Ken Tate

In many ways, architect Ken Tate thinks like a filmmaker. 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. These 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. Ken 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. It is always about movement, views, compositions, framed moments - his idea being the architecture is simply millions of these moments that magically coalesce into something tangible that embodies beauty, truth and objective reality.

In many ways, architect Ken Tate thinks like a filmmaker. 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. These 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. Ken 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. It is always about movement, views, compositions, framed moments - his idea being the architecture is simply millions of these moments that magically coalesce into something tangible that embodies beauty, truth and objective reality.