David Lake (architect)
Appearance
David Lake is an American architect and principal in the Texas firm of Lake|Flato 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.[1] His work continues to be noted for attention to sustainability.[2]
Notable buildings
- Congregation Agudas Achim — Austin, Texas (2001)
- World Birding Center Headquarters — Mission, Texas (2004)[3]
- Government Canyon Visitor Center — Helotes, Texas (2005)[4]
- Lake Tahoe Residence — Glenbrook, Nevada (2003)[5]
Awards
- Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award, 2004[6]
- Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2013, along with his partner Ted Flato.[7]
References
- ^ Swartz, Mimi. "Architecture • Ted Flato and David Lake". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2006-05-27.
- ^ Moore, Suzi (2001). Living Homes: Sustainable Architecture and Design. Nora Burba Trulsson, Terrence Moore. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-2469-1. OCLC 48588917.
- ^ "World Birding Center Headquarters". The American Institute of Architects - Top Ten. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Government Canyon Visitor Center". The American Institute of Architects - Top Ten. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Knop, Cody (2012-02-07). "Better Know an LF Project: Lake Tahoe Residence". Lake|Flato. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Lake/Flato Will Receive 2004 Firm Award". The American Institute of Architects. December 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-08-20.
- ^ "Global Award for Sustainable Architecture". Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
Further reading
- Ojeda, Oscar Riera (1995-10-01). Lake/Flato (Contemporary World Architects). Forward by W. Turnbull. Rockport, Mass.: Rockport Publishers. ISBN 1-56496-233-4. OCLC 35778280.
- Lake, David (2009). "David Lake – timeless architecture". ofthewest.net (Interview). Interviewed by Philip Aaberg. Sweetgrass Music.