Hinton, Kem: - Kem Hinton is an architect, urban designer, visual artist, historian, and author. He was born in Nashville, raised in nearby Murfreesboro, and holds degrees from the University of Tennessee, University of Pennsylvania, and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was founding partner with Seab Tuck of Tuck-Hinton Architects (1984-2019). Their firm's architectural work received state, regional, and national awards, and their buildings have been publicized in prestigious international design journals of Italy, France, Germany, and Japan. Kem is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, served on the Tennessee Historical Commission (2020-2024), and recipient of the AIA Tennessee "William Strickland Lifetime Achievement Award." He is now studio director of Kem Hinton Design.