Résumé

Captain, United States Army Infantry, in southwest Pacific Theatre, 1941-1946 (1945 according to Jeffrey K. Ochsner, Shaping Seattle Architecture, p. 349);

Draftsman, Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson (NBBJ), Seattle, WA, 1951.

Designer, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Seattle, WA, 1951-1952.

Principal, Ibsen Nelsen, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1953.

Partner, Nelsen and Sabin, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1953-1960 (formed in 1954 according to Jeffrey K. Ochsner, Shaping Seattle Architecture, p. 349); Partner, Nelsen, Sabin and Varey, Seattle, WA, 1961-1967.

Principal, Ibsen Nelsen Architect, Seattle, WA, 1968- 2000.

Teaching

Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Seattle, WA, 1957 or 1958- ;

Associate Professor, UW, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Seattle, WA, -1965.

Professional Activities

Nelsen joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Seattle Chapter, 1960;

First Vice-President, AIA, Seattle, 1961-1962.

Board of Trustees, Allied Arts of Seattle, Seattle, WA, 1961; Registered Architect, State of Washington in 1962.

Chairman, Municipal Arts Commission, Seattle, WA, 1967-1968.

President, Allied Arts of Seattle, 1969-1970.

Member, Municipal Arts Commission, Seattle, WA, 1961.

Chairman, Municipal Art Commission, Seattle, WA, 1967-1968.

President, Allied Arts of Seattle, 1969-1970.

Professional Awards

Honor Award, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington State Chapter, 1960, Latter Day Saints Church, Alderwood Ward, Mountlake Terrace, WA;

Honor Award, AIA, Seattle Chapter, 1961.

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 1981.

Nelsen was awarded the AIA Seattle Medal in 1989.

Archives

Ibsen A. (Ibsen Andreas) Nelsen Papers, Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Bellingham, WA, "The Ibsen A. (Ibsen Andreas) Nelsen papers include the plans, drawings, contracts, photographs, newspaper clippings, slides, and microfiche relating to the buildings he designed from the early 1950s to 2000." (University of Washington Libraries/OCLC Catalog, accessed 12/05/2007.) 20.5 linear feet. (See "Ibsen A. (Ibsen Andreas) Nelsen papers,"Accessed 12/22/2013.) Ruth Nelsen donated Ibsen Nelsen's papers in 06/2002.

College

B.Arch., University of Oregon (U of O), Eugene, OR, 1951.

College Awards

Honorary member Tau Sigma Delta.

Relocation

Ibsen Nelsen lived on Vashon Island, WA, in 1993; his last residence was in the 98070 zip code of Vashon Island.

Nelsen died from complications associated with prostate cancer.

Parents

His father was Julius Nelsen, (born Denmark), a carpenter and cabinetmaker.

Spouse

Ibsen married Ruth Hanawalt Nelsen in 1946; she was from Puyallup, WA. they were married for 55 years.

Children

Ibsen and Ruth Nelsen had four children: daughters Carol Nelsen, of Seattle, WA, Christine Nelsen Williams of Sausalito, CA, and sons, Hans Nelsen and Eric Nelsen of Vashon Island, WA; Nelsen also had five grandchildren.

Biographical Notes

Nelsen won two Bronze Stars for service in the Pacific theater during World War II.

SSN: 543-16-1235.

• Vashon Island, WA (Architect's Death)
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