BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barton Bradford Prince was born on June 24th 1947 in Albuquerque and spent bits of his childhood in Santa Fe and Española, where his father owned a newspaper, the Valley News. He graduated from Highland High in 1965, attended architecture school at Arizona State, and was back in the 505 area code by 1972. His great-grandfather, LeBaron Bradford Prince, was territorial governor of New Mexico in the late 19th century.
Prince designed his first house while still in high school. A building was going up in his neighborhood, and when he wasn’t in his garage making house models that looked to unknowing eyes like science fiction, he would watch construction.
BART PRINCE’S VIEWS
Bart believes that being an Architect, you have to make the whole thing live.
For him architecture is about coherence, expressiveness, and the feelings that everything about
it was intended, and there’s a mind behind all of it. There’s a tremendous amount of restraint and concern and care for how each aspect of this is done.
He explains “When you get into the more than just the shelter, more than just the building, where u start to consider the light, climate, material, structure, shape of space and all aspects, it begins to turn into architecture and has the potential. The Aspects of solving the problem and bringing life into it in terms of design, that’s when you start to get architecture”
INFLUENCES AND INSPIRATIONS
During Bart’s early ages, he felt buildings were very boring and confining.
He would always think about buildings, and redid whatever environment he was in, where he
thought he could improve and call his own.
He began to make designs and built models, as if it was natural for him to do that.
It wasn’t until he pulled out the name of Frank Lloyd Wright in junior high, and prepared a report about him, when then and there, Frank Lloyd Wright’s work woke him up and changed his direction. He was not even familiar with him, and researched in an encyclopedia and found out he was an architect.
What fascinated him about Frank Lloyd Wright’s work was that he was being really creative.
It seemed his buildings were being created, as opposed to being built.
Growing up he didn’t know any architects, and there were none in his family, but he never had to think about what he wanted to do, or what he was interested in studying. For him, there just wasn’t any question about it. He also counts Gaudà as inspirations but notes that Bruce Goff, Einstein, Picasso and Debussy also exemplify “what it means to be a creative individual in any age.” He believes that the essence of architecture is not ‘style’ or ‘fashion’ or ‘fad,’ but rather that creative spirit that exists within us and that ensures a future of exciting ideas and work.
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE
For Bart, Organic Architecture as a term as an idea, is an effective way to think of
things, but people don’t understand how the architect defines it. Some people understand
like its nature or it looks like a rock, it looks like a tree or you can’t see it.
Or for others, it means something different than that. For him, it’s a process in the
way of thinking. The idea that the whole design develops almost like an organism
does.
PRICE RESIDENCE
The scheme grew for the "Price Residence" from the
inside-out beginning with the desires of the client for privacy as well as an integration
with the site and close association with the sea.
Barton Bradford Prince was born on June 24th 1947 in Albuquerque and spent bits of his childhood in Santa Fe and Española, where his father owned a newspaper, the Valley News. He graduated from Highland High in 1965, attended architecture school at Arizona State, and was back in the 505 area code by 1972. His great-grandfather, LeBaron Bradford Prince, was territorial governor of New Mexico in the late 19th century.
Prince designed his first house while still in high school. A building was going up in his neighborhood, and when he wasn’t in his garage making house models that looked to unknowing eyes like science fiction, he would watch construction.
BART PRINCE’S VIEWS
Bart believes that being an Architect, you have to make the whole thing live.
For him architecture is about coherence, expressiveness, and the feelings that everything about
it was intended, and there’s a mind behind all of it. There’s a tremendous amount of restraint and concern and care for how each aspect of this is done.
He explains “When you get into the more than just the shelter, more than just the building, where u start to consider the light, climate, material, structure, shape of space and all aspects, it begins to turn into architecture and has the potential. The Aspects of solving the problem and bringing life into it in terms of design, that’s when you start to get architecture”
INFLUENCES AND INSPIRATIONS
During Bart’s early ages, he felt buildings were very boring and confining.
He would always think about buildings, and redid whatever environment he was in, where he
thought he could improve and call his own.
He began to make designs and built models, as if it was natural for him to do that.
It wasn’t until he pulled out the name of Frank Lloyd Wright in junior high, and prepared a report about him, when then and there, Frank Lloyd Wright’s work woke him up and changed his direction. He was not even familiar with him, and researched in an encyclopedia and found out he was an architect.
What fascinated him about Frank Lloyd Wright’s work was that he was being really creative.
It seemed his buildings were being created, as opposed to being built.
Growing up he didn’t know any architects, and there were none in his family, but he never had to think about what he wanted to do, or what he was interested in studying. For him, there just wasn’t any question about it. He also counts Gaudà as inspirations but notes that Bruce Goff, Einstein, Picasso and Debussy also exemplify “what it means to be a creative individual in any age.” He believes that the essence of architecture is not ‘style’ or ‘fashion’ or ‘fad,’ but rather that creative spirit that exists within us and that ensures a future of exciting ideas and work.
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE
For Bart, Organic Architecture as a term as an idea, is an effective way to think of
things, but people don’t understand how the architect defines it. Some people understand
like its nature or it looks like a rock, it looks like a tree or you can’t see it.
Or for others, it means something different than that. For him, it’s a process in the
way of thinking. The idea that the whole design develops almost like an organism
does.
PRICE RESIDENCE
The scheme grew for the "Price Residence" from theinside-out beginning with the desires of the client for privacy as well as an integration
with the site and close association with the sea.
The Price Residence is a great example of organic architecture (organicism)
- free-flowing interior spaces
- interlocking geometries
- unique use of materials
- very few orthogonal features
- the Price’s wanted a feel of privacy as well as
a connection with the ocean
- windowless zones of rooms against adjoining
properties
- interlocking geometries
- unique use of materials
- very few orthogonal features
- the Price’s wanted a feel of privacy as well as
a connection with the ocean
- windowless zones of rooms against adjoining
properties
WHITING RESIDENCE
The floor plan of elliptical shapes connected by a curving enclosed ramp is another example of Bart's originality with forms.
I love the way Bart Prince designs his buildings, its like he builds a relationship with the environment.
The Henry Whiting house is another memorable work with a series of shingled roof forms sculpted to relate to nearby rolling hills.
The floor plan of elliptical shapes connected by a curving enclosed ramp is another example of Bart's originality with forms.
I love the way Bart Prince designs his buildings, its like he builds a relationship with the environment.
The Henry Whiting house is another memorable work with a series of shingled roof forms sculpted to relate to nearby rolling hills.REFERENCES
http://www.bartprince.com
http://tevami.com/2009/03/17/bart-prince-%E2%80%93-western-visionary-goes-international/
Bart, I think you'r designs, concepts, and structures are beautifully organic works of ART. What an awesome creative adventure you have been on dear friend.
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