Architect Antoine Predock Dies, Leaving a Legacy Inspired by the American Southwest
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The visionary designer referenced the terrain of his adopted home state of New Mexico in his work.
For Antoine Predock, New Mexico wasn’t just a place—it’s, "a force," he wrote in his treatise, "Desert Beginnings - Portable Regionalism." Predock, an architect whose works dot the globe but were rooted in the American Southwest, died at 87 on March 2, 2024. He was born in Missouri and relocated to New Mexico as a college student, and the Southwest’s geography and climate played an ongoing role in his design practice. Since the founding of his firm in the late 1960s, Predock created work that connected to the high desert through its use of materials, light, and landscape.
Predock’s earliest works in New Mexico and Arizona speak to site terrain: The Zuber House in Paradise Valley, Arizona, is composed of two wings that branch outward in opposing directions, creating a connection between the nearby Camelback Mountain and the city of Scottsdale. The house is perhaps best known for a stark photograph of its outdoor walkway shaded by a patterned screen that casts an elaborate shadow; it became an icon for Predock’s later use of light and shadow. In the desert, shade is a type of luxury while also presenting an opportunity for play.
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