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Aug 2024
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#408 - David Lake & Ted Flato, Co-founde...

David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet
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This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by David Lake & Ted Flato, Co-Founders of Lake | Flato Architects to discuss their early career and influences; establishing Lake Flato Architects; maintaining the firm’s founding philosophy and principles; authenticity in design process; designing to heal the environment; and more. 

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