Dr. Lee Yoke Lai is a Senior Lecturer in the Landscape Architecture Program. She started her academic career as a tutor since 2009 in Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She graduated from Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School at The University of Tokyo, Japan in 2016. She joined the Territorial Design Studies Unit (Kubota-sensei Lab) and Urban Design Laboratory (Nishimura-sensei Lab) during her PhD studies at The University of Tokyo. She received her Diploma in Architecture (2002) from Polytechnic Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Kuantan, Pahang; BA Hons in Landscape Architecture (2008) and Master SC in Urban Design (2012) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Her current research interest is urban studies, cultural landscape, urban conservation, urban history & social history, Landscape design.
On-going current research:
- Establishment of Bamboo Avenue as an Eco-Living Lab.
On-going MOU UTM-UNS activies
- Teaching and research activities
Completed research
- Assessing Resilience of Farmer Communities In Pontian District From Rapid Development of Iskandar Malaysia (GUP grant)
- Proposed Landscape master plan for Taman Rinting Community Park, Pasir Gudang.
- Proposed Landscape master plan for Nusa Damai Community Park, Pasir Gudang.
- Collaborative Book Chapter with Yayasan Warisan Johor: Exploring the Cultural Landscape of Johor.
- Proposed Landscape master plan for Eco-community Park at Flora Heights.
