D'Arcy Jones obtained a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree at the University of Manitoba in 1995. After designing his first built project in 1996, he moved to Halifax, completing his Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies degree at the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1997. He received a Master of Architecture degree at the University of Manitoba in 1999. D'Arcy Jones Design was established in 2000; the studio expanded to become D'Arcy Jones Design Inc in 2005, coinciding with a move to a newly renovated studio.
