Beadle is widely recognized for his Case Study Apartments 'Triad Apartments' #1 (1962-63) for Arts & Architecture. Trained as a Seabee during WWII, Beadle moved to Phoenix in the early 1950s and began designing buildings prior to becoming a licensed architect. Two Beadle projects are located in San Diego County – an office building in Mission Valley and the Kramlich Residence in Pauma Valley.
Beadle moved to Phoenix in the early 1950s and began designing buildings – prior to becoming a licensed architect. According to Wikipedia, “His lack of an architectural license led to professional difficulties and, at one point, he was charged with practicing without a license. The state of Arizona wanted to "grandfather" him in by giving him a license, but he refused to accept it and went on to take the state's test and passed. As part of his defense, Beadle's lawyer pointed out that another local architect, one Frank Lloyd Wright, was also practicing without the proper credentials.”
Al Beadle won numerous awards throughout his career as well as his work being featured in many national and international publications including an Architectural Record House Award. Major works can be found in Phoenix, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Diego and Albuquerque.
His work was profiled in an exhibit Constructions: Buildings in Arizona by Alfred Newman Beadle at Arizona State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Partial List of San Diego Projects
Office Building Complex
3444 and 3456 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego
Kramlich, Irvin Samuel and Dorothy Residence (1980)
32054 Wiskon Way East, Pauma Valley
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