At the time I had no idea her parents had once hired Moore, but I did sense that Marta had an educated and discerning eye, which made her fun to work with.
We became friends over the years, and I advised her now and then on small architectural projects. The houses that Moore designed for the Rudolphs were classic examples of Postmodernism, with historical references, whimsical details, bright colors, high skylit spaces, and connecting pods.Ībout the time Moore was designing their second house, I established my first office in a Cambridge, Massachusetts, apartment across the street from where Marta Rudolph, one of the Rudolphs’ daughters, lived.
But I still have a tattered copy of that book, because when I read it, it was the first time that someone had articulated the process of designing a house, including a programmatic checklist to follow. With the exception of his small houses, however, I was never a big fan of his work. Moore was often called the father of Postmodernism and was a prolific proponent through such books as The Place of Houses. This article was originally published on Common Edge.Ībout 50 years ago, the renowned architect, educator, and author Charles Moore was hired by Frederick and Dorothy Rudolph to design a vacation house on Captiva Island, Florida, and about a decade later, in the late 1970s, they hired him again to design their permanent residence in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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