Influential D.C. architect Arthur Cotton Moore has passed away aged 87

2022-09-08T17:24:00-04:00

The nation’s capital is mourning the loss of one of its preeminent architectural minds after reports that Arthur Cotton Moore passed away at his home on September 4th at the age of 87.

Moore is most often credited with the development of Washington Harbour and meticulous renovation of the Library of Congress's main Thomas Jefferson and John Adams buildings, in addition to the restoration of D.C.'s tallest residential tower, The Cairo, further renovations of the Phillips Collection and Old Post Office Building (which recently reopened as a Waldorf Astoria offshoot), and numerous commercial projects around the city.

A model of Moore's Washington Harbour design. Image courtesy Arthur Cotton Moore Architects

Moore was born in D.C. to fifth-generation Washingtonians and studied architecture at Princeton University before founding his own practice in 1965. Throughout his career, Moore became a champion of curvilinear “Industrial Baroque” challenges to the city’s box-like and staid vernacu...

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Influential D.C. architect Arthur Cotton Moore has passed away aged 87