Tate's Gallery

Location: 1017 N. Cedar Bluff Road

Developer/Owner: Joe Tate

Architect: Marco Garcia, ASG, Inc.

Engineering: Richardson Turner Construction, Co.

Landscape design: Luminary Landscape LLC (water features); Jeff Hellmund (flower beds)

This year’s winner is Tate’s Gallery. Located near the Cedar Bluff Road/Middlebrook Pike intersection, this new shopping center is a pleasant departure from conventional strip commercial design. Marco Garcia of Architectural Services Group used a brick and stone façade, pitched roof and gables to create a neighborhood-oriented appearance and complement the nearby drugstore. Wide sidewalks, outdoor café space and covered walkways make it a pedestrian friendly place, while its clock tower provides an accent, bringing focus to the center and raising the bar of good urban design in the area. Its one and one-half stories, dormers and gables complement the nearby Tate School of Discovery and residential development.