Our Legacy
We believe space becomes meaningful when design elevates how people live, work, and connect.
Our History
Founded by Ralph C. Flewelling
Established architectural practice in Los Angeles – beginning a century of Southern California design excellence.
Mudd Hall of Philosophy – USC
Iconic 140-ft tower building; awarded AIA Gold Medal in 1933 as America’s Most Beautiful Building.
Beverly Hills Post Office
Landmark Italian Renaissance building; first Federal Works Project; now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wilshire Electric Fountain
World-first neon-lit programmable fountain – fusion of art, engineering, and light that put Beverly Hills on the map.
Walter L. Moody Joins the Firm
Partnership begins, setting the stage for incorporation a decade later.
Flewelling & Moody Officially Incorporated
The practice becomes Flewelling & Moody – entering its modern era.
First United Methodist Church – Glendale
Modern cathedral with 40-ft stained-glass windows and pioneering thin-shell concrete roof.
Millikan Library
Nine-story modernist landmark; tallest on campus with 1960s air-conditioning and high-speed elevators.
Seeley W. Mudd Library – Claremont Colleges
Major expansion linking two campuses with a pedestrian bridge.
Celebrating 100 Years
A century of design leadership in education, civic, and performing-arts projects across Southern California.
Founded by Ralph C. Flewelling
Established architectural practice in Los Angeles – beginning a century of Southern California design excellence.
Mudd Hall of Philosophy – USC
Iconic 140-ft tower building; awarded AIA Gold Medal in 1933 as America’s Most Beautiful Building.
Beverly Hills Post Office
Landmark Italian Renaissance building; first Federal Works Project; now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wilshire Electric Fountain
World-first neon-lit programmable fountain – fusion of art, engineering, and light that put Beverly Hills on the map.
Walter L. Moody Joins the Firm
Partnership begins, setting the stage for incorporation a decade later.
Flewelling & Moody Officially Incorporated
The practice becomes Flewelling & Moody – entering its modern era.
First United Methodist Church – Glendale
Modern cathedral with 40-ft stained-glass windows and pioneering thin-shell concrete roof.
Millikan Library
Nine-story modernist landmark; tallest on campus with 1960s air-conditioning and high-speed elevators.
Seeley W. Mudd Library – Claremont Colleges
Major expansion linking two campuses with a pedestrian bridge.
Celebrating 100 Years
A century of design leadership in education, civic, and performing-arts projects across Southern California.
Flewelling & Moody has played a prominent role in Southern California’s architecture industry since 1928 when Ralph Carlin Flewelling established his architectural practice in Los Angeles. Flewelling’s early projects consisted of some highly visible work, and he received wide acclaim for his designs.The firm’s origin dates back to 1928, when Ralph Carlin Flewelling established his architectural practice in Los Angeles. Flewelling’s early projects consisted of some highly visible work, and he received wide acclaim for his designs.
In 1933, the American Institute of Architects awarded Flewelling the Gold Medal for America’s Most Beautiful Building, for the design of the Seeley W. Mudd Memorial Hall of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. That same year, Flewelling designed the first of several Federal Works Projects, including the Beverly Hills Post Office, which is now listed on the Federal Register of Historic Places.
During the 1930s, the company designed public schools, single-family residences, and government/public facilities. The 1940s war years resulted in the firm’s engagement by the federal government to design military facilities in Southern California. With the post-war “baby boom” the company emerged as one of six companies specializing in architectural design for public schools and higher education facilities in California.
In 1947, Walter L. Moody joined Flewelling’s firm, and in 1957 the firm, Flewelling & Moody, was incorporated. In 1959, a second generation of management was established when Ralph Hunter Flewelling joined the firm. Ralph H. Flewelling remained a leader at the firm for over 40 years. During the 1990s, the current generation of leadership emerged at the firm.
Today, Flewelling & Moody continues to grow in new directions, offering a full range of architectural services to new clients, and to those we’ve retained for over 50 years.