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Emiel J. Christensen (April 23, 1895 - May 1988) was a Nebraska architect, community planner, and professor at the University of Nebraska whose work includes the Oak Ballroom in Schuyler, Nebraska, Eagle Creek Lodge in Atkinson, Nebraska, Izaak Walton League Lodge in Columbus, Nebraska. He also designed several homes in Columbus, the area where he lived. Christensen wrote "emphatically" on enviroethics.〔T. Nejat Veziroğlu (The biosphere, problems and solutions ): proceedings of the Miami International Symposium on the Biosphere, 23–24 April 1984, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. Volume 25 of Studies in environmental science Volume 25 of Developments in Sedimentology; Editor T. Nejat Veziroğlu; Edition illustrated; Publisher Elsevier, 1984 ISBN 978-0-444-42424-2. 712 pages, page 27〕 His son has spoken on his work since his death.〔Eric Freeman (Columbus architect shared his vision in area ) Columbus Telegram May 3, 2007〕 ==Background== Christensen was born in Washington County, Nebraska on April 23, 1895 and received his architectural training from Washington University in St. Louis.〔()〕 After World War I he worked at architectural firms in Omaha, Nebraska and Jacksonville, Florida.〔 Christensen came to Columbus from Lyons, Nebraska with his wife Clara in the summer of 1927 and worked for a local architectural company until "after a short time he purchased the business".〔 The Oak Ballroom was one of his earliest works and remains one of his best known projects. He "also worked as the building foreman on the ballroom". His other work includes many family residences in Columbus that include a "distinctive use of red brick and stone exteriors".〔 Christensen also designed the "old" city hall built in the 1930s, and he served as a technical adviser to the Columbus City Council where he "designed additions to the city's water and sewer systems". He served as the Columbus Red Cross disaster chairman "for many years" and "after World War II Emiel developed a reputation in community planning, and was invited to join the faculty of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln" where he taught classes in community planning and "became a leader in Nebraska's Community Improvement Program".〔 In 1954 Christensen partnered with Elmer Bradley to develop PaWiTo, "a private venture in creative recreation" and a "nature-lover's paradise" consisting of of land "nestled in the bluffs south of Columbus... rich with wild fruits, creatures, 60 species of trees and over 100 kinds of birds.〔(Peek into Columbus' past ) June 20, 1999, compiled by Irene O'Brien, Columbus Telegram〕 Christensen was Coordinator of Community Services at the University of Nebraska, a member of groups including the American Society of Planning Officials, a member of the American Institute of Architects,〔 and a Rotarian.〔(More on Awarding Contracts ) The Rotarian September 1937 page 54〕 He died of pulmonary failure at 93.〔USA TODAY May 13, 1988 Start Page: 08.a〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emiel Christensen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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