Kelvin Lee (he/him) is an architectural designer focused on investigations of identity and placemaking in the built environment, working with spaces and materials that already exist.
Kelvin is currently a designer at CO Adaptive, working on cultural and residential adaptive reuse projects of varying scales. He earned his Master of Architecture at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where he was awarded the William Kinne Fellows Traveling Prize and served as co-head of QSAPP. He has previously worked at the offices of Agency—Agency and Gensler and collaborated with Chris Woebken Studio.
Originally from Tokyo and Hong Kong, Kelvin now resides in New York City. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Chicago, after which he worked in finance before pursuing a career in architecture.
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Recognition:
AIA Brooklyn Design Awards Winner 2024
GSAPP William Kinne Fellows Traveling Prize 2024
Select Clients:
Ali Forney Center
Materials for the Arts
The Museum of Modern Art