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Phoenix office which became a separate company in 1974. Subsequently, the original firm became Flatow, Moore, Bryan, and
Associates, and then Flatow, Moore, Bryan, Shaffer, and McCabe. Ultimately the firm went by the name Flatow, Moore, Shaffer, and McCabe, and then just FMSM Design Group before closing in 2002.
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After the war, he ended up staying in New Mexico, opening a small architectural office in
Albuquerque in 1947. The following year, his college roommate and friend Jason Moore (1915–2000) joined the firm, becoming a partner in 1952. Flatow and Moore grew to be one of New Mexico's largest architectural
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Flatow opened his first office in 1947 as Max Flatow, Architect. The firm went through a number of iterations over the years as partners joined or left. It became Flatow and Moore in 1952, and then Flatow, Moore, Bryan, and
Fairburn in 1954. In the 1970s, Fairburn was put in charge of the firm's
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Albuquerque in 1947. Joined by Jason Moore in 1948, the firm became one of New Mexico's largest and was instrumental in popularizing modern architecture throughout the state. Some of their most influential commissions included the
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Flatow's firm completed hundreds of commissions. Some of the more notable examples are listed here, including some for which Flatow was not the principal designer. All listings are located in
Albuquerque unless otherwise noted.
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magazine reporting that "few office buildings that we have seen are more rational, sensibly schemed structurally and mechanically, or more colorful." In recognition of its "exceptional significance", it was listed on the
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style while pushing its boundaries, especially by abstracting and incorporating an eclectic mix of Pueblo and regional influences." According to architectural critic
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career retrospective from 1990, fellow architect George Pearl felt that "Flatow and Moore did more than any other firm to break the tradition of dull, oversimplified
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high-rise and helped usher the city into the era of modern architecture. The building attracted local and national attention, with
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College of
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firms and played a major role in bringing diversity to the state's architectural styles. According to an
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Flatow retired from architecture in 1990 and died in 2003 at the age of 87. He was buried in a
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637:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Simms Building"
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designing military installations. In 1945, he moved to the secret city of
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First
National Bank of Arizona - Biltmore Branch (1970) Phoenix, Arizona
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438:"Architect Max Flatow Spent Family Vacations Exploring Buildings"
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961:"26 Apr 1970, Page 105 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com"
920:"19 Oct 1969, Page 172 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com"
999:"30 Sep 1973, Page 98 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com"
900:"NEWSLETTERS – "Webb Spinner" – Del Webb Sun Cities Museum"
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that had prevailed in Albuquerque through the late 1940s."
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Farris Engineering Center (1968), University of New Mexico
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he was a first lieutenant in the Army and worked for the
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College of Education (1963), University of New Mexico
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691:. Albuquerque: UNM Press. pp. 162–164.
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348:Masonic Temple No. 6 and Grand Lodge (1972)
685:Hooker, Van Dorn; Howard, Melissa (2000).
604:"Office building: Albuquerque, New Mexico"
335:Maderina of Scottsdale Apartments (1970),
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664:"Case study: Travelstead Hall"
339:(now The Cortesian Apartments)
303:Dennis Chavez Federal Building
266:Acoma Elementary School (1960)
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352:Albuquerque Convention Center
345:Four Seasons Motor Inn (1971)
132:University of Texas at Austin
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582:"Case study: Simms Building"
326:Prudential Plaza (1969–72),
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378:Albuquerque Marriott (1982)
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1101:Architects from New Mexico
944:"PCI Items Vol. 18, No. 1"
867:"Case study: Fox Building"
529:"Obituary: Jason P. Moore"
312:Albuquerque Sports Stadium
275:Masonic Grand Lodge (1961)
272:Grant Middle School (1961)
251:Medical Arts Square (1953)
1024:"Dedicators praise plaza"
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