Ager Group

Xiaowei Ma: Founder

Mr. Ma founded AGER in 2001. He is educated in China and the United States and prior to starting AGER, he worked with highly respected practitioners and offices in the States gradually forming his own distinctive design "voice" philosophy of landscape design. In 2001, with a strong sense of his own mission, Mr. Ma came back to China and founded AGER. Among his master works are Boao Forum for Asia International Convention Center and Sofitel Boao. Mr. Ma currently serves as an associate of the Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota and as trustee of the Shanghai Landscape Committee.

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine brings to AGER over 30 years experience as a landscape architect and in commercial real estate. He joined AGER's Shanghai office as Director of Design in 2006 and opened the Boston office in February 2008. Playing a leadership role in the firm's urban open space initiatives, Tom assists clients worldwide in adding value through inspired and sustainable design. Working in England and Taiwan in the 1970s opened his eyes to the roots of his chosen profession, and the limitlessness of connections between East and West. His collaboration on Yo-Yo Ma's Music Garden proposed makeover of Boston's failed City Hall Plaza crystallized in a vision of public space dedicated to celebrating Big Ideas, through high-tech special effects. He led the site design for the first gold LEED certified public building in Massachusetts at Cape Cod Community College. Tom received his BA and MLA from Harvard University and MBA from Darden (University of Virginia). He is licensed in Massachusetts.

Lisa Hu

Lisa Hu joined AGER in 2002 after many years of design and executive experience at Turenscape and EDSA Orient in Beijing. Her extensive knowledge of the operation and management of design firms, from budgeting to quantitative analysis and performance metrics has played a key role in AGER's success.

Jessica Leete

Jessica Leete is a licensed landscape architect and has been the lead designer and project manager from conceptual design through construction documentation on projects ranging from public open space to campuses and eco-communities in China, the Middle East, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and the United States. She is a founding member of the Institute for Sustainable Urban Societies (ISUS Design) an internationally networked group of designers, planners, sociologists, scientists, and engineers whose goal is to develop innovative, integrated, and sustainable strategies addressing the complex environmental, social and economic issues facing cities today. Jessica brings her creativity and her commitment to environmental and social sustainability into practice with AGER Group and helps to provide clients with design strategies based on a thorough understanding of project-specific and global issues.

Maggie Ma

Maggie Ma joined AGER IN 2008 after years of finance and executive experience.Her rich experience in financial help AGER have reasonable financial plans every years and always in favourable operation state,She has made remarkable contribution to the development of the company.

Lu Xiaoxiao

Xiaoxiao Lu joins AGER in 2012 after receiving her second Master in Landscape Architecture from University of Minnesota. Before that she is educated in China and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Planning and a Master in Landscape Architecture from Beijing Forestry University. With her international education experience, Xiaoxiao has a good understanding of western & eastern culture, which helps her pursue the idea of design with people and environment. Also with the bilingual ability Xiaoxiao plays an important role for communication in company.