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"The Architecture of William Krisel in San Diego" September 18, 2010 Over the course of his sixty-year career, Architect William Krisel has brought modernism to the masses, designing more than 40,000 individual housing units across the U.S. Krisel’s influential work has become synonymous with mid-20th century Southern Californian design. “I’m a firm believer that good
6 de jun. de 2017 · Pioneering Southern California architect William Krisel has died, The Desert Sun reports. The pragmatic modernist designed more than 40,000 homes over the course of his long career, according to ...
Kahn commissioned architect William Krisel to design the University City tract in 1960. William Krisel inspired home courtesy of C Weber. Krisel was 10 years out of school, graduating from USC with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1949.
7 de feb. de 2018 · Their first vacation home, built by Krisel in 1960 for the Alexander Company, was in the Racquet Club area — and it was there that they met the architect himself, during an Alexander weekend tour. Krisel, Boles says, “told us he was in favor of updating his design with new materials as they come on the market.”.
Hace 2 días · Palm Springs architect William Krisel entered the arena of architecture in the boom times that followed World War II and left in 1979 when the profession became “too uptight” as a result of lawyers and stricter building codes. During his illustrative career, Krisel, now 84 and still consulting, designed more than 30,000 homes throughout ...
A documentary film, William Krisel, Architect, celebrating his life and work was released in 2010. Born in Shanghai, China, where his father served as a diplomat, Krisel returned with his family to California in 1937. He enrolled at the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture in 1941, but left to serve as a Chinese-language ...
William Krisel (1924-2017) attended USC School of Architecture following WWII. He designed more than 40,000 living units throughout Southern California. Krisel became known as the architect that brought Modernism to the masses. Palm Springs Modern Committee awarded Krisel a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
