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A Tennessee Original: Nashville's Tuck-Hinton Architects |
| Section: THE ARTS / ARCHITECTURE |
| Author: Stephen Henkin |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2000 |
| Size: 2,300 Words, 15,064 Characters |
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Tuck-Hinton Architects is a solid Nashville firm that is doing much to help define the spirit and sense of place that is Tennessee. Founded in 1984 by Kem Hinton and Seab Tuck, the thriving partnership offers a diverse array of architectural and planning services for new projects and existing structures. Yet despite the variety of their work--ranging from office buildings, banking facilities, and retail centers to parks, religious buildings, and educational structures--the strong influence of enduring Tennessee forms is apparent.
"Certainly our region possesses a fascinating variety of images and symbols from which we continue to draw inspiration," notes Hinton. "These include log structures, barns, and other simple rural buildings."
"The Tennessee area is rich in history and archite...
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...irm fits into the world of architecture. "We offer creative design services and much enthusiasm and await the opportunity to share these with clients anywhere," he says, musing: "Perhaps only critics and, ultimately, historians would be able to answer as to whether we've made a dent." A dent? Indeed, at their current progress, Tuck-Hinton's architectural impact promises to be much, much more.
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