Machine Intelligence, Urban Futures, and Human-Centered Design

Brian Ho is a Senior Design Lead at Sidewalk Labs. He applies Sidewalk Labs’ generative design product to real-world urban design and development, and focuses on creating better experiences and outcomes for users and projects.

As an interdisciplinary designer, Brian has worked previously at the Center for Green Buildings and Cities, the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Leroy Street Studio and Waggonner & Ball Architects on digital and physical projects spanning AR/VR, civic technology, architecture and urban planning. He has taught in urbanism and urban studies at the Yale School of Architecture and lectured at MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

Brian received his Master in Design Engineering with distinction from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and received a B.A. in Architecture with distinction from Yale University.

In his spare time, Brian enjoys any excuse to get outside, and is always looking for a better backpack.