Bart Prince

Bart Prince is a unique architect from Albuquerque, New Mexico. From 1970 to 1972 Prince worked in Goff's Kansas City, Missouri and Tyler, Texas offices. Since then he has worked for himself winning many awards as an architect. Prince's most prosperous years began in 1985, when he won his first Record House of the Year Award, and continued up until about 2004 when he was awarded the International Excellence in Design Award. In 1965 Prince attended College of Architecture at Arizona State University, Tempe, graduating with a B.Arch. After he graduated, he spent the summer working for the Cwmbran Development Corporation on the design of New town Cwmbran, Wales. While there, Prince met Bruce Goff and began working alongside him. Then in 1972 to 1973 he worked in Albuquerque office of George Wynn. From then on, Prince recieved numerous awards including the Record House of the Year Award for the "Bart Prince Residence" in 1985, the same record but for the "Brad and June Prince Residence" in 1989, and again the Record House of the Year Award for the Joe and Etsuko Price Residence. Then in 2004, he was given the International Excellence in Design Award. His work is almost surreal. Many of his design look like homes that you would only see in movies. Prince incorporates many aspects of nature in his design with various organic shaped rooms and layouts. Three of Prince's projects that really stood out to me are his "Judy and Spence Residence" in South Pasadena, California, "Steve Skilken Residence" in Columbus, Ohio, and his "George Gradow/ Barbi Benton Residence" in Aspen, Colorado. Prince's use of organic shapes, fluidity, and futuristic designed rooms is what really inspires me. His style is very different than any other designer that i know of, which is why I like his work.

 

Steve Skilken Residence, Columbus, Ohio 1996-1999