austin moore

last day in austin. my aunt's friend mary margaret was very kind to tour me around downtown austin with a special trip to the architect charles moore's house this morning. i've long been curious about this house having seen it published, and having been influenced by moore in graduate school. it was a treat to actually see this house because, like so much architecture, it's difficult to get a sense of a place from photographs and drawings. this house is especially challenging because, in photographs, moore's sizable folk art collection tends to dominate, but in person—in three dimensions—the complex spatial relationships are clear, inviting and delightful. kevin keim, the charles moore foundation's director, was very kind to tour us around and detail the story of the house. there's more information about the foundation at www.charlesmoore.org.