 For five decades, architect and urban designer J. Turnbull has used his expertise in preservation and land development to implement pivotal preservation campaigns across the country and especially in his hometown, San Francisco. Turnbull gained early experience at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, as well as in the New York City Office of Midtown Planning and Development. In 1974, he became the first staff architect at San Francisco Heritage, where he met Charles Hall Page. The two went on to develop the world-leading preservation and architecture firm, Page & Turnbull, which has found creative strategies to give old buildings new life for more than 40 years. Among the firm's many achievements is Splendid Survivors, a historic resource survey that documented the history, significance and relative value of several hundred of San Francisco's most notable buildings. This influential book was critical in the development of San Francisco's New Downtown Plan in 1985, which established revolutionary zoning laws that continue to protect the city's historic structures today. As former staff member and later president of the Board of San Francisco Heritage, Jay has touched nearly every important historic renovation project in San Francisco. Through Page & Turnbull, he helped turn the San Francisco Ferry Building into a bustling marketplace, office space and public gathering spot. While chair of the Mabek Foundation, Turnbull was instrumental in launching a $21 million program to rehabilitate the rotunda of the Palace of Fine Arts and its park, following damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Turnbull's thoughtful approach to preservation and adaptive use has earned him numerous state and national honors. He has been named a fellow with the American Institute of Architects, been a peer reviewer for the U.S. General Services Administration's Design Excellence Program, served as visiting critic at Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley, and was honored by the California Preservation Foundation. Through Page & Turnbull, Jay has also been involved in urban planning and landmark conservation projects spanning from Anchorage, Alaska to Charleston, South Carolina to the Grand Canyon. Turnbull's many successes exemplify his unwavering commitment to preservation, which has made a direct impact on hundreds of buildings, national parks, government agencies, heritage neighborhoods and entire cities across the country.