Professional career
Jacobson joined the Seattle firm Young Richard Carleton and Detlie (later TRA) in 1955. He rose to become partner and for over 20 years was the firm's Design Director retiring in 1992. He also was for two years with John Carl Warnecke in San Francisco. At times the firm had branch offices in Anchorage, Boston, Denver and Las Vegas. In addition to the United States the firm was involved in the Middle East, Central America and the Pacific region. Representative of Jacobson's projects with TRA are: :Washington State Convention and Trade Center - Seattle :State of Washington Capitol Campus - Olympia ::Highway Department Administration Building ::Public Assistance Department Building :King County Aquatics Center - Federal Way, Washington :Albuquerque International Airport - New Mexico :Mahlon Sweet Airport - Eugene, Oregon :Sealaska Corporation Headquarters Building - Juneau, Alaska :University of Washington - Seattle ::McCarty Residence Hall ::Aerospace Research Laboratory ::Hitchcock Hall Biological Sciences Facility ::Health Sciences GHI Wings :Washington State University - Pullman ::Wegner HallAcademic career
Concurrent with his professional practice Jacobson served on the faculty of the Department of Architecture and the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington from 1962 until 2000. During this time he offered a graduate and undergraduate design studios to over a thousand students and guided over 150 master's theses. His administrative duties included the founding and direction of the Building Technology and Administration Program as well as the Graduate Program Director for several years in which he reorganized and expanded the Master of Architecture degree program. In addition he had visiting appointments in architecture teaching at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts-Copenhagen, The University of Sydney-Australia, The Tokyo Institute of Technology and The Royal Institute of Technology-Stockholm.Civic Activities
Jacobson has served on the boards of trustees for Pilchuck Glass School, Northwest Seaport, Northwest Trek Foundation, AIA Seattle, Seattle Architectural Foundation, Northwest Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in Italy and the Seattle Landmark Preservation Board. He also has served as AIA Seattle Senior Council president and as president of the Washington State Council of Architects.Related Activities
Jacobsohn has been involved in product design including the design of furniture, lighting fixtures, jewelry and serving pieces. These endeavors and his art photography have been exhibited in the Pacific Northwest and in Italy. Jacobsohn was honored with Knight First ClassReferences
* * * * University of Washington Library - Special Collections. Phillip Jacobson Papers. Accession No. 5265-001. TRA Archives.External links