2013-05-18T11:14:42-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/103795/moore-ruble-yudell-episcopal-church-of-pacific-palisades Orhan Ayyüce 2011-01-12T12:51:00-05:00 >2012-12-07T12:40:58-05:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/7u/7uo7qyqb3z86o8vb.jpg" width="472" height="500" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Willard_Moore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles W. Moore</a> is indeed one of the pivotal architect and the author of the now notorious and often inadequately understood (and naively dismissed on formal grounds) Po Mo period of 70's and 80's.</p> <p> In early eighties, Moore's collaborative, still known and functioning to date as <a href="http://www.mryarchitects.com/mry_web.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moore Ruble Yudell</a>, has produced a breath taking masterpiece in a Los Angeles suburb Pacific Palisades. The Parish of Saint Matthew or commonly known as Episcopal Church of Pacific Palisades was a product of architects' close collaboration with the community in the design stage and results were a perfect blend of architects' talent and community's approval.<br> As the recently graduated young architect, I remember my visit to the church when it was first opened in 1983 or thereabouts.<br> After nearly thirty years, I was again there last Sunday morning to pay my respect to a deceased friend of a friend and while I was there, I said hello to Mr. Moore who died in 1993.<br> I delightfully observed how well building...</p>