To the world of architecture, Antoine Predock may be known as the eccentric master behind such iconic structures as the College of Journalism and Communication in Qatar, the Padres Ballpark in San Diego, and, recently, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. At the 2018 Vectorworks Design Summit, he referred to himself as a “walking Vectorworks commercial,” given his firm’s long-standing use of the BIM software for its design work.
Antoine Predock giving a keynote presentation at 2018 Vectorworks Design Summit. Behind him is a collage of images representing various aspects of New Mexico. (Photo by Jason Dixson Photography. Image courtesy of Vectorworks, Inc.)
Predock gave what the majority of attendees would likely agree was a fascinating, if somewhat unique, look at architecture during his keynote address. Engineering.com had the opportunity to pick Predock’s brain a little further in an interview with him and executive senior associate at Antoine Predock Architect PC, Paul Fehlau. We did discuss the use of BIM software, but, given Predock’s propensity for instantly inventing on-demand idioms, we learned about a lot more.
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What one will immediately pick up in a conversation with Predock is that, for him, architecture is about much more than creating a neat looking building. Words like “soul” and “aura” come up frequently. And Predock is sure to consider all of the elements of the project’s site, leading to words like “deep…