Biography Summary of Neal Adair Prince

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NEAL ADAIR PRINCE, Architect Emeritus, ASID -Biography Summary

ARCHITECT, INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGNER, PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR

PERSONAL

b. Corsicana, Texas, January 10, 1921; son, Fred Douglas (in the Oil and Gas Industry, was widely known as "FD Prince") and Opal T. Prince; mar. Frances Wooters Denman, October 7, 1944 (div. 1951); 2 sons, Neal Denman Prince b. June 21, 1946 & Peyton Denman Prince, b. September 19, 1949 (grandchildren, Justin Prince, b. June 14, 1982 and Allyson Prince, b. September 8, 1986); 1950-1967 associated with Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.; 1969-1991 associated with George Kocyk;

EDUCATION

1934-38 Corsicana High School, Graduated 1938

1938-43 Rice University, Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering,

CAREER

1944-46, served to 1st Lt. 39th Combat of Engineers HQ, United States Army;

1947-48, Architect, Ernest L. Shultz Architect, Houston, Texas;

1949, Playwright and Business Manager, Houston Little Theatre, Houston, Texas;

1950, Director, Wyndham Playhouse, New Hampshire;

1950-53, Architect, York & Sawyer Architects, New York, New York;

1954-57, Architect and Designer, Schoen & Hennessy Architects, New York, New York;

1958-60, Chief Architect and Designer, Walter M. Ballard Corporation, New York, New York;

1961-85 Vice President Interior & Graphic Design Division, Pan-Am / Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation;

1986-00 President, Prince Hotels Development PHD, Inc., New York, New York;

2001-Present, International Interior Designer Consultant to the Hospitality Industry;

MEMBERSHIPS

American Institute of Architects,

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners (1949-2010),

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) (1975-2010),

(Previously National Society of Interior Designers (1957-1975))

(Peviously AID (1949-1957))

Actor's Equity Association (1950-2010)

AWARDS

Neal A. Prince, A.I.D., N.S.I.D. (A.S.I.D.), has received numerous awards for various International Interior Designs, including Institutions Magazine awards for the outstanding Interior Designs of the Hotel Intercontinental Genève, Geneva, Switzerland and the Hotel Siam Inter-Continental Bangkok, Thailand.

In 2000, Mr. Prince was introduced as a candidate for consideration to be nominated in being inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame by Ms. Trisha Wilson, of Wilson and Associates.

PUBLISHED CREDITS OF NEAL A. PRINCE

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"A Room With A World View", by James E. Potter

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Hotel Specification International Publication (Premier Trade Publication)

"Throw Away The Key"

by Max Hampton, 1966, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, Publishers, New York

RARE PUBLICATIONS FROM THE NEAL A. PRINCE RESOURCE LIBRARY

“GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENT”, by Jones, Owen, (1809-1874) London, c.1856

“L’OERENEMENT POLYCHROME”, by Racinet, c. 1869,

Note: These Two Major Works of Art, being these two Volumes are the outstanding examples of a genre of pattern book produced in Europe in the second half of the Nineteenth Century. Intended as reference works, particularly for designers, they aimed to establish the principles of good design. Though they presented their knowledge rather didactically, both Jones and Racient know how to produce beautiful books, and their work has been an inspiration to Neal A. Prince and his designs. To see further Illustrations of this Master Publication of Source Material, please CLICK on the Image to visit this link:

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