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Barton Bradford Prince (June 24, 1947) is an American architect known for his uniquely pragmatic yet enigmatic designs for houses and other buildings, mostly in the American Southwest and California.

Early years
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Prince was already designing houses for Fred Hill while in high school. Just prior to graduation from the College of Architecture at Arizona State in Tempe, he met and began to work with the flamboyant architect Bruce Goff. This eventually led to their collaboration on the Pavilion for Japanese Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California in 1978, which Prince completed after Goff's death in 1982. Meanwhile, Prince had acquired his architect's license and began his own successful business.

Work
Though inspired by everyone from Antoni Gaudi to Frank Lloyd Wright to Picasso through to Einstein, Prince's work remains uniquely his own. There is no better argument for this view than an inspection of his completed designs. Most are residential with a few notable exceptions. The architect's own site is probably the best place to start.