William T. Baker
# William T. Baker

William T. Baker (born December 23, 1956) is an American residential designer, and author.

## Early life and education

Baker was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Auburn University in 1979 with a BS in finance, then Emory University with an MBA.

## Career

Baker founded an Atlanta-based firm, William T. Baker & Associates, in 1985.

He received the prestigious Arthur Ross Award for Architecture in New York City in 1993.

William T. Baker holds professional memberships in The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America (ICA), the American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD), and the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU).

Baker is also the author of New Classicists, a book for architectural students and home design aficionados in the United States and Asia. In 2008, he published a second book, Architectural Excellence in a Diverse World Culture, discussing the principles of architectural aesthetics. In 2011 he published the first of a new three part series titled "Great American Homes" featuring his most recent work.

## Books

* 2004: New Classicists
* 2008: Architectural Excellence in a Diverse World Culture
* 2011-17: Great American Homes Vols. 1-3
