Jeffrey Karl Ochsner
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Jeffrey Karl Ochsner is an architect
, architectural historian
, and professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is known for his research and writing on American architects Henry Hobson Richardson
and Lionel H. Pries
, and on Seattle architecture
.
Ochsner graduated from Rice University
with a B.A. in Architecture in 1973 and a Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) in 1976. He worked for Gunnar Birkerts and Associates
in Michigan in 1973-74.
Ochsner was owner/principal of a Houston-based architectural practice, Ochsner Associates, from 1984 to 1987.
Ochsner has taught at the University of Washington since 1988. He was Chair of the Department of Architecture from 1996 to 2002. He became an Associate Dean in 2007.
Ochsner is a Fellow
in the American Institute of Architects
. He is included in the book The Things They've Done by William T. Cannady
. His co-authored book, Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson, was selected as one of “100 Top Books by 100 UW Authors" by Columns: University of Washington Alumni Magazine in December 2006. His book, Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator: From Arts and Crafts to Modern Architecture, was a Finalist for the Washington State Book Award
in History/Biography in 2008.
Ochsner is married to Sandra Lynn Perkins, a trusts and estates
attorney
; they have three cat
s.
Ochsner was diagnosed with a choroidal melanoma in 1997; radiation treatment was successful.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, architectural historian
Architectural History
Architectural History is the main journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain .The journal is published each autumn. The architecture of the British Isles is a major theme of the journal, although it includes more general papers on the history of architecture. Member of...
, and professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is known for his research and writing on American architects Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...
and Lionel H. Pries
Lionel Pries
Lionel H. Pries , was a leading architect, artist, and educator in the Pacific Northwest.Pries was born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland. He graduated with a B.A. in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1920, where he studied under John Galen Howard...
, and on Seattle architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
.
Ochsner graduated from Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
with a B.A. in Architecture in 1973 and a Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) in 1976. He worked for Gunnar Birkerts and Associates
Gunnar Birkerts
Gunnar Birkerts is a prominent American architect who, for most of his career, was based in the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan. Some of his designs include the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, Marquette Plaza in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in...
in Michigan in 1973-74.
Ochsner was owner/principal of a Houston-based architectural practice, Ochsner Associates, from 1984 to 1987.
Ochsner has taught at the University of Washington since 1988. He was Chair of the Department of Architecture from 1996 to 2002. He became an Associate Dean in 2007.
Ochsner is a Fellow
FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is a postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects...
in the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
. He is included in the book The Things They've Done by William T. Cannady
William T. Cannady
William T. Cannady is an American architect who has designed over two hundred projects and a professor of architecture who has taught design to over one thousand students....
. His co-authored book, Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson, was selected as one of “100 Top Books by 100 UW Authors" by Columns: University of Washington Alumni Magazine in December 2006. His book, Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator: From Arts and Crafts to Modern Architecture, was a Finalist for the Washington State Book Award
Washington State Book Award
The Washington State Book Awards are presented annually in recognition of notable books written by Washington authors in the previous year.This literary awards program was established in 1967 as the Governor's Writers Awards. The program was based at the Washington State Library in Olympia...
in History/Biography in 2008.
Ochsner is married to Sandra Lynn Perkins, a trusts and estates
Trusts and estates
The law of trusts and estates is generally considered the body of law which governs the management of personal affairs and the disposition of property of an individual in anticipation of the event of such person's incapacity or death, also known as the law of successions in civil law...
attorney
Lawyer
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; they have three cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
s.
Ochsner was diagnosed with a choroidal melanoma in 1997; radiation treatment was successful.
Writings
- Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator: From Arts and Crafts to Modern Architecture University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 2007. ISBN 978-0295986982
- Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, and Andersen, Dennis Alan, Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London 2003, ISBN 978-0295982380
- Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, MIT PressMIT PressThe MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
, Cambridge MA and London, 1982, ISBN 0262150239
- Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, editor/co-author, Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects, AIA Seattle and University of Washington Press, Seattle and London 1994, ISBN 978-0295973654