[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 13 (Tuesday, February 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E80]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATIONS TO MOORE RUBLE YUDELL ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 7, 2006

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Moore Ruble 
Yudell Architects & Planners, a Californian firm that has recently been 
awarded the 2006 Architecture Firm Award by the American Institute of 
Architects, the AIA. The AIA Firm Award is the highest honor bestowed 
by the AIA, recognizing firms that have continued to produce 
distinguished work for at least 10 years. The firm has contributed 
largely to institutional and cultural design and it is fitting that we 
mention them today, in particular the founding members Charles Moore, 
John Ruble and Buzz Yudell.
  The firm was born from the founding members' dedication to habitation 
and the intersection of people, place and culture. Moore Ruble Yudell's 
early residential work evolved into a broad spectrum of private and 
public projects, projects that are rarely mentioned without a sense of 
wonderment. Their competition winning design for The American Embassy 
in Berlin, nearing completion, represents American democratic values 
abroad.
  This progressive firm has been at the forefront of architectural 
design while retaining its commitment to the fundamental principles of 
humanism. The firm has remained committed to the notion of social and 
environmental responsibility in their designs.
  Moore Ruble Yudell has completed projects of social and cultural 
importance and it is fitting that they have been awarded the AIA 
Architecture Firm Award, recognizing their illustrious body of work 
from the past 28 years. Together with the AIA and members of the United 
States Congress, I welcome you to our Nation's capital and in 
recognizing the importance of good design and good planning, join in 
congratulating Moore Ruble Yudell for their achievement and thank them 
for their contributions to American culture.

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