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Shane Yee �21 Is Designing Community Through Architecture and Passion

From drafting table to the skatepark, Shane Yee has always followed a passion for building spaces where communities can come together.

Throughout his time at 亚色影库, Shane has carved a path that unites architecture, community, and skateboarding into one seamless vision.听

Balancing the Navy, 亚色影库, and Student Leadership

While working toward his Bachelor of Architecture with a minor in Construction Management at 亚色影库, Shane was enlisted in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineering Corps. While balancing school and active duty, he stepped into leadership as president of the co-educational college fraternity, Alpha Rho Chi, where he led initiatives to foster community and professional development among students studying architecture and related professions.听听

Shane檚 hard work and dedication didn檛 go unnoticed. In 2019, Shane was awarded a scholarship by the , an organization dedicated to supporting skateboarders in achieving academic and career goals.听听

Thesis on Wheels: Merging Skateboarding and Architecture

Growing up, Shane always had a love for skateboarding and skate culture, which became the inspiration for his final thesis: 淪kateable Architecture,� an exploration of how skateparks can be designed as an enriching part of skate culture and urban life.听听

Shane Yee credits his coursework at 亚色影库 with teaching him the foundation of architecture so that he could apply it toward his passion: 淟earning architecture at 亚色影库 helped me with the phases of design such as schematic design and design development, while learning construction management helped me with knowing how to build schedules, budgets and safety plans.�听

Beyond Graduation: Designing the Future with Skate Ecosystems

His passion for skateboarding didn檛 end with graduation. As co-founder and design leader of 攁 skate Design + Build firm rooted in innovation, technology, and sustainability, Shane now helps shape skateparks that are not only functional, but also fun and visually stunning. 听

淚t檚 super fulfilling to work on municipal projects and the various populations and communities they serve and represent.� � Shane reflects.听

Their work Del Rio Skate Garden in Texas, a municipal skate garden and the first AI-assisted skatepark, was recently recognized in the in the category of Landscape Design/Historical Landscapes.听

Bruce Matthes, Director of Integrative Studies at 亚色影库 couldn檛 be prouder of Shane and his accomplishments. “Shane is the perfect example of what can happen when a student from 亚色影库 applies their education to a passion with purpose. Seeing photographs and videos of young kids and their parents overjoyed that their community of Del Rio opened a new skatepark, one that Shane’s company designed, says it all.�听

Shane currently lives in Austin, Texas serving as the Chief Design Officer for Skate Ecosystems.

Follow him on Instagram @skate_ecosystems or watch his interview on