| Jack's Urban Meeting Place | |
| Nickname: | JUMP |
| Pushpin Map: | USA#Idaho |
| Pushpin Label: | Boise |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Address: | 1000 W. Myrtle St. |
| Location: | Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Operator: | J.R. Simplot Family Foundation |
| Cost: | $70 million |
| Architect: | Adamson Associates, Inc. |
| Builder: | Hoffman Construction Company |
Jack's Urban Meeting Place (JUMP) is a creative activity center in downtown Boise, Idaho, with facilities for public meetings, workshops, and exhibition space. An amphitheater and multi-purpose studios for art, physical activity, and cooking are included.[1] A collection of 52 tractors are on display at various locations in the facility.
Planning for JUMP began in 1999 as a museum of agriculture sponsored by Boise agribusiness magnate J. R. "Jack" Simplot.[2] The museum was envisioned to include some of the 150 pieces of farm equipment Simplot had purchased in 1998 from the collection of Oscar O. Cooke.[3] The plan evolved into a creative facility, and after Simplot's death in 2008, the J.R. Simplot Family Foundation proposed building a $100 million park and museum with studio space and meeting facilities. City planners rejected the idea as incompatible with development goals.[4]
The foundation proposed a combined museum and new Boise Public Library, but again the plan was rejected.[5] In 2012, city planners approved construction of a $70 million facility that included an urban park, a 57000ft2 building, and the tractor exhibit.[6] [7] More than three years after groundbreaking, Jack's Urban Meeting Place opened in December 2015.[8]
The architectural firm of Adamson Associates designed JUMP with five intersecting grid patterns, with components of a 6-story main building slightly skewed around a central ramp area in the parking garage.[9] Hoffman Construction Company, the main contractor, encountered delays attributed to the design, perhaps the most complicated project in Boise construction history.[10]
In 2018, JUMP received the best overall project award by the City of Boise and the Building Owners and Managers Association of Idaho.[11]