Charles W. Moore *57
CHARLES MOORE, among the best-known archicects in the U.S., passed away at his home in Austin Dec. 18, 1993, after a long illness. He got his bachelor's degree at the Univ. of Michigan, briefly joined the Univ. of Utah faculty as an assistant professor, then came to Princeton to teach and to study architectural history.
From 1962-65, he was department chair at U.C.Berkeley and became a founding partner of Moore Lyndon Turnbull Whitaker, He participated in the design of Sea Ranch, an internationally renowned group of condominiums on the Pacific Coast north of San Francisco. Moore went to Yale as dean in 1970 and helped found two more architectural firms. The years 1976 and 1984 found him moving again, first to L.A. and then to Austin, where he also founded firms,
Throughout his career, he combined academic responsibilities with those of architect, designer, writer, and lecturer. We extend our sympathy to his family and friends.
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