David Lake
David Lake is an American architect and principal in the Texas firm of LakeFlato with Ted Flato. Lake grew up in Texas and received his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 where he was a student of Pliny Fisk III. His early work was in sustainable design, building modern versions of sod houses in the Texas panhandle. He began his career at Ford Powell & Carson in San Antonio, Texas.
David Lake
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- Born
- 1950
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Fields
- architecture · green building
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- Languages
- English
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David Lake is an American architect and principal in the Texas firm of LakeFlato with Ted Flato. Lake grew up in Texas and received his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 where he was a student of Pliny Fisk III. His early work was in sustainable design, building modern versions of sod houses in the Texas panhandle. He began his career at Ford Powell & Carson in San Antonio, Texas.
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David Lake (born 1950) is an American architect.
The architect studied at University of Texas at Austin. David Lake is active in architecture and green building. Languages used include English.
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His work continues to be noted for attention to sustainability.
• Congregation Agudas Achim — Austin, Texas (2001) • World Birding Center Headquarters — Mission, Texas (2004) • Government Canyon Visitor Center — Helotes, Texas (2005) • Lake Tahoe Residence — Glenbrook, Nevada (2003)
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Awards
• Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award, 2004 • Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2013, along with his partner Ted Flato.
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- 1.Swartz, Mimi. Architecture • Ted Flato and David Lake. Texas Monthly.
- 2.Moore, Suzi. Living Homes: Sustainable Architecture and Design. Chronicle Books. 2001. 0-8118-2469-1.
- 3.World Birding Center Headquarters. The American Institute of Architects - Top Ten.
- 4.Government Canyon Visitor Center. The American Institute of Architects - Top Ten.
- 5.Knop, Cody. Better Know an LF Project: Lake Tahoe Residence. Lake Flato. 2012-02-07.
- 6.Lake/Flato Will Receive 2004 Firm Award. The American Institute of Architects. December 2003.
- 7.Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Ojeda, Oscar Riera. Lake/Flato (Contemporary World Architects). Rockport Publishers. 1995-10-01. 1-56496-233-4.
- Lake, David. David Lake – timeless architecture. ofthewest.net. Sweetgrass Music. 2009.
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