About

Paul Howard Harrison is an Assistant Professor in the teaching stream 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 build 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 headquartered in Toronto and Vancouver; as Design Principal at HDR, he also leads the design of major redevelopment projects for clients like Queen’s University, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Kingston General Hospital, and London Health Sciences Centre. Paul’s work has received awards from The Architect’s Newspaper, Canadian Architect, Fast Company, Architizer, the Canada Wood Council, and the European Healthcare Design Awards, among others.

Paul received a Faculty Design Prize and Frederick Coates Scholarship while completing his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto, where he was advised by Prof. Dr. Benjamin Dillenburger, and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University.