Studio Bio — Taller Ke

I'm Kory Forde, an architectural designer with a background in both hands-on craft and large-scale technical production. I earned my Bachelor of Architecture and a Minor in Sustainability from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and over the past decade, I’ve worked with firms across the U.S.—from Aspen and Lake Tahoe to San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles—supporting residential and commercial projects as a consultant and job captain.

My focus bridges the technical and the conceptual. I've led the development of detailed drawing sets, graphic standards, and BIM workflows — while also contributing directly to the design of site-responsive architecture, often situated in places where the built environment meets the mountains and the sea. I’m drawn to projects shaped by landscape, climate, and material — spaces that respond to their environment with grace, subtlety, and respect.

I started Taller Ke as a return to what drew me to architecture in the first place: the quiet intersection of people, land, and form. Now based between Baja California Sur and Mexico City, the studio reflects a practice that is bilingual in both language and method — grounded, adaptive, and deeply responsive to context.

The name itself speaks to this philosophy. Taller means “workshop” in Spanish — a place of making, iteration, and craft. Ke’ is drawn from the Taíno word for “earth,” and also nods to the first letter of my own name. Together, they form a name that reflects both a personal foundation and a broader commitment to grounded, place-based design. Taller Ke is not just a studio — it’s a workshop for buildings, ideas, and new ways of inhabiting place.