jparchitectus
12-08-2005, 17:36
Antoine Predock
An artist himself, Antoine Predock has a keen understanding of Tacoma Art Museum’s mission to connect people through art. His vision for the new building maximized that connection. The design allows visitors to interact with art and the Puget Sound landscape as they move through the building.
Tacoma Art Museum is Predock’s first contribution to Northwest architecture. The design itself—as well as many of its architectural elements such as the open-air interior stone garden—offers a uniquely northwest experience of space. As with all of his work, Predock intends for the building to relate to its environment rather than inflict a style upon it.
Often cited as one of the top architects in the country, the Albuquerque, N.M. resident designed the new San Diego Padres Stadium, the Austin City Hall in Texas, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., the Las Vegas Central Library and Discovery Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Fla., the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix and the Nelson Fine Arts Center at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Predock has won many awards for his work, including two National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architecture (AIA), the Gran Premio Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires and the Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome.
He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Columbia University. While a student at Columbia, he studied painting with Elaine DeKooning and served as co-director of a modern dance company. Predock has offices in Albuquerque and Los Angeles.
An artist himself, Antoine Predock has a keen understanding of Tacoma Art Museum’s mission to connect people through art. His vision for the new building maximized that connection. The design allows visitors to interact with art and the Puget Sound landscape as they move through the building.
Tacoma Art Museum is Predock’s first contribution to Northwest architecture. The design itself—as well as many of its architectural elements such as the open-air interior stone garden—offers a uniquely northwest experience of space. As with all of his work, Predock intends for the building to relate to its environment rather than inflict a style upon it.
Often cited as one of the top architects in the country, the Albuquerque, N.M. resident designed the new San Diego Padres Stadium, the Austin City Hall in Texas, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., the Las Vegas Central Library and Discovery Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Fla., the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix and the Nelson Fine Arts Center at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Predock has won many awards for his work, including two National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architecture (AIA), the Gran Premio Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires and the Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome.
He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Columbia University. While a student at Columbia, he studied painting with Elaine DeKooning and served as co-director of a modern dance company. Predock has offices in Albuquerque and Los Angeles.