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BUILDEX Alberta
October 22 & 23, 2025
BMO Centre at Stampede Park

Paul Howard Harrison
Design Principal, East Coast Offices at HDR Architecture Associates
Speaker

Profile

Paul Howard Harrison is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. Trained as both an architect and an engineer, his design research aims to foster equitable and sustainable futures through the integration of simulation, labour, and artificial intelligence. Paul directs HDR's Design Computation Group, a team of researchers and designers based in Toronto and Vancouver. As Design Principal at HDR, he leads the design of significant redevelopment projects for clients such as Queen's University, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Kingston General Hospital, and London Health Sciences Centre. Paul's work has been recognized with awards from The Architect's Newspaper, Canadian Architect, Fast Company, Architizer, the Canada Wood Council, and the European Healthcare Design Awards, among others.

Agenda Sessions

  • T17 - Contextual Intelligence: Architectural Case Studies for Designing With AI & Computation

    12:30pm