Nate Randolph, AIA, NCARB
Principal, Partner and Treasurer, Edward Tucker
Architects, Inc., and Member, BOWR, LLC
SAMANTHA CART
Photo by Bill Woodrum.
NATE RANDOLPH, AIA, NCARB, principal at Edward Tucker
Architects, Inc. (ETA), isn’t just an architect. He’s also an Eagle
Scout, an excellent marksman, an aspiring pilot, a proficient
heavy equipment operator, a former member of the band Trunk
Monkey and a karaoke legend.
This jack of all trades had big dreams as a child before he
decided to pursue architecture.
“When I was very young, I wanted to be a ninja who rode a
motorcycle and fought crime,” says Randolph. “After I figured
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out there wasn’t much of a career for ninjas, I determined I
would be either an artist or a priest. By the age of 12, I had
narrowed my career path down to architect.”
During college, Randolph was turned down for an architecture
internship in Knoxville—an event that changed his life.
“It really bothered me that I was passed over for a position
I felt I had more experience for than the candidate who got the
job,” he recalls. “I decided to work harder. Instead of interning
at an office, I worked construction during the day renovating