Terence Lee - Landscape Architect

After graduation, what was the first position you had? How did that shape where you are now as a Landscape Architect?

I got to work for Dan Kiley, in the farmhouse he had built for his family on his 200-acre farm in Vermont. It was a dream job where I got to work alongside the master and developed my love for well-designed landscapes with meticulous attention to light, spatial scale, plant and hardscape materials while collaborating with architects and engineers to achieve an overall experience of elegance and beauty.

What skills do you feel are important to have as a Landscape Architect?

Compassion for your client, consultants, architects, engineers and any other team member in the project - that's the only way to find common ground, collaborate and achieve a successful outcome for all.

Tell us about some of the exciting projects you have been a part of.

A past project I'm most proud of is the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Expansion project at Stanford University, where I collaborated with the design architects closely to develop a landscape concept that was integrated into the building architecture as well the interior design of the project - a multi-disciplined achievement that garnered well deserved awards and the distinction of being 2nd children's hospital in North America to achieve LEED Platinum USGBC certification.

Diriyah Gate, Phase 1 - Public Realm Guardianship and Diriyah Square, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Reconcilience: OAA HQ Landscape Design Competition, Toronto, Ontario
Executive Roof Terrace - (architect: KPMB), Toronto, Ontario
1891 Eglinton East (Mattamy Golden Mile) - Mattamy Homes (architect: Urban Agency), Toronto, Ontario
56-60 Fieldway Road (Arcadia District) - Ellis Don (architect: BDP Quadrangle), Toronto, Ontario
St. Lawrence Centre for Performing Arts Competition Finalist - (architects: Mecanoo & RDH Architects), Toronto, Ontario
Kiley Garden 2022 - Friends of Kiley Garden, Tampa, Florida
Trinity College: Lawson Centre for Sustainability - University of Toronto (architect: Mecanoo / RDH), Toronto, Ontario
Canary District Block 13 - Dream / Kilmer (architect: Henriquez Partners), Toronto, Ontario
333 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Sulaibikhat Coastline Master Plan, Kuwait City
Etobicoke Civic Centre (with Hening Larsen / Adamson Associates), Etobicoke, Ontario
LiUNA Local 183 Corporate Office, Vaughan, Ontario
Rees Street Waterfront Toronto Competition (with Snohetta), Toronto, Ontario
Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, California
Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Hospital, San Leandro, California
Veterans Affairs Menlo Park Landscape Masterplan, Menlo Park, California
Mission Bay Parks, San Francisco, California
Bahrain Cardiac Hospital, Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tianjin ECO-City China, Tianjin, China