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'''In an interview, [[LeRoy William (Bill) Hoffman (1926-2014), Architect & Engineer|Bill Hoffman]]''' describes how this line of partnerships evolved after 1970: '''[[Martin Inglis Aitken (1907-1974), Architect|Martin Aitken]]''', who had been building since the 1930s, was going to retire until Bill talked him into joining him. Then '''[[Burket Eugene Graf (1918-2007), Architect|Burket Graf]]''' and '''[[Warren Woodrow “Woody” Hull (1912-1985), Architect|Woody Hull]]''' were looking for places. '''[[Nathan Bruce Hazen (1897-1991), Architect|Bruce Hazen]]''', who had worked with Bill before on his KFC projects, was also looking for a place.  
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In 1970, '''[[Martin Inglis Aitken (1907-1974), Architect|Martin Aitken]]''', '''[[Burket Eugene Graf (1918-2007), Architect|Burket Graf]]''', '''[[Nathan Bruce Hazen (1897-1991), Architect|Bruce Hazen]]''', and '''[[Warren Woodrow “Woody” Hull (1912-1985), Architect|Woody Hull]]''' were all looking for places to work, so they formed a Lincoln architectural consortium to share offices and personnel. [[Martin Inglis Aitken (1907-1974), Architect| Aitken]], who had been building since the 1930s, was going to retire until [[LeRoy William (Bill) Hoffman (1926-2014), Architect & Engineer|Hoffman]] talked him into joining him. [[Nathan Bruce Hazen (1897-1991), Architect| Hazen]] had worked previously with [[LeRoy William (Bill) Hoffman (1926-2014), Architect & Engineer|Hoffman]] on previous Kentucky Fried Chicken projects. The members and title of this consortium changed multiple times over the next two decades. After 1997, [[LeRoy William (Bill) Hoffman (1926-2014), Architect & Engineer|Bill Hoffman]] continued to practice individually while maintaining an office and secretary under the name [[Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller, Architects|Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller]]" until 2003. [[#References|[1]]]
"Eventually the group of us formed [[Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller, Architects|Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller]]", a firm name under which Bill maintained his office until 2003.[[#References|[2]]]  
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This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
 
This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

Revision as of 15:22, 5 February 2019

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1973-1974; Lincoln, Nebraska, 1978-1997


Principals:

Martin Aitken, Lincoln, Nebraska

Nathan Hazen, Lincoln, Nebraska

LeRoy "Bill" Hoffman, Lincoln, Nebraska

Richard G. Miller, Ralston, and Lincoln, Nebraska


In 1970, Martin Aitken, Burket Graf, Bruce Hazen, and Woody Hull were all looking for places to work, so they formed a Lincoln architectural consortium to share offices and personnel. Aitken, who had been building since the 1930s, was going to retire until Hoffman talked him into joining him. Hazen had worked previously with Hoffman on previous Kentucky Fried Chicken projects. The members and title of this consortium changed multiple times over the next two decades. After 1997, Bill Hoffman continued to practice individually while maintaining an office and secretary under the name Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller" until 2003. [1]

This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1974

Lineage of the Partnerships

1970-1971: Aitken, Graf, Hazen, Hoffman & Hull, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1971: Aitken, Graf & Hazen, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1972-1973: Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Hull, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1974: Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1975-1978: Hazen, Hoffman & Miller, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1978-1997: Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Buildings & Projects

Lincoln Bank East Drive-In Facility (1974), 6801 O St., Lincoln, Nebraska.[1:131]

Notes

References

1. Steve Eveans, et al., New Architecture in Nebraska (American Society of Architects, Omaha, Nebraska: 1977).

2. D. Murphy, tr. "LeRoy W. "Bill" Hoffman, In conversation with David Murphy, Robert Ripley, and Thomas Kaspar" Nebraska State Historical Society Collections (April 10, 2003).

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman & Miller, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, February 1, 2019. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 28, 2024.


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