Computational Design Expert Leaders

Urban A&O Employer New York, NY, US (remote possible)Location:

Full-timeType Fri, Jun 26 '26Posted on:

Urban A&O is a boutique design firm with multiple ongoing projects worldwide. We are a internationally recognized, award winning architecture, landscape, and smart city master planning firm founded by Joe MacDonald in 2004 at Harvard. We specialize in carbon neutral/negative regenerative, design work based on circularity design principles, and are active in the data center space, mixed-use projects, and biophilic Health & Wellness and Longevity retreats, resorts, and interior fit-outs around the world.

We are based in New York City, but you could be located anywhere in the world. We work in a fast paced environment and are staffed worldwide. This is an amazing opportunity for the right candidates. You will be working with the best designers and thinkers as peers.

Mandatory Requirements For These Roles

• EXPERT LEVEL:

Rhino/Grasshopper and various environmental plugins.

• EXPERT LEVEL:

AI Tool Proficiency -- Urban A&O Architecture Role

• Anthropic/Claude -- long-form research, proposal drafting, environmental studies, and client-facing documents.
• OpenAI/ChatGPT -- quick ideation, outline generation, design brief summarization, and image generation/inpainting for fast render iteration.
• Gemini (Nano Banana) -- high-quality photorealistic image generation from detailed architectural prompts; strong Google Workspace integration.
• Midjourney -- concept visualization and design exploration imagery.
• Perplexity -- fast cited research for material specs, codes, and precedents.
• AI Video production

Please do not apply if you do not meet these requirements.

Please send your CV and 10MB Portfolio to our Chief Strategy, Innovation and AI Officer at [email protected].

Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you!