Shane Michael Yee (b. 1991, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American designer, artist, and writer working across architecture, landscape, urbanism, and theology. A fifth-generation Californian, he received a Bachelor of Architecture, cum laude, from NewSchool of Architecture & Design in his hometown of San Diego, California.
Yee began his career in San Diego at the architecture and planning firm RY+A (now RY+AO) developing a wide variety of projects including master plans for Southern California Gas, Southern California Edison, and UCSD. He then worked as a model maker at Gensler before commissioning as an officer in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps. He earned his commission through Navy Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island and later attended Civil Engineer Corps Officers School (CECOS) at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, California.
Yee received orders to Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, serving as Assistant Director of Public Works. Later, he was assigned to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, where he served as Senior Construction Manager, overseeing construction projects on the installations, airfields, and Corpus Christi Army Depot.
During his naval service, Yee managed over $3 billion in military planning, design, and construction projects, departing active duty with the rank of O-3. His military awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Yee is the co-Founder and Chief Design Officer of Skate Ecosystems LLC, an Austin, Texas based design-build studio that approaches skateparks as works of architecture, sculpture, and regenerative public space. The firm’s Del Rio Skate Garden received the 2025 DNA Paris Design Award in Landscape Design.
Shane spends his time writing, drawing, and serving his local Diocese. He recently earned a Certificate in Franciscan Studies through the University of St. Francis, focusing on the lives and spirituality of Saints Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.