Born and raised in
Austin, Bubi Jessen graduated
from the University of Texas with a degree in architecture in 1928.
He studied with Samuel Gideon and during his school years designed
covers for the student publication, The Ranger. He was an
assistant in the school's architectural department before leaving to
obtain a master's degree in architecture at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He worked as a draftsman for the WPA and
for a private firm before organizing his own firm in Austin.
He as a charter member of the Texas Society of Architects. He was a
talented watercolorist and artist. In 1930 one of his drawings was
published in the San Antonio newspapers and by 1932 was honored with
a solo exhibition a the Witte Museum in San Antonio. He painted a
PWAP mural, "The Pageant of Texas", which was exhibited at the State
Capitol and at Mission Goliad. San Antonio art critics called his
art, "fresh and spontaneous". He exhibited in regional exhibitions
and illustrated books while building and impressive resume as one of
Texas' finest architects.