New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect, Selected Houses. Volume One.

TATE, Ken with Oscar Riera Ojeda.

$400.00

Item Number: 127014

Mulgrave: Images Publishing, 2003.

First and only edition of the first volume in Tate’s monograph series. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. With a rare portrait of Tate signed by him tipped in to the pastedown of the accompanying custom clamshell box. Unopened in the original shrink wrap.

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 color 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. "To dwell in a Ken Tate House is to absorb the experiences of an immeasurable past by means of all the many subtle echoes of it throughout the building. Ken is the conduit through which both history and archetype are brought down to our daily lives, nourishing us unawares as we live in the space of the dreams" (Thomas Moore).