Going Big

Course# MET169
Expires: December 2014
This course is AIA/CES registered for 1LU HSW/SD

Read the articles with the following learning objectives in mind. Then complete the participant exercise online at www.metropolismag.com/ce.

Lake Flato, founded by architects David Lake and Ted Flato in 1984, is best known for site-sensitive regional design. Having met in the office of legendary Texas modernist O’Neil Ford, the duo has taken Ford’s deep respect for indigenous architecture and local conditions, from regional player to a national powerhouse.

Learning Objectives:

— Understand why working at all scales of design puts Lake Flato ahead other firms
— Learn about site-sensitive regional design that goes beyond LEED
— Learn about the most current thinking in adaptive reuse
—Understand ways in which architects can play a role in making design more sustainable than current wisdom dictates

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