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His quest led him on to Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, where he found what he was looking for in two creative professors, Jim Jones and Lewis Lanter, who mentored him. That tutelage led him to write his architectural thesis Architecture in Search of a Soul. Following graduation from Auburn, Ken journeyed to work for eccentric talent Bruce Goff in Texas and afterwards for Sambo Mockbee in Jackson, Mississippi. He established his own firm, Ken Tate Architect, in 1984 in Jackson, Mississippi, which began a lifelong career of designing houses in an alchemical way where an inner essence was breathed into them. Full of rich detail and texture, the book follows Ken's 35-year career from Jackson to New Orleans and on to Palm Beach where the firm has opened their second office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering his approach to design, how architecture relates to cinema and photography, advice, reflections and even epiphanies, the book is a must read for any fan of the profession. 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In this monograph spanning over 30 years, he shows black and white photographs of his work - images that have never, or rarely, been published - that were composed, framed and lit in cinematic ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese projects and all others, whatever the style or context, were thought in a cinematic way when being designed. The photos themselves open the front door to the idea behind the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Tate, at the outset, just as the filmmaker does, always sees moving images in his head. These continue as the images start to have more clarity. 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