Yui Hay Lee founded YHLA Architects in 1981. Under Mr. Lee's direction YHLA has become recognized for its successful delivery of large-scale development projects - ranging from resort complexes and multi-phased high-rise condominiums to regional retail centers and professional sports facilities. He has directed the design of residential towers, an NBA sport arena, regional shopping arcades, and resorts as well as master plans sfor many emerging communities in Florida, Taiwan and China. He has also directed the design of many smaller distinguished projects such as golf course clubhouses, civic plazas, and urban rehabilitation and revitalization projects.

Mr. Lee has over 30 years of architecture and planning professional experience and has received formal architectural training and holds architectural degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Ecole des Beaux Arts, in Fountainebleau France.

He is a registered Architect in California, Florida and Maryland, and is currently a member of the Oakland Landmarks Preservation Advisory Council Board and has served as a commissioner and chairman of the City Planning Commission for the City of Oakland. He is a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Strategic Plan for Oakland, and has served as president of the East Bay Chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans; and vice-president of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. He has served on the board of directors for the Summit Hospital Foundation of Oakland, Metropolitan Oakland Chamber of Commerce and Chinatown PAC.