Ranch Distinguished Architect Awards were presented to three of the most renowned designers of houses at The Sea Ranch. For the occasion, the threeDonlyn Lyndon, Don Jacobs, and Obie Bowman, all Fellows of the AIAwere invited to speak about their decades of engagement with this distinctive place.

Donlyn Lyndon was introduced by Mary Griffin, FAIA, of Turnbull Griffin Haesloop; Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs, President of landscape architectural practice Lifescapes International, introduced her husband, Don Jacobs; and Tom Marble, AIA, introduced Obie Bowman.

Enjoy the symposium here.


Cover images: top left, Donlyn Lyndon; top right, Don Jacobs; bottom left, Obie Bowman; bottom right, The Sea Ranch logo, by Barbara Stauffacher Solomon.