Antoine Predock: Architect. SIGNED by the Subject.

Robbins, Juliette re Antoine Predock

ISBN 10: 0847816974 / ISBN 13: 9780847816972

Published by U.S.A.: Rizzoli, 1994

About this Item

Near fine large hardcover in a like dj, hb, 4to, 232p, SIGNED with inscription by Predock on tp, clean and mark-free 1st edition copy. arch.

Seller Inventory # ABE-17916873478

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antoine Predock: Architect. SIGNED by the Subject.
• Publisher: U.S.A.: Rizzoli
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847816974
• ISBN 13: 9780847816972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • art

About this title

Synopsis

From the beginning, Antoine Predock's architecture has drawn from his surroundings: the desert Southwest, with its sparse beauty, its special qualities of light and air.
This book presents, chronologically, twenty-nine of Predock's most important buildings. In the text, he discusses the pertinent aspects and idiosyncrasies of each scheme. The organization thus shows the architect's evolution, starting with the early projects in Albuquerque that culminated in his Rio Grande Nature Center, an interpretative learning and exhibit center in a wetlands zone. In the 1980s, Predock's commissions spread farther afield; his best-known project from this time is perhaps the celebrated Nelson Fine Arts Center at Arizona State University. Recently, he has completed the Hotel Santa Fe at Euro Disney, outside Paris - the first realization of his unique idiom in Europe - and the powerful American Heritage Center and Art Museum in Laramie, Wyoming.
Private houses, including the landmark Zuber and Venice residences, are shown, as well as housing complexes, hotels, educational buildings, arts projects, and public structures. Predock's own words set the tone for the book, tracing his career from the exceptional 1967 La Luz Community in Albuquerque through his work today.

About the Author

Brad Collins, founding principal of Group C Inc., has designed and edited more than 30 architectural monographs, including Antoine Predock: Architect (vols. 1-3) and Gwathmey Siegel (vols. 1-2).