John Yeon
| John Yeon | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1910 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | 
| Died | March 13, 1994 (aged 83) Portland, Oregon, U.S. | 
| Occupation | Architect | 
| Awards | Brunner Prize, Aubrey Watzek Award, Distinguished Service Award (University of Oregon) | 
John Yeon (October 29, 1910 – March 13, 1994) was an American architect in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-twentieth century. He is regarded as one of the early practitioners of the Northwest Regional style of Modernism. Largely self-taught, Yeon’s wide ranging activities encompassed planning, conservation, historic preservation, art collecting, and urban activism. He was a connoisseur of objets d’art as well as landscapes, and one of Oregon’s most gifted architectural designers, even while his output was limited.
The family name is pronounced "yawn," not "yee-on."