Oliver Lang, Co-Founder, Principal and Creative Director

Oliver Lang is a German-Canadian architect and urban entrepreneur with 25+years experience and a recognized leader in design innovation and integration of complex urban projects, mixed use housing, advanced prefabrication and green building strategies. He is a graduate of Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, with a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design and he holds a professional degree Diplom-Ingenieur Architektur from the University of Technology Berlin with two-year studies at the ETSA Barcelona UPC. Prior to founding LWPAC in 1998, Oliver researched and practiced in digitally assisted design and fabrication with Smith-Miller & Hawkinson in New York, while teaching digital design at Princeton University, Columbia University and University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently has taught advanced design and digital technology at SCI_ARC, the Berlage Institute, TU Berlin, UTF Santa Maria and University of British Columbia (UBC).

Cindy Wilson, Co-Founder and Principal

Cindy Wilson is a principal of LWPAC holding a professional Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of British Columbia. She has over 25 years experience in the field of design and urban development and has worked in Barcelona, Berlin and New York which in turn has enriched her understanding of typology variation for urban living. She has taught the design of “Connective Housing” at the University of British Columbia and is a frequent juror for the thesis reviews. She is active in urban and market research, building analysis, strategic planning, design and definition of livability, interior design, materiality and overall project quality control.

Mingyuk Chen – Associate Director, Projects

Born in Hong Kong, Mingyuk is a graduate of McGill University School of Architecture. She has over 17 years of project experience, including innovative mass timber buildings, residential projects, and airports. As Associate Director of Projects, Mingyuk leads projects through through all phases of design and execution. Her extensive experience in mass timber construction comes from various projects in the industry and her past experience at Michael Green Architecture.

Marcos Hui – Associate Director, Practice

Marcos is a well-rounded designer and project manager, who strives to take a hands-on approach to all of his projects. This has led to extensive public, client, stakeholder, authority and contractor related experience. Marcos’ extensive portfolio spans two decades of continued practice locally and abroad. This includes a long tenure at Bing Thom Architects where he led award winning institutional, cultural and multi-family projects and developed a deep understanding of scale, detail, materiality and innovative design. Marcos was also responsible for founding the Vancouver office for Zeidler Architecture, where he managed the office and a diverse range of projects while fostering his personable approach to team building and project management.

Tania Pilon – Associate Director, Sustainability 

Architect AIBC | M.Arch, LEED AP BD+C, CPHD

Tania Pilon graduated with her Master’s in architecture from McGill University, and has since become LEED AP BD+C accredited and a Certified Passive House Designer. Tania’s portfolio ranges from competitions such as the Solar Decathlon China 2018 with TeamMTL where they designed and built a flexible and adaptable net-zero prefabricated row house, sustainability presentations, and a variety of work in both Montreal and Mexico City. At LWPAC, Tania has been a key contributor to our firms collaboration with Intelligent City, working closely with them to consult and develop their Mass Timber Prefabricated Envelope systems, including research and design, testing, fabrication, and project implementation.

Brant York  – Architect, Technology & BIM Lead 

Architect AIBC | B.ArchSci, M.Arch, CPHD

Brant York graduated with distinction from two Canadian architectural programs, having received significant recognition for his academic accomplishments, including the Merrick Architecture Graduating Prize from UBC, the Ontario Association of Architects Award from TMU (Ryerson), and recognition in the 2015-2016 OAA Annual Report. Brant has gained experience in a variety of typologies, and has become a Certified Passive House Designer with a focus grounded in sustainable mass timber housing solutions, and Passive House construction. He has actively been engaged with our collaborator Intelligent City in the design, research, and development of their prefabricated mass timber superstructure systems, consulting and collaborating with product testing, mockups, and project implementation. Brant also leads LWPAC’s BIM and technology integration.