Debra Lehman Smith
Founding Partner
LSM
Debra Lehman Smith is the founding partner of LSM, advising developers, architects, and major corporations as they execute the world's most
innovative commercial real estate developments. The firm’s accolades include awards for design, workplace, and real estate strategy excellence from the British Council of Offices, the US General Services Administration, and the American Institute of Architects.
LSM’s work has been featured around the world in Interior Design Magazine, Wallpaper Magazine, Architectural Record, and Domus. Ms. Lehman Smith was named Designer of the Year by Interior Design Magazine and inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame.
She is an advocate for public art and design education and has served as an advisor to universities and institutions worldwide, including the:
• Board of Directors, British Library Architectural Library Trust
• Chair, State Department Industry Advisory Group, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations
• University of Kentucky College of Design Advisory Board – Ms. Lehman Smith’s alma mater
innovative commercial real estate developments. The firm’s accolades include awards for design, workplace, and real estate strategy excellence from the British Council of Offices, the US General Services Administration, and the American Institute of Architects.
LSM’s work has been featured around the world in Interior Design Magazine, Wallpaper Magazine, Architectural Record, and Domus. Ms. Lehman Smith was named Designer of the Year by Interior Design Magazine and inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame.
She is an advocate for public art and design education and has served as an advisor to universities and institutions worldwide, including the:
• Board of Directors, British Library Architectural Library Trust
• Chair, State Department Industry Advisory Group, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations
• University of Kentucky College of Design Advisory Board – Ms. Lehman Smith’s alma mater