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EVERYTHING BY DESIGN
I'm Alex. My practice is a multidisciplinary blend of design, computation, and fabrication. I focus on developing the systems behind each design, consistently optimizing to maximize value.
With a background in Architecture, I am currently focusing on Human Factors design.
LATEST WORK
A selection of my most recent explorations.
HUMAN FACTORS
If a tool isn't perfect, I'll build it myself.My focus is on ergonomics, efficiency, and a physically optimized user experience based on science.
MORPH42 - 42 Key Split
42 keys, endless combinations. If you're serious about desktop ergonomics then you should be typing split.
M4USE - 21g Mouse
Ignore all the marketing. The best for hand health is to be weightless and palm-free.
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
This is where code meets the physical world. It’s about using computation and AI to design novel solutions for fabrication.
FLOW
Generative methodology and framework for bistable auxetic patterns and kinetic deformation geometries for digital fabrication. Try saying that twice as fast.
SYSTEMS AND STRATEGY
This work is about designing the process, the framework, the system behind all interaction.
ALFRED.AI
The Alfred to your Batman.
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN
Shaping the physical spaces we inhabit. It involves large-scale thinking, from a single building's impact to a multi-block masterplan.
UP
Urban activation of the Testaccio district of Rome, Italy.
CROSSROADS
Self-sufficient micro-community with vertically layered programming designed with a carbon-conscious strategy at its core.
AWARDS
| Title | Author | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | International Experience Award | ||
| 2025 | UWaterloo Outstanding Design Award | ||
| 2025 | BDPQ Excellence in Digital Fabrication Award | ||
| 2025 | UWSA Mentorship Award (3A) | ||
| 2025 | Ledcor Group Upper-Year Scholarship | ||
| 2024 | Marj Shaefer Award | ||
| 2022 | UWSA Mentorship Award (1A) | ||
| 2021 | UWaterloo President's Scholarship | ||
| 2021 | Alexander Rutherford Scholarship | ||
| 2021 | Diversity in Engineering Award | ||
| 2020 | Engineering Best Design Award |