New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect, Selected Houses Volume Two

New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect, Selected Houses Volume Two by Tate, Ken. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781920744434.

Following the success of Ken Tates first volume is this book of more beautiful homes. Tates 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 Tates knowledge of this tradition but Tates 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 Tates biography explains, he began his development as a traditionalist whil