architect
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,
architectural historian
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Professional requirements
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, and professor at the
University of Washington
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in
Seattle
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. He is known for his research and writing on American architects
Henry Hobson Richardson
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Seattle
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architecture
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; he has also published articles that link architecture and
psychoanalysis
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.
Career
Ochsner graduated from
Rice University
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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. He was owner/principal of a
Houston
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-based architectural practice, Ochsner Associates, from 1984 to 1987. The firm was responsible for the architecture of the Galveston Island Trolley.
Ochsner has taught at the University of Washington since 1988. He was Chair of the Department of Architecture from 1996 to 2002. He served as Associate Dean in the College of Built Environments (CBE) from 2007 to 2019, and as CBE Advisor on Policy & Procedure from 2019 to 2020.
Ochsner is a
Fellow
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in the
American Institute of Architects
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. 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
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in History/Biography in 2008. Publication of ''Distant Corner'' and ''Lionel H. Pries'' was supported by grants from the
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
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. The Second Edition of ''Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects'' received the Heritage Publication Award from
Historic Seattle
Historic Seattle is a Seattle, Washington public development authority focused on preserving Seattle's architectural heritage.William T. Cannady.
Ochsner is married to Sandra Lynn Perkins, a
trusts and estates
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attorney.
Ochsner was diagnosed with a choroidal melanoma in 1997; radiation treatment was successful.
The
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
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selected Ochsner as one of five recipients of the 2012 ACSA Distinguished Professor Award.
Writings and presentations
Books
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, editor/co-author, ''Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects'' Second Edition,
University of Washington Press
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, Seattle and London 2014, . First Edition: AIA Seattle and
University of Washington Press
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, Seattle and London 1994,
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ''Furniture Studio: Materials, Craft, and Architecture''
University of Washington Press
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, Seattle and London, 2012.
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ''Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator: From Arts and Crafts to Modern Architecture''
University of Washington Press
The University of Washington Press is an American academic publishing house. The organization is a division of the University of Washington, based in Seattle. Although the division functions autonomously, they have worked to assist the universi ...
, Seattle and London, 2007.
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, and Andersen, Dennis Alan, ''Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson'',
University of Washington Press
The University of Washington Press is an American academic publishing house. The organization is a division of the University of Washington, based in Seattle. Although the division functions autonomously, they have worked to assist the universi ...
, Seattle and London 2003,
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ''H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works'',
MIT Press
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, Cambridge MA and London, 1982,
Selected essays
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, "The Experience of Prospect and Refuge: Frank Lloyd Wright's Houses as Holding Environments," ''American Imago'' 75 (Summer 2018), pp. 179–211.
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, "Meditations on the Empty Chair: The Form of Mourning and Reverie," ''American Imago'' 73 (Summer 2016), pp. 131–163.
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, "The Staten Island September 11 Memorial: Creativity, Mourning and the Experience of Loss," in ''Grief and Its Transcendence: Memory, Identity, Creativity'', eds. Adele Tutter and Léon Wurmser, Routledge, London, 2015, pp. 30–47.
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, "Behind the Mask: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Design Studio," ''JAE: Journal of Architectural Education'' 53 (May 2000), pp. 194–206.
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, "A Space of Loss: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial," ''JAE: Journal of Architectural Education'' 50 (February 1997), pp. 156–171.
* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, "Understanding the Holocaust through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum" ''JAE: Journal of Architectural Education'' 48 (May 1995), pp. 240–249.