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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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College of
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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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designing military installations. In 1945, he moved to the secret city of
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National Bank of Arizona - Biltmore Branch (1970) Phoenix, Arizona
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931:"19 Oct 1969, Page 172 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com"
1010:"30 Sep 1973, Page 98 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com"
911:"NEWSLETTERS – "Webb Spinner" – Del Webb Sun Cities Museum"
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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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423:. The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri
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702:. Albuquerque: UNM Press. pp. 162–164.
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730:. Albuquerque, NM. 17 July 2003. p. 19
359:Masonic Temple No. 6 and Grand Lodge (1972)
696:Hooker, Van Dorn; Howard, Melissa (2000).
615:"Office building: Albuquerque, New Mexico"
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197:National Register of Historic Places
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809:"Case study: Medical Arts Square"
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675:"Case study: Travelstead Hall"
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593:"Case study: Simms Building"
337:Prudential Plaza (1969–72),
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389:Albuquerque Marriott (1982)
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955:"PCI Items Vol. 18, No. 1"
878:"Case study: Fox Building"
540:"Obituary: Jason P. Moore"
323:Albuquerque Sports Stadium
286:Masonic Grand Lodge (1961)
283:Grant Middle School (1961)
262:Medical Arts Square (1953)
1035:"Dedicators praise plaza"
712:– via Google Books.
754:Fort Worth Star-Telegram
622:Progressive Architecture
204:University of New Mexico
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495:New Mexico Architecture
259:Flatow Residence (1950)
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