Tom

Hi Everyone!

My name is Tom, and I am from the UK. Since September 2018, I have been working as a Research Fellow and a Project Lead at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology within the Senseable City Lab. I am currently based within the EU.

Also, I am a contributor & advisor for Urban AI, which is a Think Tank that federates an international ecosystem and a multidisciplinary community. Together, we propose ethical modes of governance and sustainable uses of urban AI

I graduated with distinction from my Master of Architecture in 2017 from the University of Westminster where my design thesis took an urban system approach which aimed to restore the Pallikaranai Wetland in Chennai, India, considered to be an ecological system, using algal blooms. The design thesis has been published globally.

I have also spent time working in three practices:

First, in Beijing working for Buro Ole Scheeren where I worked on a series of international competitions ranging from a headquarters in Berlin to an urban design proposal in the Olympic Park in London.

Second, with Foster + Partners, where I worked with Narinder Sagoo to develop narratives by using different media to conceptualise early-stage proposals. While there, I also helped design and develop the Droneport project based in Rwanda, Africa [Times Invention of The Year 2016].

Third, with GRUNER + FRIENDS to develop new tools using AI and Machine Learning to generate new proposals using various contextual parameters.


Key Areas

Portfolio
Writing
Technical Skills
Computational Skills
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Skills

Research
Conceptual Designs
Physical Model making
Prototyping
2D drawing - AUTOCAD
3D Design - SketchUp / RHINO3d
Coding - Grasshopper / Python / R / Javascri pt / HTML / CSS
Renders and Presentations - Photoshop/ Indesign / Illustator
Video - Premiere Pro / After Affects
Verbal Presentations

Availability: Currently available :
Monday - Friday 6am- 10pm
Saturday-sunday 11am - 9pm

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: Experience:

2018 - MIT Senseable City Lab - Research Fellow & Project Lead
2018 -2020 Massachusetts Insitute of Technology - Postgrad Teaching Fellow
2017 - 2019 - GRUNER + FRIENDS - Compututial Designer
2015 - 2017 - University of Westminster - Undergrad Teaching Assistance
2014 - 2015 - Foster + Partners - Part 1 Architectural Assistant
2013 - 2014 - Buro Ole Scheeren - Architectural Designer

Awards:

Best Paper Award [Winner] // IEEE World Forum
- Towards large-scale drive-by sensing with multi-purpose City Scanner nodes awarded the best paper submission.

Innovation by Design [Honourable Mention] // Fast Company
- The physical prototype design of the mobile environmental sensor for MIT Senseable City Labs project City Scanner.

Portfolio of The Year [Shortlisted] // University of Westminster
- Selected from design studio to be nominated for the school prize.

Dissertation Wall [Winner] // University of Westminster
- ‘Where Will We Go’ - top 10 dissertations from cohort selected to be a permanent poster in the University.

Graduate of the week [Winner] // University of Central Lancashire
- Awarded weekly to alumni who have progressed in their fields.