Background
Treffinger, Karl Edward was born on October 21, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Raymond Hartman and Eldred (Ruffner) Treffinger.
Treffinger, Karl Edward was born on October 21, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Raymond Hartman and Eldred (Ruffner) Treffinger.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1948; Master of Architecture, Yale University, 1952.
Draftsman, Stanley Morse, Denver, 1955-1956; private practice, Columbus, Ohio., 1956-1957; apprentice, Edward Durrell Stone, Palo Alto, California, 1957-1958; designer, Wurster, Bernardi and Emmons, San Francisco, 1959-1960; archaeology, Karl Treffinger & Association, San Francisco, 1960-1978; principal, Treffinger, Walz and MacLeod, San Francisco and San Rafael, California, 1978-1992.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1952-1955, Korea. Fellow American Institute of Architects (corporation, president Northern California chapter 1974, secretary California council, awards design excellence).
Married Beverly Jean Beck, March 21, 1957 (deceased 1994). Children: Kathy Anne, Julia Frances Wirth, Karl Raymond, Frederick Charles.