KEN RADTKEY, founder and principal of Blackbird Architects, Inc., received his BSME, in Mechanical and Environmental Engineering from UCSB, and his Master’s in Architecture from MIT.
Before establishing Blackbird in Santa Barbara, Ken worked at Behnisch & Partner Architects in Stuttgart, Germany. Ken was project architect for several buildings, including the German Bundesbank Headquarters in Frankfurt and collaborated in the design of many internationally recognized buildings, as well as winning competition entries.
Ken has lectured on architecture and been a guest critic at, among other places, Columbia, Harvard, M.I.T., University of Oregon, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and Esslingen Akademie.
Of particular importance to Ken and Blackbird are the design of elegant site relationships and buildings of clarity and beauty within the landscape. The firm fosters true collaboration between clients, architects,landscape architects, artists, artisans, and builders.
Blackbird Architects’ thoughtful, site sensitive approach leads to practical innovation and the creation of poetic space.
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