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Alfred Preis was born on 2 February, 1911 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, is an Austrian-born American architect (1911–1994). Discover Alfred Preis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
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2 February 1911 |
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2 February |
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Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
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1994 |
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Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Hungary
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Alfred Preis Height, Weight & Measurements
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Alfred Preis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alfred Preis worth at the age of 83 years old? Alfred Preis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Architect. He is from Hungary. We have estimated Alfred Preis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Alfred Preis (February 2, 1911 – March 29, 1994) was an Austrian-born American architect best known for designing the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.
Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, Preis spent his early architecture career in Vienna.
Although of Jewish background, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1936.
He studied at the Vienna Technical University, earned his Architecture diploma in 1938, and worked as a site manager for Redlich and Berger and as a freelance designer for interiors, furniture and store fronts.
Newlywed, he and his wife fled Austria in 1939 in the face of the German annexation of his homeland and emigrated to the U.S. with the help of the Catholic Refugee Association.
He eventually settled in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was detained for three months at the Sand Island Detainment Camp in Hawaii after the December 7, 1941, attack as part of the internment policy of Japanese and German Americans.
After his release from internment, Preis worked at the Hawaii Territorial Department of Public Works and later opened his own office.
Preis designed several landmark buildings in Honolulu, including the entrance to the Honolulu Zoo, but is best known for the USS Arizona Memorial.
His design for the memorial was selected from those of several other architects.
The Navy stipulated that the memorial was supposed to resemble a bridge, handle 200 people and not touch Arizona herself.
The original design included portholes where visitors could see the ship beneath the surface.
The memorial, which was dedicated by John F. Kennedy on May 30, 1962, was initially criticized for being a "squashed milk carton" because of its sagging center roof design.
"Wherein the structure sags in the center but stands strong and vigorous at the ends, expresses initial defeat and ultimate victory....The overall effect is one of Serenity. Overtones of sadness have been omitted to permit the individual to contemplate his own personal responses...his innermost feelings."
The memorial is Oahu's biggest tourist destination with 1.5 million visitors a year.
Preis went on to become a promoter for arts and culture education in Hawaii.
He was the first executive director of the Hawaii State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, serving from 1966 to 1980.
During this time he championed a successful effort that, in 1967, made Hawaii the first state to require that one percent of the construction budget for public projects be set aside for public art.
Also under Preis' leadership, the HSFCA and the Department of Education established the Artists in the Schools program that provided opportunities for elementary and secondary students in Hawaii schools to work with local professional artists.
Preis' ashes were scattered from the memorial.
The Hawaii Arts Alliance presents an award known as the Alfred Preis Honor to an individual who demonstrates a lifetime commitment to arts and arts education in Hawaii.
