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Dec 2024
1h 26m

#424 - Drew Lang, Founding Principal of ...

David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet
About this episode

This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Drew Lang, founding principal of Lang Studio and Founder of Brick & Wonder. The three discussed Drew’s early childhood and education; architects losing passion; alignment and communicating with clients; the architecture community & exchanging with peers; Brick & Wonder philosophy and operations; networking; and more.

This episode is supported by Integrated Projects • Enscape • Autodesk Forma & Autodesk Insight • Programa

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