Al Fisher
Head Of Computational Development
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAl Fisher is Partner and Head of Computational Development at Buro Happold in London, with over a decade leading distributed engineering and coding practices across a global, multidisciplinary network. Trained as a structural design computation specialist (MEng, PhD, University of Bath), he blends deep numerical and geometric expertise with practical project delivery on schemes such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi and London Olympic Stadium transformation. He champions a globally accessible open coding framework that embeds visual programming and scripting as everyday tools for non-specialist engineers and designers. Al focuses on performance-driven design, early-stage transdisciplinary feedback loops, and optimisation techniques that tie form and efficiency together. His recent research explores “wicked” system problems and the cultural/technological dynamics of networked human-human and human-machine collaboration. Colleagues describe him as someone who intentionally democratizes tool creation—turning specialist computation into mass participation across the practice.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil and Architectural Engineering, 1st class (Hons), Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil and Architectural Engineering, 1st class (Hons) at University of Bath
Github Skills (49)
bim10
rhinoceros10
geometry10
scripting10
architecture10
revit10
object-model10
machine-learning10
manipulation10
exchange10
utility10
adapter10
engine10
grasshopper9
gis9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
BHoM/template-repository
Apr 2020 - Nov 2023
This repository can be used to create brand new BHoM Toolkits :rocket:
Contributions:4 reviews, 3 PRs, 3 pushes in 3 years 8 months
templatesbrandsaasrockettoolkits
BHoM/build-scripts
May 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
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