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BRIAN HO
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I'm an
interdisciplinary designer
working at the intersection of society, technology and the built environment.
I believe design creates joy, community and justice. I love
cities
,
infrastructure
and
interfaces
. I imagine better interactions for complex systems. I’ve helped make
services
,
software
,
buildings
and
plans
in
Toronto
,
Boston
,
SF
,
NYC
and
NOLA
... and a few more
things
.
I work at
Sidewalk Labs,
an Alphabet company reimagining cities to improve quality of life. My work combines machine intelligence, urban futures and human-centered design.
I graduated from the
Master in Design Engineering (MDE)
program at the
Harvard GSD
and
SEAS
. I studied at
Columbia GSAPP
and majored in architecture at
Yale
. Oh, and I'm
LEED AP BD+C
certified.
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What’s on my desk?
Computer vision cartography for our
machine-mediated perception of cities
. Interfaces for seeing
building performance in augmented reality
.
Sustainable infrastructure
for a village falling into the sea, with the
Climate Solutions Living Lab
. Modular furniture, interactive markets and the future of shopping in
responsive environments
. The
ethics and governance of artifical intelligence
. A new venture building
AI for cleaner, cheaper and smarter energy networks
.
Curious? Check out some of my work:
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Collaborations, past and present.
Sidewalk Labs
Singularity.energy
Center for Green Buildings and Cities
New Urban Mechanics
Resilient Communities at New America
MKThink
RoundhouseOne
Shanzhai City
Leroy Street Studio
Hester Street
Waggonner & Ball Architects
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Get in touch:
email
,
Github
,
LinkedIn
.