David Lake is an American
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
and principal in the
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
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
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
in 1976 where he was a student of
Pliny Fisk III
Pliny Fisk III (born May 30, 1944 in New York) is a co-founder and co-director of the "Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems" (CMPBS), a sustainable design and planning 501c3 non-profit established in 1975. Fisk also serves as Fellow in ...
. His early work was in
sustainable design
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, building modern versions of sod houses in the Texas panhandle. He began his career at Ford Powell & Carson in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, Texas. His work continues to be noted for attention to sustainability.
Notable buildings
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Congregation Agudas Achim —
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
, Texas (2001)
*
World Birding Center
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Headquarters —
Mission
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, Texas (2004)
*
Government Canyon Visitor Center —
Helotes, Texas (2005)
* Lake Tahoe Residence —
Glenbrook, Nevada (2003)
Awards
* Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award, 2004
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Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture was founded in 2006 by architect and scholar Jana Revedin. The Global Award Community, which in 2022 consists of the 75 contemporary architects or architect collectives from around the globe who have ...
2013, along with his partner Ted Flato.
References
Further reading
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External links
LakeFlato Official Site
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1950s births
Architects from San Antonio
Architects from Texas
University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture alumni
Living people