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May 2023
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#343 - Thomas Robinson, AIA, Founder and...

David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet
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This week Architect Thomas Robinson, AIA, Founder and Principal of LEVER Architecture joins avid and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background; moving to California and attending Berkeley; being taught by Peter Zumthor’s; starting LEVER Architecture; mass timber construction; and more!

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