New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect, Selected Houses Volume Two

by Ken Tate

Following the success of Ken Tate's first volume is this book of more beautiful homes. Tate's designs spring from an intensive study of his clients and locales in which they have chosen to build. They demonstrate his obvious love of traditions of architecture which is evident in each home, which is beautifully illustrated through colour photographs. The character and the preferences of his patrons have led him to create residences in a wide variety of styles. The common language is decidedly Classical and all are impeccably researched and executed. All owe their grace and coherence to Tate's knowledge of this tradition but Tate's personal interpretation and intellectual rigors allow each building to stand apart as an individual work of art: beautiful, livable and utterly engaging. Inside Northside magazine said recently in an article about Ken Tate: Perhaps no prominent architect today has a greater stylistic range. As Tate's biography explains, he began his development as a traditionalist whil

324 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2004

About the author

Architect, author and abstract painter, Ken Tate received his Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University in 1975. Since that time, he has designed more than 70 houses in 16 states: California, Florida, Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee to name a few, and on the prestigious island of Nassau in the Bahamas. Tate's illustrious architectural work has been published in countless magazines such as: Architectural Digest, Luxe, Veranda, Milieu, Robb Report, Forbes, Southern Accents, and The Classicist. Combining cutting edge graphic design sensitivity and exquisite photography, Images Publishing published the first four monographs of Ken's work. The first book, The New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect Selected Houses, Volume 1, established him as one of the first architect's to have a monograph of their work, igniting a trend in the industry that has become the standard. As an abstract expressionist, he has been featured in countless galleries and magazines, and has been commissioned to paint over 60 mixed media portraits. His work is in private and corporate collections across America and Canada.

Ken has always enjoyed writing since penning his groundbreaking thesis Architecture In Search of a Soul at Auburn University. Recently, he has teamed up with his son, Duke Tate, who is the author of 12 books to write The Alchemy of Architecture: Memories and Insights from Ken Tate, which was selected by The Times Literary Supplement as a 2020 Book of the Year. It has also been featured in Modern Luxury's Palm Beach Magazine, Mississippi Magazine's Heritage & Culture section, The Clarion Ledger newspaper and the mass circulated Arab News under The What We Are Reading Today section. Selected as a Great on Kindle book, it is a #1 Amazon Bestseller in the Architectural category. Ken and his son Duke have a new work of fiction titled The Architect to be released in 2021.