Jesús Edmundo Robles Jr

Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture

Programs

  • Architecture
  • School of Architecture
Jesus Robles headshot
jesusrobles@arizona.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Craftsmanship of matter and space
  • Phenomenology, place and existential space
  • Professional design-build delivery
  • Sustainable material development (focus on earthen and concrete)

Biography

Jesus is a founding principal at DUST Architects based out of Tucson, AZ. He is a licensed residential and commercial general contractor in Arizona , and an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona School of Architecture. Broadly, the work of DUST and his teaching explores our perceptions of place and landscapes through cultural histories and material culture in search of a more equitable and just set of environments through the creation of space and an ecological awareness.  Born in Ft. Huachuca Arizona, raised in California, and growing up in Texas, he calls the larger region home. Jesus is an active board member of Native Seeds:SEARCH in Tucson. 

News, Research and Projects

AIA Arizona 2022 Design Awards

UArizona Architecture Faculty Honored for Community Design, Design Pedagogy and Distinguished Architecture by AIA Arizona

School of Architecture faculty members have been honored once again by the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Architecture: Laura Carr with the Community Design Award, Eric Weber and Trevor Watson with the Design Pedagogy Award and Jesús Edmundo Robles Jr (DUST Architects) and Michael Kothke (HK Associates) with Distinguished Architecture Citations.

Jesús Edmundo Robles Jr. and truck

Architecture Professor of Practice Takes Arizona Daily Star Readers on a Southern Arizona Road Trip

Jesús Edmundo Robles Jr, an architecture assistant professor of practice at CAPLA, takes readers along for a ride in his trusty pickup truck as part of the Arizona Daily Star's “Favorite Places” series, narrating the spare beauty of the 80-mile drive between the Santa Rita and Whetstone Mountains, though Sonoita, and into the Patagonia Mountains.