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WALTER P. MOORE JR.
WALTER P. MOORE JR.
Pages 216-221
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After serving as a captain in active duty in the US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha Division, and technical director of the Protective Structures Branch from 1964 to 1966, he joined his father's firm. The company had gained national recognition due to its involvement in the structural design of the Astrodome, and was incorporated in 1967 with Walter Jr.
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He chaired the finance committee for the sesquicentennial of the state of Texas and the United Way architects and engineers group. He was also involved in the activities of various universities: the Rice University Engineering Alumni Association and Engineering Advisory Council, the University of Illinois Advisory Committee on the Effects of Earthquake Motions on Reinforced Concrete Buildings, the Civil Engineering Visiting Committee of the University of Texas at Austin, and
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He also founded the Center for Building Design and Construction, directed the Center for Construction Education, and revitalized the Structural Laboratory. Whereas many young faculty members join universities directly after completion of their doctoral studies without any practical exposure to real-life engineering, and in particular to design and construction, Walter was able in his classes to provide unique insight into the creative and practical aspects of design, emphasizing the integration of the analysis, design, and construction processes and of the activities of architects and structural engineers.
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His achievements as an engineer are there for anybody to see: in Houston, there's the Miller Outdoor Theater, known for its striking exposed cantilever roof framing; the First City Towers, a 49-story building with a very specialized structural system; the 46- and 42-story office buildings of One and Two Houston Center; the Summit Arena; the Astrodome World park; the Southwestern Bell Houston area headquarters building, a 665-foot long building without expansion joints; the Exxon Chemical Americas headquarters; and the Hyatt Hotel; as well as the 60-story NCNB (now Bank of America) Tower in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the IBM Tower at Atlantic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, among others.
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