Isabelle Lee
Hey! I'm Isabelle, a design strategist and researcher exploring the relationships between human (& non-human) experiences, planetary systems, and new technologies to imagine regenerative spaces for all living things.

Check out some of my work below:
2025 | Research | Data Visualization
Afterlives: Fieldwork on Abandoned Plantations

2026 | Design | Climate Storytelling
2025 | Research | Biomaterials
2026 | Research | Geospatial Analysis
Harvesting Carbon
2025  | Research | Participatory Workshop
2024 | Design | Immersive Installation
Airscape: Visualizing The Invisible
2020 | Design | Climate Resilient School
The  Calauit School Project
2019 | Design | Climate Resilient School
The Hemis Monastic School
Work under NDA
01 Envisioning Modular Systems for Net-Zero Living Concept Design & Strategy
Future Living & Environmental Systems
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02 Reimagining an Urban Arrival Experience for a Government Agency Concept Design & Strategy
People, Places & Experiences
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03 Rethinking Third Spaces for the Digital Age Architecture & Design
People, Places & Experiences
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04 Building  the Auditorium of the Future for a University Architecture & Design
People, Places & Experiences
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05 Rewilding the Retail Experience for a Major Commercial DeveloperConcept Design & Strategy
Brand, Culture & Commerce
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06 Crafting a Unique Dual-Brand Spatial Identity for a Hospitality Group Concept Design & Strategy Brand, Culture & Commerce
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07 Integrating Nature-Based Solutions into Transit-Oriented Development
 Environmental Design & Strategy Future Living & Environmental Systems
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08 Reimagining Essential Civic Infrastructure for New York City Research & Service Strategy Future Living & Environmental Systems
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09 A New Kind of Music Experience for an Entertainment Group Spatial & Experience Design Brand, Culture & Commerce
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10 Bringing Pop Art to Life for a Global Art Institution Spatial & Experience Design Brand, Culture & Commerce
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Currently

Based in
Brooklyn, New York
United States

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On most days, Isabelle is an experienced designer, researcher and professional dot-connector who likes asking big questions about small things (and vice versa!). From the materials we build with, to the spaces we experience, to the planetary systems we depend on, she's interested in untangling complex questions about how we live, what we design, and how we might do both a little differently.

With a background in architecture, but curious about everything in between,
her work combines evidence-based research with creative experimentation to explore new ideas, challenge conventions, and imagine more regenerative ways of living.

On other days, she's an aspiring furniture maker, and an admittedly bad tennis player.

Her creative spirit was cultivated at the Rhode Island School of Design, her systems thinking nurtured at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and appreciation for interdisciplinary collaboration deepend as a graduate fellow of the Climate Leader’s Program. Throughout her career, she's brought these perspectives together through research, analysis, and design, helping cities, organizations, and communities turn ambitious ideas into tangible, livable outcomes.

Previously

Associate Researcher 
Parenthetical Labs
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
2026

Design Researcher
MIT Age Lab
Massachusettes Institute of Technology
2025

Design Strategist
Cook Haffner Architecture Platform 
(Founded by Peter Cook of Archigram)
2022 - 2024

Design Team Lead
Henning Larsen Architects 
2018 - 2022
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