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Posted: March 20, 2009
David Lee 2009
Name: David Lee, AIA, LEED
Title: Associate
Company: FXFOWLE Architects
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: Blantyre, Malawi
College: BA, University of California, Berkeley; M.Arch., Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
First job outside of real estate: Lifeguard
First job in real estate or allied field: Junior designer at Leo A. Daly, Los Angeles, Calif.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? FXFOWLE is a 30 year old architectural, planning, interior design and sustainable design firm committed to design excellence, social responsibility and sustainability with offices in New York and Dubai. I am currently working on Northside Piers and Navy Green, large scale mixed-use projects in Brooklyn.
Hobbies: Cooking, travel
Favorite book: "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
Favorite movie: "Il Postino" ("The Postman")
Key to success: Always keep a positive attitude
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Travel writer
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