Rachel Preston PrinzPrinz will trace the beginnings of the style and its evolution in the early years (1912-1917), and how we see it today with new eyes. Today, in Santa Fe, there is an ongoing discussion of the Spanish Pueblo Revival architecture finally separating it from Pueblo Revival and Santa Fe style. She will talk about this process and its reasons, identify its reasons and identify their differences. Finally Rachel Preston Prinz will provide Taos examples on these distinct architectural styles.
Prinz is an architecturally-trained American designer working in architecture and design, place-making, cultural and historic preservation and community engagement. She promotes the craft of architecture and the Genius Loci, or Spirit of Place, as told through photography, publishing, marketing and design.
Prinz founded Archinia, which is best known for documentation and planning for the preservation of historic buildings and landscapes. Archinia has worked with BLM, USFS and NPS, as well as State and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers in states, completing building documentations inventories on more than 500 structures and sites, including National Register and National Landmark properties.