ARIA Program Chair Awarded Endowed Professorship

Established in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, the professorship honors the Greshams, both Auburn University graduates, and recognizes Batey Gresham’s legacy as a founding partner in the renowned international design firm Gresham, Smith and Partners. The professorship provides support to faculty who are committed to quality instruction, research and service.

Moore brings a myriad of experiences and teaching touchstones as Associate Professor and Program Chair of Interior Architecture, his instruction known for focusing on integrating interior and exterior spaces for adaptive reuse, additions and new buildings in urban settings. The Gresham Professorship builds on a career marked by excellence, with Moore receiving CADC’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2013, followed by the university’s Undergraduate Teaching Excellence award in 2017, and being recognized as one of the Most Admired Educators in Architecture (2019–2020) by DesignIntelligence.

In his Interior Architecture studios, Moore, who received his Bachelor of Architecture from Tulane University and his Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin, relies on a hands-on approach that encourages students to explore creative solutions while grounding their designs in practical, real-world applications through exhibitions.

Now honored with what was the first professorship in the architecture program’s history, Moore exemplifies excellence not only in the classroom but also in leadership and mentorship. Under Moore’s guidance, Auburn’s student chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) has thrived at the annual Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition, hosted by the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). Auburn NOMAS placed first in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and second in 2017 and 2023.

Before joining Auburn University, Moore honed his craft at award-winning firms Lohan Anderson in Chicago and Eskew+Dumez+Ripple in New Orleans. Following his time in practice, Moore has enriched the academic and professional communities through published chapters and journal articles, juried final reviews at universities, numerous exhibitions and dedicated outreach and service efforts.

“I met Batey when I first started teaching at Auburn,” Moore shared. “He was working to save the Kappa Sigma House by Paul Rudolph, and interior architecture students proposed intriguing solutions. I am humbled to be recognized by this professorship, particularly because I remember Batey so fondly.”