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Lee Ping KWAN
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About Lee Ping KWAN
Mr. Kwan is a Registered Architect, Certified Building Official, Certified Floodplain Manager and LEED Accredited Professional with varied expertise at the intersections of design, building code and accessibility, zoning, municipal approvals, flood mitigation, decarbonization, and public policy. He has testified as an expert witness in litigation cases, successfully obtained code variances on projects of all sizes, and helped author several high-profile publications surrounding New York City’s Local Law 97.
He consults on projects at all stages of development from concept to sign-off, often in collaboration with other divisions at SOCOTEC, and switches hats as needed between Building Envelope, Energy & Sustainability, and Code & Planning. Currently, he is helping with the development and implementation of custom AI tools within the Code & Planning division.
Mr. Kwan was previously Senior Architect in the NYC Department of Buildings’ Technical Affairs and Code Development Unit; prior to that, he was a senior designer at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (“KPF”). He serves on code development/interpretation committees at national and city levels and has been an invited lecturer/guest critic at the graduate architecture programs of Columbia, Yale, Pratt, and NYIT.
Professional Experience
10+ YEARS WITH FIRM | 18+ YEARS IN INDUSTRY
Lee Ping KWAN is an Associate at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 2014. Prior to his current position, Mr. KWAN was a Senior Architect with the New York City Department of Buildings.
Qualifications
Education
- Master of Architecture – Columbia – 2006
- Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies – Standford University – 2003
Registrations
- Registered Architect: CA, NY
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
- ICC Certified Building Official (CBO)
- LEED AP O+M
Professional Affiliations
- Board of Trustees, Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew
- ICC Building Code Interpretation Committee
- Manhattan Community Board, Appointed Member
- NYC DOB Flood Protection Code Committee
- AIA NY Committee on the Environment (COTE)
Practice Areas
- Energy & Sustainability
- Building Envelope
- Code & Planning
- Flood Mitigation
- Filing & Municipal Approvals
Representative Projects
FLOOD MITIGATION
- Lantern House and the Cortland, New York, NY
- Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center, Staten Island, NY
- One High Line (fka The XI), New York, NY
CODE & PLANNING
- Amazon JFK8 Robotic Warehouse, Staten Island, NY
- Domino Site A and Domino Refinery, Brooklyn, NY
- Hudson River Park Public-Use Restrooms (Pier 97, Chelsea Waterside), New York, NY
- MADE Campus at Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, NY
- One Wall Street, New York, NY
- Orchard Beach Pavilion and Orchard Beach Maintenance & Operations Building, Bronx, NY
- Park Avenue Synagogue, New York, NY
ACCESSIBILITY
- 64 University Place, New York, NY
SPECIAL INSPECTION
- 30 Park Place / Four Seasons Hotel Downtown, New York, NY