Bart Prince

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Bart Prince (born June 24, 1947) is an American architect based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is best known for his highly organic style of architecture.

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Biography

Prince was born in New Mexico and is a graduate of Highland High School and Arizona State University. He opened his own practice in Albuquerque in 1973. [1] He counts as his architectural inspirations: Frank Lloyd Wright, Antoni Gaudi, and Bruce Goff, the latter to whom Prince was a former student and assistant. [2] He accounts the inspiration for his individual creativity to Claude Debussy and Pablo Picasso. [3]

Prince worked closely with Bruce Goff when they were associate architects on the Pavilion for Japanese Art in Los Angeles from 1978 to 1988. [4]

Prince's great-grandfather was L. Bradford Prince, the governor of New Mexico Territory from 1889 to 1893. [1]

His home and studio in Albuquerque is uniquely characteristic of his novel creativity. [5]

Selected works

The following is a selection of works by Prince that best exemplify his style: [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ballatore, Sandy (January 27, 1989). "Homes Rooted in Imagination". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved July 3, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Trend Magazine Global, "Radically Original: The Art of Bart Prince's Architecture. Retrieved 07-16-2017.
  3. Architectural Digest, "Bart Prince", December 31, 2009. Retrieved 07-16-2017.
  4. Bart Prince - LACMA. Retrieved 07-16-2017.
  5. Bart Prince home and studio, Atlas Obscura, Retrieved March 23, 2021
  6. Bart Prince - Projects. Retrieved 07-16-2017.