Mr. Neal Prince,
R.A., A.S.I.D
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Professional
Biography
2000's |
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Mr.
Neal Prince Resource Image Data Base |
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InterContinental
Hotels
Historical
Background
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John B. Gates,
Chairman of the Board |
Robert Huyot,
Chairman of the Board |
Hans Sternick,
Chairman of the Board |
John P. Sutherland,
President
Latin American
Division |
Mario Di Genova,
President
Europe/Africa Divsions |
R. Kane Rufe,
Sr.
Vice President
Far East/Pacific Division |
John C. Carrodus
Sr.
Vice President
of Services |
Neal A. Prince
Vice
President
Graphics and Interior Designs |
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Departmental Staff and Contractual
Designers: |
Kenneth Smith,
ASID |
Charles R Alvey,
Graphic
Designer |
Richard Simpson,
Graphic
Designer |
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Bill Embery |
Dale & Pat Keller,
ASID |
Joe Grusczak,
ASID |
Trisha Wilson,
ASID |
James Ray Baker,
ASID |
Irene D'Alessio,
Interior Designer |
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Arie deZanger,
IHC Photographer
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Who
is Mr. Neal Prince? Mr. Prince is a trained
Architect from Rice University, an Art Historian,
Art Collector and a person with a vast passion for
Motion Pictures and Theatre History, especially
Set Designs. These elements came together to build
a foundation to Mr. Prince's skills, which later
became recognized as his ability for designing
Hotel and Restaurant Interiors. Mr. Prince
incorporated his own passions of above, into an
International branding philosophy that remains as
strong today as it was when he developed his
philosophy of Hotel and Restaurant Designs, which
is visible today, in Hotels worldwide. But what
makes Mr. Prince different? He was a pioneer
within this Industry, along with Dale and Pat
Keller, of Hong Kong, in designing Hotels in
countries that never had an International Hotel
presence. Mr. Prince, along with Kenneth Smith
(Interior Designer), Charles Alvey (Graphic
Designer), Richard Simpson (Graphic Designer),
William Embury (Interior Designer), Joe Grusczak
(Interior Designer), James Ray Baker (Interior
Designer) and Irene D'Alessio (Interior Designer)
and many others were the first, to sent the
standards for International Hotel Interiors. And
what is incredible is that he did not have the
grand budgets that most designers have today. Mr.
Prince used local talents and products, when
available and appropriate, to augment his designs,
which, in return, allowed local Artist, Gallery
Owners, Merchants and vendors to view
InterContinental not as an invader, but as a
partner in creating new sources of commence within
the local economy. What is even more unique in Mr.
Prince being different, was that Mr. Prince has
always credited his success, not in the terms of
"I", but "WE". Mr. Prince, being from Corsicana,
Texas, has always remained modest and respectful
and always have contributed his success due to the
fact that designing hotels is a "TEAM" effort,
from his Departmental Staff to his Professional
Associate Designers that he had brought on to do a
certain project for the vast inventory of
InterContinental Hotel holdings. This website is
to bring together the collections, resources,
stories and images documenting a period of time,
before computers, mobile phones, fax's or video
conferencing. This website is to recapture the
time when International Hotel Design Industry
remained in its infancy before the growth and
development into what we have today as multi
billion dollar companies. Each Hotel on this
website will encompass how Mr. Prince and his
Staff and Professional Associates overcame the
troubles of designing Hotels, from a historic
point of view, to what was necessary to open the
Hotels, maintain the Hotels, and what lessons were
learned to be applied for the next project.
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Hotel:
Carrera InterContinental Hotel
Only the more sophisticated types could be
found skimming down Portillo's slopes, or
sunning on Vina del Mar's Pacific beaches. Back
at Santiago's Hotel Carrera, where they had
gathered at the cocktail hour for a "pisco
sour" or two before dinner, they would have
wink at one another. They knew they weren't
confused. Besides, they loved this long, narrow
country and the friendly, surprisingly
fair-haired "Santiaguinos." (Any city with a
strikingly beautiful boulevard named Bernardo
O'Higgins," you had to love). If they weren't
out shopping, fishing, playing. golf, tennis or
horseback riding, they could sit in their rooms
and watch they colorful "carabineros" changing
the guard in front of the Presidential Palace
just below in the square. And then there was
that incredible view of the snow-capped Andes
from the hotel's roof. It was a great life.
Reversing the seasons can confuse people. But
sophisticates will talk. Nowadays, everybody
knows you bring ski boots to Chile in summer,
swim things in winter (unless, of course, you
happen to live below the equator). Any time of
the year, this Hotel was fabulous.
Thoughout the years, they had still wink at one
another in the Hotel Carrera. They knew they're
on to a good thing.
Lobby:
Location:
Santiago, Chile (Property was sold in 1960)
Architect:
Lead Interior Designer:
Neal A. Prince, R.A., A.S.I.D, Lead Designer
V.P. of Graphic and Interior Design Department,
InterContinental Hotel Group 1960-1985
Rooms:
- No Photograph is available at this
time
Restaurants/Lounges:
Cabana Club -
- No Photograph is available at this
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Robinson Crusoe Bar - festive night club and
restaurant
- No Photograph is available at this
time
How does Mr. Prince's identify an outstanding
Hotel?
Response:
When you arrive at the Hotel, telephone room
service and order a club sandwich to be
delivered to your room. Once the room service
had delivered your requested club sandwich,
take a moment to access how it was prepared,
what materials they used to create your club
sandwich and then taste the sandwich. Mr.
Prince firmly believes, from 55 years of
travelling around the world that if a Hotel is
able to prepare the "simple" club sandwich
correctly, then that Hotel is being operated
correctly.
Pool Area:
Meeting Facilities:
- No Photograph is available at this
time
Comments:
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Interiors
came under Mr. Prince' s supervision in 1960.
Property was sold in 1960. |
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Attached is an 1971 MEMO from Mr. Prince on
the Process of Designing a Guest Room for an
Hotel
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is clear that errors are inevitable.
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