ABOUT CHARLES GOODMAN
Charles M. Goodman, FAIA (1906–1992)
Charles Morton Goldman was born in November 26, 1906, in New York City, New York. He attended school at the University of Illinois from 1925-1928, and the Armor Institute’s School of Architecture, now part of Illinois Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a degree in architecture in 1934. Also around 1934, he changed his name from Goldman to Goodman, and moved to the Washington, DC, area. Goodman retired in 1986, and, on October 29, 1992, he died from lung cancer in Alexandria, VA, survived by his wife and daughter. Goodman started his professional career designing for the U.S. Public Buildings Administration, now the General Services Administration, then under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He started private practice in 1946, and switched his primary focus from government structures to residential spaces. Goodman worked in the field of architecture for over 50 years and was influenced by the American modernist movement of the era. He is known for extensive use of glass facades and simple, functional spaces with flat or slightly pitched roofs, geometric shapes, natural settings, and open floor plans. Goodman would become a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) and a prominent MCM visionary who’s designs span across the U.S., though most abundant in the Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) area. |
Some of Goodman’s notable projects include:
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Some of Goodman’s awards include:
- 1951 – Architect of the Year, Southwest Research Institute
- 1955 – National Award of Merit, Architectural Institute of America
- 1959 – Named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
- 1960 – Gold Medal, Art Directors Club
- 1962-1963 – Centennial Honor, Rice University
- 1964 – First Honor Award, Federal Housing Administration
- 1982 – Outstanding Recognition Award, American Institute of Architects Virginia Society
- 1986 – Professional Achievement Award, Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Association
Source: Library of Congress, Charles M. Goodman Architectural Archive, https://findingaids.loc.gov/exist_collections/ead3pdf/pnp/2022/pp022002.pdf.