Joe Y. Wai Architect, Inc. was established in 1978 and incorporated in 1994. The firm includes Joe Wai, Qi Wan, and Vincent Law. The main focus is on cultural/community projects and multiple housing. They have designed numerous projects including Britannia Community Place in Vancouver; the Taoist Worship Centre and Senior Housing Project and the Canada Asian Centre, Surrey; the Portland Chinese Classical Garden; the Seattle Art Museum and others. In 2001 Joe Wai received the AIBC Barbara Dalrymple Memorial Award for Community Service - a lifetime achievement recognition - and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.