| birth_place = Alton, Illinois, US
| death_date =
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US
| occupation = Architect
| children = Jennifer Jerde Castor, Maggie Jerde Joyce, Kate Jerde Cole, Christopher Jerde and Oliver Jerde
| mother = Marion Adams
| father = Paul Jerde
| website = http://jerde.com/
}}
Jonathan Adams Jerde, (January 22, 1940 – February 9, 2015) was an American architect based in Venice, Los Angeles, California, founder and chairman of The Jerde Partnership, a design architecture and urban planning firm specializing in the design of shopping malls that has created a number of commercial developments around the globe. Jerde became well known as an innovator in the design of malls and related spaces. His firm has grown into a multi-disciplinary firm with offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, California, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
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