Church used the Modernist design principles for freedom of elements, such as the forms of spaces and features, and a sense of movement. When possible, he favored creating multiple viewpoints, instead of a traditional single axis. “A garden should have no beginning and no end,” he wrote in Gardens Are for People, “and should be pleasing when seen from any angle, not only from the house.” [3] He could also use historicist design principles when the site called for it, such as the formal lines of the Memorial Courtyard (1965) beside the San Francisco Opera House.