- He was the principal of Antoine Predock Architect PC, the studio he founded in 1967.
- He considered himself an Albuquerque native, though he did not move there until college.
- Predock and his firm planned, developed, and collaborated on over 100 buildings and projects. They were featured in over 60 exhibitions, 250 books, and over 1,000 publications.
- Predock said his design was highly influenced by his connection to New Mexico.
- He was an American architect based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and first gained national attention with the La Luz community in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- He also worked on international sites such as the National Palace Museum Southern Branch in Southern Taiwan and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- He held various teaching positions at at least 14 universities, in the United States and elsewhere.
- Predock's work includes the Turtle Creek House, built in 1993 for bird enthusiasts along a prehistoric trail in Texas, the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, and a new ballpark for the San Diego Padres, the Petco Park.
- Predock credits his mother, who had majored in liberal arts in college, for his artistic inclination, and his father, an engineer, for his technical interests.
- The first national design competition he won was held by the Nelson Fine Arts Center at Arizona State University.
- He began his higher education at the University of Missouri in Engineering and then the University of New Mexico. He later graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture from Columbia University.
- He was at the helm of the La Luz del Oeste, which was designed between 1967 and 1974. The West Side townhouse development is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The property was added to the National Register on Oct. 27, 2023. Spanning 24 acres off Coors Boulevard on the banks of the Rio Grande, La Luz del Oeste weaves together blocks of townhouses with tennis courts, fountains, a pool, paths, and public spaces, creating a cohesive development that emphasizes pedestrian access. Predock's development embraces nature and follows the natural contours of the land, with townhouse blocks nestled into the hillside. The development features sweeping views of the riverside Bosque and the Sandia Mountains.
- The University Libraries' Center for Southwest Research received his two- and three-dimensional archives; some will be displayed on a rotating basis at the Predock Center.
- Although he was a successful and academically inclined student, Predock found little fulfillment in his studies in engineering. Upon completing a technical drawing course taught by Don Schlegel, an architecture professor at UNM, Predock began to reevaluate his career choices.
- He is also remembered as an avid motorcyclist.
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