Charles Willard Moore
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Charles Willard Moore (born October 31, 1925 in Benton Harbor , Michigan , † December 16, 1993 in Austin , Texas) was an American architect . He was one of the "founding fathers" and theoretician of postmodernism . Moore became known as an architect through the Sea Ranch in California.
Moore studied architecture and philosophy at Princeton University in Princeton (New Jersey), among others . From 1962 to 1975 he was a professor at various universities, including the University of California at Berkeley . In 1970 he founded the office of Charles W. Moore Associate in Connecticut . a. with William Grover and Robert Harper followed. In 1985 he was accepted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1991 Moore received the gold medal from the American Institute of Architects .
In addition to a large number of single-family houses, Moore was also able to build several housing developments for socially disadvantaged groups at an early stage. This showed that inexpensive mass housing does not necessarily have to be shapeless and uniform.
MLTW
MLTW is an architecture office that was founded in Berkeley (California) in 1962. MLTW stands for Charles Moore, Donlyn Lyndon, William Turnbull and Richard Whitaker. 1965-1970 he ran this office under the MLTW / Moore - Turnbull in New Haven and San Francisco with William Turnbull alone. In 1970 the company was dissolved.
Development / Artistic Position
As a young practitioner, he resisted modernist constraints. Moore said: "This style (modernity) is not a very useful, interesting, meaningful, worthwhile expression of the present."
Its architectural language consists of well-known symbols and allusions to the (architectural) history and the location. He wanted to create a personal connection to the residents of a place and to satisfy their original needs. Moore's architecture is playful and kitschy and pastoral. There is also often a certain irony in his works. His buildings seem cheap at first (with a few exceptions) - as they appear bare and the facade is not designed.
He used motifs of the Renaissance. In Moore's opinion, architecture should have a narrative quality that can create a connection to the past and open up fictions.
Moore has remained largely faithful to the semiotic , ironic attitude towards classicism. Charles Moore sees the creation of places as the great task of architects and once said: “If architects are to continue to do useful work on this planet, then their real concern must be the creation of“ memorable ”places [...]. To create a place means to create an area that enables people to recognize where they are and also who they are. ”He also expressly regards Disneyland as an authentic expression of public awareness.
The main feature of his building is to create confusing spaces with relatively few resources.
Works
Moore's most important works include:
- His own home in Orinda, California (1962)
- The Sea Ranch, Sonoma County, California (1964–1966)
- The Kresge College of the University of California in Santa Cruz (1973/74)
- The Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans (1975–1978)
- The leisure and residential complex at the Tegeler Hafen in Berlin (1980)
Web links
- Literature by and about Charles Willard Moore in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moore, Charles Willard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benton Harbor , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1993 |
| Place of death | Austin , Texas |