Profile
Jim has had an artistic background since childhood, and he won his High School Art Prize. At Williams College (Class of ’64) he received a stong foundation in Basic Design and he greatly improved his drawing skills under Lee Hirsche.
He spent the year after college in Europe, where he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He traveled extensively, painting and drawing the great architectural monuments of Europe.
At Yale School of Architecture (Class of ’69), he was a student under Charles Moore, who had recently finished the much acclaimed Sea Ranch. Under Moore, Jim learned about the importance of The Big Idea, Crystal Clear Circulation, natural light, the progression of spaces, and the nuances of line, texture and repetitive elements.
Jim designed and built his first house 35 years ago and his been doing residential design exclusively for almost 20 years.
Professional Resume
1969-1970 Office of Marquis & Stoller, San Francisco
1970-1971 Office of David Tucker, Architect, Squaw Valley
1971-1975 Private Practice, Caldwell Associates, San Francisco
1972 Designed and built first house (Redlich Beach House, Capitola,
CA)
1973 Received California Registration
1974 Designed and built own award-winning residence, Woodside,
CA
1975-1984 Office of Marquis Associates, San Francisco
Principal 1977-1984
Project Architect for the following Projects:U.S. Embassy, San Jose, Costa Rica
Department of Justice State Office Building, Sacramento
University of Alaska, Married Student Housing, Fairbanks
Elderly Housing Rehab, San Francisco
South Terminal, San Francisco Airport
1984-1988 Office of Ehrlich Rominger, Los Altos
Team Leader for the following Projects::.
Hewlet Packard, Mayfield, Mountain View
Henkel Research Corporation, Santa Rosa
Federal Express Oakland Sort Facility
Ford Aerospace Tenant Improvements, San Jose
1988-Present Private Practice, J.E.Caldwell Architect, Inc. Woodside
Professional Service
1983-1984 Director of the San Francisco Chapter of the AIA
1980-1985 Chairman, Woodside Architectural & Site Review Board
1992-Present Woodside Architectural I Site Review Board, Chairman
Awards
1974 AIA Bay Area Honor Award, for his own house in Woodside
1975 Record Houses, for his own house in Woodside
1980 OCF Energy Conservation Award, Department of Justice
Personal History
1942 Born in New York Cit.
Married, two children
Client list or refrences on request.
