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| 1 | - | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 635 | |
| 1 | + | 2023S0430-1 05/21/23 | |
| 2 | + | By: Whitmire S.R. No. 635 | |
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| 5 | + | SENATE RESOLUTION | |
| 2 | 6 | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | |
| 3 | 7 | recognize globally renowned architect Chao-Chiung Lee in honor | |
| 4 | 8 | of the 40th anniversary of his architectural firm, STOA | |
| 5 | 9 | International Architects, Incorporated; and | |
| 6 | 10 | WHEREAS, Chao-Chiung Lee, the president and founding chief | |
| 7 | 11 | executive officer of STOA International Architects, established | |
| 8 | 12 | the firm in 1983 in Houston; committed to reflecting Houston's | |
| 9 | 13 | ethnic diversity, he collaborates with distinguished architects, | |
| 10 | 14 | designers, engineers, project managers, and consultants from | |
| 11 | 15 | diverse backgrounds whose distinguished expertise and cultural | |
| 12 | 16 | fluency cater to existing clients and attract new business; and | |
| 13 | - | WHEREAS, STOA International Architects, which is | |
| 14 | - | as a historically underutilized business and as a | |
| 15 | - | business enterprise, has offices in Houston, New York, | |
| 16 | - | Pensacola and Panama City, Florida; the firm's resounding | |
| 17 | + | WHEREAS, STOA International Architects, which is | |
| 18 | + | certified as a historically underutilized business and as a | |
| 19 | + | minority business enterprise, has offices in Houston, New York, | |
| 20 | + | and Pensacola and Panama City, Florida; the firm's resounding | |
| 17 | 21 | success led to its purchases of the prestigious firms Harry | |
| 18 | 22 | Goleman Architects in 2001 and Amspacher and Amspacher | |
| 19 | 23 | Architects in 2007; STOA's robust portfolio includes aviation | |
| 20 | 24 | facilities, education centers, libraries, maintenance and health | |
| 21 | 25 | care facilities, multi-family housing, multi-purpose service | |
| 22 | 26 | centers, and public park support and hospitality facilities; and | |
| 23 | 27 | WHEREAS, Central to STOA's success is Chao-Chiung Lee's | |
| 24 | 28 | systematic design method, which helps his clients to improve | |
| 25 | 29 | their modern-design and development challenges; and | |
| 26 | 30 | WHEREAS, In addition to managing his internationally | |
| 27 | 31 | acclaimed architectural firm, Chao-Chiung excels as an artist, | |
| 28 | - | author, philosopher, teacher, project developer, and | |
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| 32 | + | author, philosopher, teacher, project developer, and feng-shui | |
| 33 | + | master who has taught interactive workshops at Rice University | |
| 34 | + | and other universities for more than two decades; he is indeed | |
| 35 | + | deserving of recognition for his many outstanding achievements | |
| 36 | + | in architecture and in the arts and sciences; now, therefore, be | |
| 37 | + | it | |
| 34 | 38 | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | |
| 35 | 39 | Legislature, hereby commend Chao-Chiung Lee on his contributions | |
| 36 | 40 | to architecture in the Lone Star State and extend to him | |
| 37 | 41 | congratulations on the 40th anniversary of STOA International | |
| 38 | 42 | Architects and best wishes for the future; and, be it further | |
| 39 | 43 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | |
| 40 | 44 | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | |
| 41 | - | Whitmire | |
| 42 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 43 | - | President of the Senate | |
| 44 | - | I hereby certify that the | |
| 45 | - | above Resolution was adopted by | |
| 46 | - | the Senate on May 23, 2023. | |
| 47 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 48 | - | Secretary of the Senate | |
| 49 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 50 | - | Member, Texas Senate |