Todd Lee
Todd Granville Lee, of Boston and Springfield, MA, died on May 13, 2025, at the age of 85. Born in New York City, Todd graduated from Harvard College in 1961 and received a master of architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965. He worked at Gruzen, Cambridge Seven, and Earl Flansberg before founding his own firm Todd Lee, Clark, Rozas (TLCR) Architecture Planning.
Todd’s career focused on domestic and international architecture, such as hotels, restaurants and resorts, and on broader civic projects, such as the redevelopment of Boston’s wharf district and work in Boston’s libraries and public schools. One of his proudest achievements was the Orchard Gardens K-8 School in Roxbury. Todd went on to complete projects in 28 states as well as on every continent.
Todd wrote, “Architects never stop being architects, or organizing things, or trying to improve the environment.” In 1996, he co-founded Light Boston, a festival that touches tens of thousands of citizens and visitors each year. He worked with regulatory agencies to include lighting as a criterion for evaluation in planning and development and promoted awareness of the benefits of good civic illumination.
Todd was a devoted alumnus of Exeter Academy and Harvard, and for his 60th reunion in 2022 helped to restore the intricate historical dioramas covering three centuries of Harvard Square’s growth. He was an active member of the Boston Athenaeum and the Century Association in NYC and was deeply devoted to King’s Chapel and its community. He was to the end an active, engaged, and highly respected member of our Loeb community.