Derek Lee is an accomplished landscape architect with extensive experience in the field. Currently serving as President Elect of the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects and an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Urban Design postgraduate program at The University of British Columbia, Derek also holds positions on the Board of Directors for Urbanarium. As a Partner and Principal at PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc. since 2009, Derek has provided design direction and leadership in master planning, landscape architecture, and urban design. In addition to membership in various professional organizations, including the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and Urban Land Institute, Derek has previously held leadership roles such as President of the Downtown Vancouver Association and Chair of the City of Surrey Advisory Design Panel. Derek earned a Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from The University of British Columbia from 1994 to 1998.
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PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.
We are a team of landscape architects, urban designers, and site planners. Since 1976, PWL Partnership has transformed built and natural environments into vibrant and memorable destinations in ways that honour the cultural, historic and environmental attributes of a place. Each PWL project is infused with research and rooted in context resulting in thoughtful, site-responsive places. We believe even the boldest landscape architectural statement needs to be practical in function, so we begin every project by considering its anticipated users and then create spaces that will be enriched by future generations. Our goal is to have every landscape be truly regenerative— to give more than it takes. For us, every project is an opportunity to tell a story—one stamped with history, firmly rooted in the present, and pointing towards a long, sustainable future. That’s why every project we create is unique. In our first 40 years, we were behind some of the most significant developments in Metro Vancouver—from False Creek to Coal Harbour. We contributed a full range of services from site planning to community engagement, visual details to building positioning. Now, as we grow, we are putting our stamp on placemaking projects across North America, creating opportunities for dense populations and nature to thrive together.