Colin Rowe Library

In 2001 Colin Rowe's family and colleagues entrusted the care of his fine architectural library to the Charles Moore Foundation and the University of Texas at Austin.

Housed in its own space at the Moore/Andersson Compound, the 5,000 volume library has been kept intact as a collection, shelved according to Rowe's preferecnes. The library has been completely cataloged, and is searchable as a collection on UTNetCat.

Emblematic of Rowe’s scholarship and teaching, the library encompasses architecture, urban design, fine art, history, theory, and philosophy. Books may be studied at the Moore Foundation, or, upon request, books can be transferred to campus for study in the Reserve Department at the Architecture & Planning Library.

Visiting & Research

For information about visiting the Rowe Library, please contact the Charles Moore Foundation office.