Evan Jacob

Associate

Evan is an Associate at Shah Kawasaki Architects, leading design teams on a range of project types. Prior experience includes mixed-use, shell-core office, shell-core life science, multi-family and student housing, single-family homes, health care, and higher education projects.

A Bay Area native, Evan studied architecture in Oregon and Denmark, drawing from distinct influences of each place to shape his guiding principles of design. He believes that architecture thrives when it is rooted in craft and place, prioritizing people and delight. To Evan, architecture is a process of discovery, and delight arises not only in the final built form but also in meaningful collaboration with clients, communities, builders, and design teams.

Evan holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon (1999), is a licensed architect in California, and actively contributes to the East Bay Chapter of the AIA. Outside of his architectural work, you can often find Evan on a bicycle of some sort, probably still thinking about buildings.