Charles Moore, born on October 31, 1935, was a post-modernist architect and educator known for his innovative designs that integrated history, myth, and creativity into architecture. He emphasized a humanistic approach, engaging all senses and merging buildings with their landscapes, as seen in projects like the Piazza d'Italia and the Haas School of Business. Moore's work, characterized by vibrant colors and non-traditional materials, left a lasting impact on the architecture of public spaces and multi-family housing.

2. The man who brought back
colour, history and myth to
Architecture……

3.  Born on 31st October,
1935.
 Masters and Ph.D.
from Princeton
University.
 Worked as a teaching
assistant to Louis I
Kahn.

4.  A Post-Modernist
Architect, An Educator
and a writer for many
best selling books.
 His Doctorial thesis
‘Water and
Architecture’ was
published with the same
name years later.

5.  Design features having,
- Historical detail,
- -Ornament,
- - Fictional treatments,
- - Ironic significations
made Moore one of the chief innovators of Post-
Modern Architecture.

6.  Charles Moore believed that architecture must elicit
responses from all the senses, not only the visual.

7.  He developed humanistic approach to architecture
in which each design attempts to engage users
within a clearly defined spatial environment.

8.  Purposefully creates architecture that engages
history, Myth and creativity.

9.  Instead of using architecture to moralise an ideal, he
used it to generate an environment that stimulates
the user.

10.  Loud colours
 Super graphics stylistic collisions
 Re-use of historical design solutions.
 Use of non-traditional materials
 Materials like platinum tiles and Neon signs were used.

11.  Sea Ranch Condominium
 Piazza d’Italia
 City Hall, Beverly Hills,
 Haas school of business
 Washington state History Museum,
 Moore House, Orinda.

12.  Moore’s cluster of ecologically sensitive
condominiums along Pacific coast in Mendocino,
Calif.

13.  Rooted in the environment, with particular attention
paid to topography, micro-climate, vegetation and
solar orientation.

14.  A multi-Family housing constructed in wood and
timber frame.

15.  The wind was studied and the angled plank roofs,
slanted roofs were created such that every room
receives the sea breezes.

16.  Merging the building with the landscape.

17.  Interior view of one of the units.

18.  Interior view of one of the units.

19.  An urban public plaza in downtown, New Orleans,
Louisiana.

20.  A large civic fountain where neon-lighted columns
create a magical effect.

21.  The fountain was built as a tribute to the thousands
of Italian immigrants in New Orleans.

22.  The fountain is in the shape of the Italian peninsula.

23.  The fountain and its
surrounding colonnades
playfully appropriated
classical forms and
orders, executing them in
modern materials –
Stainless steel and Neon
lights.

24.  A convincing example of radical Eclecticism: It
characterises the function, symbolic and practical with
various styles.

25.  Painted bright yellow, Ochre and Red, Piazza D’Italia is
a stark contrast of the then Modernist Principles.

26.  Originally a fanciful Spanish Renaissance building,
handed over to Charles Moore for Renovation.

27.  An additional 18,000 sft
was added to the original
building and a total of
67,000 sft was handed
over to Charles Moore to
develop a public library,
police and fire
departments and
landscape.

28.  The historic city hall is
surrounded by lush palm
gardens and includes a
series of elliptical
courtyards connecting the
city’s buildings.

29.  The great architect shows
about Beverly hills,
• Attention to detail
• Desire to maintain
Architecture of historic
value.
• Love for art.

30.  His love for art is revealed
in the display of famous
sculptor, Tom Otterman’s
works in the Landscape.
 ‘See no evil’ sculpture

31.  Tree of knowledge

32.  Charles Moore passed
away after just 1 year from
completion of this famous
landmark.

33.  His contribution to this
project has left behind a
place that is
distinguishable in mind
and memory from other
places.

34.  Landscape features of the city hall.

35.  New Orleans house

36.  Use of bright colours in interiors

37.  Use of bright colours in a slum housing exteriors

38.  Murray House, Turnbull.