David Lake and Ted Flato, founders of Texas studio Lake|Flato Architects, have been named as the joint recipients of the 2024 AIA Gold Medal. The most prestigious annual honor bestowed by the American Institute of Architects, the Gold Medal recognizes an individual—or in this instance, individuals— whose “significant body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.” Lake and Flato, who were chosen by an eight-person jury panel, follow in the footsteps of recent Gold Medal honorees including Carol Ross Barney, Angela Brooks and Larry Scarpa, Edward Mazria, and Marlon Blackwell.
Establishing their eponymous practice in San Antonio in 1984 and expanding into Austin in 2016, Lake and Flato are no strangers to racking up accolades from the AIA and numerous other organizations. To date, the firm has received 15 COTE Top 10 Awards for designing superlatively sustainable projects across a range of typologies, including mixed-use urban developments and nature centers. “Through the confluence of nature, beauty, and resilience, Lake and Flato have made sustainability exciting in a way few other architects have accomplished,” wrote the AIA in its announcement. “The projects they envision have raised the collective consciousness surrounding our climate crisis while simultaneously captivating a broad audience with buildings that are both beautiful and sustainable.”
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