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Andy Bako (he/him) is a computational designer and licensed architect from Mississauga, Canada. Andy’s creative work and research explores the intersection between digital and physical realities, focusing on recent advancements in artificial intelligence and digital fabrication. Andy has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level at the University of Toronto and Carleton University. He is a founding partner of BAK\LASH, a multidisciplinary design group that operates in the threshold between our digital and physical realities. With BAK\LASH, Andy has developed digital platforms and contributed to exhibitions for institutions including MOCA Toronto, the Aga Kahn Foundation and the University of Toronto.

Andy holds a Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with Advanced Placement and Distinction. He was the recipient of the Harvard GSD 2019 Digital Design Prize for his Master’s Thesis project, “Normal House”. He has worked in award-winning offices such as Adamson Associates Architects and OMA and has experience working at a multitude of scales ranging from large-scale commercial projects to custom residential work.

Andy’s work has been featured in Yale Paprika!, Kooz/Arch, SuckerPUNCHdaily, and the Hot Air Gallery in New York. He has contributed to international exhibitions including the “Countryside: The Future” exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.