Male, US, born 1887-10-04, died 1965-01-22

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Moise, Howard, Architect


Professional History

Résumé

Draftsman, Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey, 1906-1908.

Draftsman, Cram and Ferguson, New York, NY, 1910-1911.

Partner, [Maurice M.] Osborne and Moise, Boston, MA, 1916-1917.

Lieutenant, U.S. Army Infantry, 1917-1919.

Designer, James Gamble Rogers, Architect, New York, NY, 1922-1927;

Junior Associate, James Gamble Rogers, Architect, New York, NY, 1927-1932.

Principal, Howard Moise, Architect, San Francisco, CA, and later Berkeley, CA, 1933-c. 1965. In 1945, Moise had an office at 260 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1945, p. 1961.)

Professor, College of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, 1932-1964, taught Architectural Design, History of Architecture, Introduction to Housing and Planning;

Member, Northern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects;

Elected to Delta Sigma Chi, 1933. He formed a partnership with Maurice M. Osborn in Boston and later took a job in the New York office of James Gamble Rogers. During the1930s, Moïse was considered one of America’s most modern designers. In 1932 he was invited to become a professor at the School of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. Beginning in 1946 he also practiced in Berkeley where he designed primarily residential work.

The Howard Moise Collection is held at the University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Environmental Design Archives.

Education

B.S., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1915; M.Arch., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1916;

Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1915;

Personal

Moise was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and he died in Contra Costa County, CA;

Moise's mother's maiden name was Donlop;

SSN: 570-54-7904; The American Architects Directory, 1956 (New York, NY: R.R. Bowker, 1955), p. 386, indicated that Moise was born 10/04/1889. The California Death Index indicated that he was born 10/04/1887. In a 1955 biographical profile, Moise reported having travelled in England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Cuba, Bermuda, Hawaii, The Philippines, Java, Bali, and Macassar;



Associated Locations

  • Las Vegas , NM (Architect's Birth)
    Las Vegas , NM

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  • Berkeley, CA (Architect's Death)
    Berkeley, CA

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PCAD id: 1161