Lee G. Copeland (born March 26, 1937) is an American

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and

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er. He served as Dean of the University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning (now College of Built Environments) from 1972 to 1979 and thereafter as Dean of the

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Graduate School of Fine Arts (now

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) from 1979 to 1991. He is currently a consulting principal at

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. Copeland was elected a

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in the

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in 1979. He won the AIA Seattle Chapter Medal in 2000, and in 2001 he received the AIA/ ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education.

Career

Before and during his time as Dean, from 1964 to 1979, Copeland taught in the

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as a teaching assistant and as a professor. Afterwards, he was an Architect in Philadelphia, becoming chairman of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission in the 1980's while being Dean of the

. And from 2014 to 2018 he became a member in the City of Seattle Design Commission during his time as Consulting principal at

in 2003.

Education

In 1955, Copeland graduated from

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, and went on to pursue a Bachelor of Architecture at the

, completing it in 1960. Soon after, he finished his Master of City Planning and Master of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania in 1963.

References

External links

AIA Seattle Honors Archive
Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Architects from Seattle University of Pennsylvania faculty University of Washington faculty Living people American architects American urban planners University of Washington College of Built Environments alumni University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni 1937 births {{US-architect-20C-stub