“In my work, my investigations are without boundaries. They examine physical place, cultural strata and the client’s program. Gestural models and drawings flow from that datum. There is no overriding philosophy.” The recipient of the AIA’s 2006 Gold Medal, Antoine Predock believes passionately in the power of architecture, which he has been practicing since 1967. Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he and his 24-member firm take on projects around the world, from museums to university buildings to residences. New and ongoing commissions include the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, the Cornerstone Arts Center at Colorado College in Colorado Springs and the Indian Community School in Milwaukee.

To address the needs of his Chinese commissions, such as the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, Predock has even opened an office in Taipei. Still, he bemoans the fact that for some people “architecture is an extraneous luxury—the art of architecture just doesn’t seem to come up except for rare occasions.” He contends that “globalization is driving architecture toward homogeneity; it is rare to find site-specific buildings.” Predock cites Chartres Cathedral, Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute near San Diego, the Alhambra in Spain and the Zen temple of Ryoanji in Kyoto as powerful examples of great architecture.

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