William T. Baker
William T. Baker is the Founder and Principal of one of the foremost residential architecture firms in the United States today. Along with his business partner, architect Bascom W. Murrah IV, he has achieved an international reputation for high-design combined with a keen sensitivity for plans that live well.
Mr. Baker founded his Atlanta based firm, William T. Baker & Associates, in 1985 and has since opened a second office in Greenwich, Connecticut. He has received numerous awards for his work including the prestigious Arthur Ross Award for Architecture in New York City in 1993 and the Urban Design Commission Award for Excellence in Atlanta in 2005. In 2004, he published his first book, New Classicists, an international best seller that has been translated into Mandarin. In 2008, he published a second book, Architectural Excellence in a Diverse World Culture, discussing the principles of architectural aesthetics.
William T. Baker enjoys a reputation for the impeccable design of private residences, commercial projects, and historic renovations. His work spans the American continent and the Caribbean and has been featured extensively in print and broadcast media around the world. He writes and lectures on a variety of subjects including architectural design, theory, and the history of architecture.
William T. Baker holds professional memberships in the Institute of Classical Architecture (ICA), the American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD), and the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU).
He has served on the board of a number of community organizations focused on affordable housing initiatives and low-income challenges and holds memberships in several historical societies.
William T. Baker是现今美国最著名的住宅建筑公司的创始人及负责人。与他的合作伙伴,建筑设计师Bascom W. Murrah IV一起,致力于在让人们生活居住的更好,并在世界范围内的完美建筑与新锐建筑上均享有极高的声誉。
Baker先生1985年在亚特兰大建立了他的公司,William T. Baker & Associates。随后在康涅狄格州,格林威治镇建立了第二间办公室。他的作品获得了非常多的奖项,其中包括1993年纽约的年度阿瑟罗斯奖以及2005年的亚特兰大的杰出城市设计委员会奖。在2004年他出版了他的第一本书,《新古典主义》,世界各地的经销商纷纷将其翻译成本国语言进行销售。在2008年,他又出版了第二本书,《Architectural Excellence in a Diverse World Culture》,书中阐述了不同建筑美学上的原则。
William T Baker倾心于建造完美的私人住宅,商业楼宇以及翻新有历史意义的建筑物。他的工作跨越美国本土一直到加勒比海,同时他也是世界众多平面媒体以及广播媒体上非常有号召力的人物。他在包括建筑设计,建筑理论,以及建筑历史上都有很多著作以及演讲。
William T Baker拥有ICA、AIBD以及INTBAU的专业会员资格。
Baker先生同时还非常关注低收入人群的改善居住环境的问题。
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