Toh Tsun Lim
Partner , PEI Architects
With a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College in Connecticut, Toh Tsun Lim, AIA joined PEI Architects in 1994, where he has held the position of Principal since 2007, subsequently rising to Partner in 2024. Prior to his tenure at the firm, he served as a design architect in the studio of Paul Rudolph. At PEI, Mr. Lim demonstrated exceptional leadership by successfully managing the design and construction of several prominent large-scale buildings, including the towering 256-meter Sentra BDNI tower in Jakarta, the prestigious Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, the esteemed Bank Of China Private Banking Facility in Hong Kong, and the recently completed Balai Pameran Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Museum for the Sultan of Brunei. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Lim collaborated with I.M. Pei on the Doha Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar, first as a designer and later as Project Architect overseeing construction completion. During this period, he also played a key role in the expansion designs of one of Mr. Pei's inaugural museums, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY. Currently, Mr. Lim directs multiple projects for the Bank of China, including the Bank of China Shanghai Lingang Mixed-use Development, the Bank of China Guangxi Tower, and the Bank of China Haikou International Financial Building, all slated for completion by 2025.