New York, New York, United States
Joe Brennan, AIA is a licensed architect, educator, writer, and problem solver with a passion for digital practice and design technology. Formerly of SHoP, Populous, Gensler, and BLDGWORKS, he is currently an Associate Principal and Senior Computational Designer at KPF. There, he leverages advanced digital processes and technology to improve the design process, overseeing both the computation and digital fabrication teams in New York. Joe is an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University, where he teaches a graduate architecture class in advanced methods of technology implementation. In the past, he has taught 3D visualization classes and performed research in robotics at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and City College of Technology. Joe is a member of AIANY's Housing Committee, as well as a mentor for students at Columbia's GSAPP, a start-up mentor at New Inc, and a member of the Next Generation Leadership Fund at NABU.org. He has also worked on an advisory committee for NCARB and as a peer-reviewer for a journal on construction resilience by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Oversee Computation and Digital Fabrication at KPF's New York Office
Instructor of Rethinking BIM, a hybrid building technology and visualization class focused on the integration of design technology into real estate development, architecture, engineering, and construction.
Co-teacher of the Ultrareal sequence, part of the Visual Studies program at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. This class seeks to teach students the technical aspects of rendering, while using the technology as a tool for design.
Led architectural design and engineering at BLDGWORKS, a vertically integrated real estate development, design, and construction firm