Résumé

According to the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), College of Design Archives: "Runge worked as a draftsman with Frederick Meyer, H.A. Minton, A.R. Williams, A.W. Earl, and Meyer & Evers." (See University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Environmental Design Archives, "Runge, Chris," accessed 09/13/2017.)

Draftsman, Frederick Meyer, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1928-1933 and 1936-1937.

Draftsman, Henry A. Minton, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1933-1934.

Draftsman, A.R. Williams, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1937-1940.

Draftsman, A.W. Earl, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1940-1942

Architect, U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, 1942-1945.

Draftsman, Meyer and Evers, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1945-1954. He became a partner of this firm in 1954.

Partner, [George Frederick] Ashley, [Lawrence H.] Keyser and Runge, Architects, San Francisco, CA, c. 1961.

Professional Activities

After becoming a partner in his architectural firm, Runge applied for corporate membership to the American Institute of Architects in 1955. (See Online Archive of California (OAC), "Chris W. Runge Collection, ca. 1933, 1960s," accessed 09/13/2017.)

Archives

Materials produced by Runge are held in the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Environmental Design Archives. It characterized its holdings: "The Chris W. Runge collection consists primarily of student renderings and architectural drawings for commercial and residential projects. Project records include drawings by the firm Ashley, Keyser & Runge." (See University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Environmental Design Archives, "Runge, Chris," accessed 09/13/2017.) The Runge Collection consisted of about 7 oversized folders and approxinmately 20 tubes of rolled drawings.

Education

Graduate, San Francisco Polytechnic High School, San Francisco, CA.

Runge worked as a draftsman and attended night school training at the San Francisco Architecture Club between 1928 and 1936. (See University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Environmental Design Archives, "Runge, Chris," accessed 09/13/2017.)

The CED Archives indicated that he obtained a degree from the "Harvard School of Architecture in 1935." (See University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Environmental Design Archives, "Runge, Chris," accessed 09/13/2017.)