Antoine Predock ( ; born 1936 in
Lebanon, Missouri
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) is an American
architect
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based in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the principal of Antoine Predock Architect PC, the studio he founded in 1967.
Predock first gained national attention with the La Luz community in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. The first national design competition he won was held by the Nelson Fine Arts Center at
Arizona State University. Predock's work includes the Turtle Creek House, built in 1993 for bird enthusiasts along a prehistoric trail in Texas, the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at
Skidmore College
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, and a new ballpark for the
San Diego Padres
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, the
Petco Park. He has also worked on international sites such as the
National Palace Museum Southern Branch in Southern Taiwan and the
Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Predock says his design has been highly influenced by his connection to New Mexico.
Biography
Early life
Antoine Predock was born on June 24, 1936 in
Lebanon, Missouri
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. He considers himself an Albuquerque native, though he did not move there until college. Predock credits his mother, who had majored in liberal arts in college, for his artistic inclination, and his father, an engineer, for his technical interests.
Predock first attended the
University of Missouri
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in
Columbia School of Engineering, then the University of New Mexico, where he studied engineering, emulating his father. Although he was a successful and academically inclined student, Predock found little fulfillment in his studies in engineering. Upon completing a technical drawing course taught by Don Schlegel, an architecture professor at UNM, Predock began to reevaluate his career choices. After a short hiatus from academic life, he returned to UNM at age 21 to study architecture. Schlegel acted as an advisor to Predock throughout the latter's time in the UNM architecture program. Eventually, Schlegel told Predock that he had taken advantage of all that UNM had to offer and encouraged him to apply elsewhere. Predock did, and was accepted to
Columbia University
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, where he obtained his B.A. in architecture.
Career
Predock established his first office in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1967. As of April 2019, Predock and his team have offices in Albuquerque and
Taipei.
He and his firm have planned, developed, and collaborated on over 100 buildings and projects. They have been featured in over 60 exhibitions, 250 books, and over 1,000 publications. He has also held various teaching positions at at least 14 universities, in the United States and elsewhere.
Awards and honors
* International Fellow,
Royal Institute of British Architects
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(2015)
* Fellow,
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
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(2014)
* Senior Fellow,
Design Futures Council
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(2010)
* Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Lifetime Achievement Award (2007)
*
AIA Gold Medal
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It is the Ins ...
(2006)
* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters,
University of Minnesota
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(2001)
* New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts (1989)
* Fellow,
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill) in Rome.
The academy is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
History
In 1893, a group of American architects, ...
(1985)
* William Kinne Fellows Traveling Prize, Columbia University (1962-63)
Notable projects
* 1970 – La Luz Community,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
* 1971 –
University of New Mexico Law School building
* 1979 –
Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico
* 1982 –
Rio Grande Nature Center, New Mexico
* 1989 – Nelson Fine Arts Center,
Arizona State University, Arizona
* 1990 – Las Vegas Central Library + Children’s Museum,
Nevada
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* 1991 – Mandell Weiss Forum,
University of California, San Diego
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* 1991 –
Venice Beach
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Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by ...
House,
California
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* 1992 –
Classroom + Laboratory Building,
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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(Cal Poly Pomona), demolished in 2022
* 1992 –
Hotel Santa Fe at Euro Disney, France
* 1993 –
American Heritage Center
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,
University of Wyoming
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* 1993 – Turtle Creek House,
Texas
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* 1994 –
Mesa Public Library, Los Alamos, New Mexico
* 1994 – Social Sciences + Humanities Building,
University of California, Davis
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* 1994 –
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, California
* 1995 –
Museum of Science & Industry, Florida
* 1995 – Ventana Vista School,
Arizona
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* 1996 – Center for Integrated Systems,
Stanford University, California
* 1996 – Center for Musical Arts,
University of California, Santa Cruz
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* 1997 –
Arizona Science Center
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, Arizona
* 1997 – Center for Nanoscale Science + Technology,
Rice University
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, Texas
* 1997 – Dance Studio,
University of California, San Diego
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* 1997 – Spencer Theater,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
* 2000 –
McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota
* 2000 – Tang Teaching Museum –
Skidmore College
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, New York
* 2003 –
Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library,
Colorado
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* 2003 –
Tacoma Art Museum
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, Washington
* 2004 –
Austin City Hall, Texas
* 2004 –
Flint RiverQuarium, Georgia
* 2004 – Performing Arts + Learning Center,
Pima Community College
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, Arizona
* 2004 –
San Diego Padres
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Petco Park, California
* 2004 –
National Palace Museum Southern Branch, Taiwan, withdrawn in 2008
* 2006 –
Discovery Canyon Campus, Colorado
* 2006 – Highlands Pond House
* 2006 – Recreation Facility,
Ohio State University
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, Ohio
* 2007 – George Pearl Hall, School of Architecture,
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...
* 2007 – Indian Community School,
Franklin, Wisconsin
* 2007 – Doudna Fine Arts Center,
Eastern Illinois University
* 2008 –
Trinity River Audubon Center
The Trinity River Audubon Center is a nature center in the Great Trinity Forest, a large urban open space park in Southeast Dallas, Texas.
History
The center was completed in 2008 on the site of a former illegal landfill called Deepwood. Fed ...
, Dallas, Texas
* 2008 – Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center,
Colorado College
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* 2014 –
Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba
* In Progress – Inn at
The French Laundry
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,
California
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References
*Antoniades, Anthony C. "Antoine Predock: A Case of Synthetic Inclusivity", ''L'arquitettura'', March 1988, pp. 178–198
External links
Interview with Antoine Prerock on Grand Opening of Petco Park, 2005*
ttp://www.predock.com/ Antoine Predock's web pageModern Home in Dallas, Texas Designed by Architect Antoine Predock Indian Community School, Franklin, Wisconsin by Susan Smith, ArchitectureWeek No. 408, 2008.1210, pD1-1.
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Living people
American designers
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National Design Award winners
Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation alumni
University of New Mexico alumni
University of Missouri alumni
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