For Immediate Release: January 19, 2010
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
Spotlight on Design: Lake|Flato Architects - Media Advisory
WHO / WHAT
Ted Flato, FAIA, one of the founding principals at Lake|Flato Architects, will discuss the firm’s recent work, which evolves from an appreciation for the pragmatic solutions of vernacular architecture, the honesty of modernism, and the context of our rich and varied landscape during a Spotlight on Design lecture. By employing sustainable strategies to a wide variety of building types and scales, they seek to conserve energy and natural resources while creating healthy built environments.
The modern vernacular buildings of San Antonio based Lake|Flato Architects combine ingenuity and craftsmanship with new technologies and have gained national recognition for “architecture that is rooted to its place and successfully merges with the landscape.” As a result, Lake|Flato was honored as the American Institute of Architects’ Firm of the Year in 2004, and received a Texas Medal of Arts in 2009, only a few of their many awards.
Spotlight on Design is an ongoing lecture series featuring architects and designers of distinction from around the world. Since its inception in 1997, the series has presented many of the world’s premier design voices in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, including Tadao Ando, James Corner, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, I.M. Pei, Glenn Murcutt, and Cesar Pelli.
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
WHEN
Tuesday, February 2 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm
$12 Museum members & Students with valid ID; $20 Non-member. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
CONTACT
Marketing and Communications Department, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458.
SPONSOR
Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects. Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects.
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives. Through its exhibitions, educational programs, online content, and publications, the Museum has become a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the world we build for ourselves. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org. Connect with us on Twitter: @BuildingMuseum and Facebook.
