Charles Moore

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Charles Moore was an influential American postmodern architect and educator known for his playful, human-centered public spaces and landmark designs such as the Piazza d'Italia and Sea Ranch.

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instanceOf American architect
architect
educator
postmodern architect
university professor
academicDegree Bachelor of Architecture
Master of Fine Arts in Architecture
PhD in Architecture
awardReceived AIA Gold Medal
surface form: American Institute of Architects Gold Medal
coFounded Moore, Lyndon, Turnbull & Whitaker (MLTW)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-10-31
dateOfDeath 1993-12-16
designed Haas School of Business
surface form: Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Kresge College, University of California, Santa Cruz
Moore House, Orinda, California
Moore/Andersson Compound, Austin, Texas
Piazza d'Italia
surface form: Piazza d'Italia, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sea Ranch Condominium 1, Sonoma County, California
educatedAt Princeton University
University of Michigan
employer University of California, Berkeley
University of Texas at Austin
Yale University
familyName Moore
fieldOfWork architecture
fullName Charles Willard Moore
genre architectural theory
givenName Charles
influencedBy Italian piazzas
vernacular architecture
knownFor Piazza d'Italia
Sea Ranch
participatory design
playful, human-centered public spaces
use of color and historical references
movement Postmodern architecture
notableWork Kresge College, University of California, Santa Cruz
surface form: Kresge College, UC Santa Cruz

Moore House, Orinda, California
surface form: Moore House, Orinda

Moore/Andersson Compound
Piazza d'Italia
Sea Ranch
occupation architect
architecture educator
author
placeOfBirth Benton Harbor, Michigan
surface form: Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas, United States
positionHeld Chair of the Department of Architecture at Yale University
Dean of the Yale School of Architecture
Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin
styleCharacteristic emphasis on user experience and participation
playful use of historical motifs
strong sense of place

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Pioneer Courthouse Square designedBy Charles Moore
Postmodern architecture hasKeyFigure Charles Moore