Al Krisel's Chinese chauffeur and the Krisel boys with 1936 Buick in front of the Krisel Residence, 4 Route Francis Garnier, Shanghai, China, 1936. Photo courtesy William Krisel.
Born in 1924 in Shanghai, China, Krisel moved with his parents to Beverly Hills, California in 1937. He enrolled in the USC School of Architecture in 1941 before being called to the US Military to work as a Chinese interpreter.Awarded the Bronze Star by Truman, Krisel returned to USC in 1946 and graduated in 1949.His time among servicemen from many walks of life, as well as his education in the Modernist movement from USC, provided the motivation that would determine the arc of his career.两件事情对他的人生很关键，一是在中国的经历，哈哈，还当过美军中文翻译官，二是就读南加州大学建筑学院.... 顺便说，看纪录片《柯乐司，建筑人生》时，发现中国著名建筑师马清运出镜，他担任过南加州大学建筑学院院长一职，很牛，他家的娃也很牛，叫马伯骞，著名歌星，也毕业于南加州大学。
Krisel remembered some of the details regarding his family home in Shanghai, "It was designed by a French architect and my dad bought it new in about 1920.The house is 3-stories + full basement + attic + separate servant's building. Both Henry (1922) and I (1924) were born in the house with an American doctor in attendance." (02-06-2011 Krisel to author e-mail).
应该是从礼查饭店拍摄，下图，柯乐司的父亲
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The China Who's Who Foreign(1927)
Krisel, Alexander,(Shanghai), o. Lawyer: American Consular Service 1912-18:arr. C. July 1, 1912: v.c.s. American Co. S.V.C. 1915-18.American Troop S.V.C. 1923-25:deg. hon. St. Lawrence, L.L.B.1911: r. add. 4 Route Francis Garnier: o. add. 25 Jinkee Road:h. add. Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.:n. American.柯乐士的父亲叫亚历山大·克雷斯，美国律师，1912年来华，任职美国领事馆至1918年，万国商团美国队成员，单位地址：仁记路25号。
"When the Madame lived there, whenever her limo came out of her gate and if I were on my bike in the streeet, she would have the driver stop, put down her window and say hello and ask how the family was. She was very, very 'Western' in her daily life. A very charming lady." (02-07-2011 Krisel to author e-mail).看到吗？每当宋美龄的豪华轿车从对面大门开出，如果柯乐司在街上骑自行车，她都会让司机停下来，摇下窗，问声好，问问家人近况如何。 柯乐司家里也是高朋满座，好莱坞大明星玛丽·毕克馥 (Mary Pickford)和他妈妈很要好，看录像：
玛丽·毕克馥与柯乐司母亲的合影
1929年，玛丽·毕克馥凭借电影《卖弄风情》
获得了第二届奥斯卡最佳女主角奖
In 1929 the American movie stars Douglas Fairbanks and his wife, “America’s Sweetheart”, Mary Pickford visited Shanghai. Having won the first Oscar, Fairbanks was sent on a world tour to promote Hollywood. 5,000 fans flocked to Woosung to welcome the couple’s ship to Shanghai. 那时候，就有追星族。上图，明星电影公司的大楼梯，杜美路50号，这里原先是美国乡村总会。柯乐司父亲站在胡蝶身边。
柯乐司的建筑设计作品收录于《William Krisel's Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism》（柯乐司的棕榈泉：现代主义的语言）。
柯乐司设计图纸，下图，左上角有亲笔签名。
Heidi Creighton, co-editor with Chris Menrad, of the newly published, William Krisel's Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism, in front of the Ocotillo Lodge, the first structure Krisel designed in the Twin Palms Neighborhood.捧着画册的女生身后是柯乐司在棕榈泉社区设计的第一件作品。下图，当地为纪念柯乐司，将其名字命名为街道名。
Although too frail to attend the recent ceremony, William Krisel was especially happy his namesake wasn’t designated a road, street, or boulevard.（来源：https://www.palmspringslife.com/william-krisel-does-it-his-way）