Organic, free-flowing architecture of Bart Prince
Architects Rule
May 1, 2002
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For Richard Meier, whose sleek houses approach museum status, there has to be something unique as an enticement: a design challenge (a current project in Santa Barbara is prompting him to optimize sea breezes for cooling); or a great site (a new house in Westchester, N.Y., sits on a vast parcel of land, overlooking a reservoir). (Click image to enlarge)
“The site may be irresistible,” Michael Graves concedes. “In deciding which residential projects to accept, we look at the interplay of various factors, including design scope, which is usually too limited in an addition/renovation project. Intangibles are important: the clients’ interests in the arts, for example. But even more critical is the issue of personality. Designing a house is a partnership.”
He could be speaking for his lauded peers in observing, “When the clients’ goals for a project align well with mine—rather than being based on the mere desire to have ‘a house by a famous architect’—the process will be a success.”
Know Your Architect
Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Architect, 2529 P St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007, 202.337.5200, www.hughjacobsen.com;
Richard Meier & Partners, 475 10th Ave. New York, NY 10018, 212.967.6060, www.richardmeier.com;
Michael Graves & Associates, 341 Nassau St. Princeton, NJ 08540, 609.924.6409, www.michaelgraves.com;
Callas Shortridge Architects, 3621 Hayden Ave. Culver City, CA 90232,
310.280.0404, www.callas-shortridge.com;
Bart Prince, Architect, 3501 Monte Vista N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87106, 505.256.1961, www.bartprince.com
Tigerman McCurry, Architects, 444 North Wells St. Chicago, IL 60610, 312.644.5880, www.tigerman-mccurry.com
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