Background
Emmons, Donn was born on October 4, 1910 in Olean, New York, United States. Son of Frederick E. and Mary (Fogarty) Emmons.
Emmons, Donn was born on October 4, 1910 in Olean, New York, United States. Son of Frederick E. and Mary (Fogarty) Emmons.
Student, Cornell University, 1933. Student, University Southern California, 1934. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1988.
With office, William W. Wurster, architect, San Francisco, 1938-1942; partner, Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, San Francisco, 1945-1963; principal, Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, Inc., since 1963; president, Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, Inc., 1969; retired, 1985. Consultant architect Bay Area Rapid Transit, 1964-1967, University of California-Berkeley, since 1968, U. Victoria, B.C., Canada, since 1974, Office Foreign buildings, United States.Dept. State, 1979-1982; speaker Symposium on Waterfront Planning, Yokohama, 1986.
Member Potomac River Task Force for Rehabilitation of River. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1945. Fellow American Institute of Architects (president Northern California chapter 1953-1954) M C.
Married Nancy Pierson, April 4, 1942. Children– Zette, Luli, Andrew. Married Audrey Durland, October 29, 1960.