Kem Hinton is an architect, urban designer, visual artist, historian, public speaker, and author. He was born in Nashville and raised in nearby Murfreesboro. Kem received the Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Tennessee (recipient of Torchbearer Award) and Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
In 1984, he joined with Seab Tuck to establish Tuck-Hinton Architects. During his 35-year career, Kem was responsible for the design of educational facilities, private homes, theaters, museum, churches, parks, and memorials. Kem’s most known accomplishments are the Tennessee Bicentennial Mall, Civil Rights Room and Votes for Women Room (both in the Nashville Public Library), Tennessee World War II Memorial, and Tennessee State Library & Archives.