Jeffrey Karl Ochsner

Jeffrey Karl Ochsner (born 1950) 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. [cite book |last=Cannady |first=William T. |title=The Things They've Done: A book about the careers of selected graduates of the Rice University School of Architecture |pages=97-98 |year=2007 |publisher=Rice University School of Architecture |location=Houston ] 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 two cats.

Ochsner was diagnosed with a choroidal melanoma in 1997; radiation treatment was successful.

References

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 Press, 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

External links

* [http://www.aiaseattle.org/archive_honors_fellows_ochsner.htm AIA Seattle Honors Archive]
* [http://depts.washington.edu/archdept/cms/home/index.php?id=2&mid=21&fid=1 University of Washington Department of Architecture]