Oliver Lang is CEO and Co-Founder of Intelligent City. He is an industry leading and award-winning entrepreneur, developer and architect, who has consistently contributed through innovation and built solutions in the areas of design for urban housing and cultural projects, technology development, off-site prefabrication automation, mass timber construction and carbon net zero building technology.

Oliver is providing new visions and solutions for mixed-use housing, advanced prefabrication and green building strategies. He has chaired the advisory urban design panels of UBC and the City of Vancouver, and frequently provides public key notes and lectures across Canada, North America and abroad. 

Oliver is also the Principal and Co-founder of LWPAC, a Governor General’s Medal winning architecture practice based in Vancouver since 1999. LWPAC is also the design architect for the NEXT Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

Cindy Wilson is a Canadian designer and cultural entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience. She holds a professional Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of British Columbia.

Cindy has a broad and profound understanding of the cultural forces that shape our societies. She is active in urban and market research, building analysis, strategic planning, design and definition of livability, interior design, materiality and overall project quality control. 

Oliver David Krieg is an expert in computational design and digital fabrication in architecture and timber construction. At Intelligent City, he leads the development of parametric design methods and automated manufacturing technology for the company’s multi-storey, high-rise, mass timber construction systems.

Oliver’s focus is on enabling reciprocities between design, technology and materiality in order to re-conceptualize how architecture can be designed, fabricated, and constructed. 

David was most recently VP Finance and CFO for Aquatic Informatics, where he spent 12 years helping grow the company from 5 employees to over 120. He took a key lead position in supporting the company through a corporate merger and sale of the business to a private equity firm. Over his 12 years at Aquatic Informatics he served in various roles including leading finance, accounting and human resources, and lead positions in operations, marketing and business development. 

Warren is a high-tech executive with experience at both small startups and multi-national organizations. Most recently at quantum computing company D-Wave Systems, he managed all internal operations as COO and then as EVP Corporate Affairs, he built relationships with governments, universities and industry partners across Canada. Prior to D-Wave, he held multiple senior technology executive positions at Electronic Arts.

Diana Banakh is a Senior Project Manager with experience in the consulting and real estate industry. She has a background in environmental urban planning and civil engineering technology, with a passion for sustainable design and architecture. Diana has a very diverse experience consulting on and managing projects in residential, commercial, and industrial industries. Her project experience has ranged from highway/bridge construction, building condition assessments, geotechnical, environmental, hazardous materials, and building restoration. Prior to joining the team, Diana worked as a Capital Manager in the multi-residential and real estate industry. 

Selam is a civil/structural engineer with over eight years of related experience. She is experienced in structural analysis and design of concrete, steel, and timber buildings. Her passion for sustainable construction stems from working on earthquake-resistant mass timber building research projects during her graduate studies at UBC and UNBC.
Selam believes in multi-disciplinary collaboration to deliver the most efficient engineering solutions. At Intelligent City, she will thrive in the set-up of building systems that meet sustainability, performance objectives, high-end quality, and efficiency metrics.

Leanne leads the People-HR function at Intelligent City.  As a senior HR professional her well-developed experience spans across industries, including software technology, construction, and engineering.  She is a Chartered Professional in HR (CPHR-BC) in Canada and SHRM-Senior Certified Professional in the USA.

Leanne leads with authenticity and is passionate about working with people and making a difference in the organization by developing values-led programs and practices and building high-performing and diverse teams.  She is dedicated to contributing to Intelligent City’s success by supporting its people to achieve success.

With a background in Architecture and Mechanical Engineering, Nicholas has focused his personal design philosophy on the intersection between digital fabrication and detail-oriented assemblies. As an MArch and MEDes graduate from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Calgary, he wrote his thesis on parametric tool design and cross laminated timber supply chains. Before joining the Intelligent City and LWPAC team, he worked at SAPL’s digital fabrication laboratory and Calgary-based firm Studio North as a parametric designer.

Zoie is a graduate of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto specializing in Robotics Engineering. During her undergraduate studies, she designed a medication feeding robot for her thesis. She is determined to develop and use robots to assist humans and benefit the world at large, and she is starting this journey with automating the design and manufacturing processes at Intelligent City.

Stuart Lodge is graduate of the Masters of Architecture program at the University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture (SALA). His thesis project focused on the intersection of 3D printing, materiality and architectural components. Before joining Intelligent City and LWPAC he worked at Michael Green Architecture. In addition, he is currently also completing a Masters of Advanced Studies in Architecture focusing on non-linear additive manufacturing using organic compounds and materials.

Nicholas has a background in Architecture and Urban Design with a focus in computational and generative design methods. He is an expert in employing algorithmic thinking to solve spatial problems at multiple scales. Prior to joining Intelligent City, Nicholas worked with GIS software development, urban planning, architecture and interior design. He is interested in leveraging the power of technology to design more sustainable buildings and cities.

Yasser is an operations executive with North American and international volumetric modular construction experiences. Yasser’s experience spans technology, construction, and manufacturing industries. He is dedicated to establishing sustainable, scalable, and disruptive operations practices within Intelligent City, that will help shape the industry’s future.

Edmand is the CNC and Robotics Lead at Intelligent City, and responsible for developing and implementing machining and assembly processes at the company’s pilot plant. 

As a graduate from UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, he has experience in custom millwork and fenestration design, manufacturing, CNC programming, and wood milling. His interest is in leveraging the versatility of robots to refine manufacturing, to adapt to different inputs while maintaining flow, repeatability, and standardization.

Tania Pilon graduated with her Master’s in architecture from McGill University. She competed in the Solar Decathlon China 2018 with TeamMTL where they designed and built a flexible and adaptable net-zero prefabricated row house. She worked on exhibition designs, logistics, the construction and gave a presentation at the Sustainable Development Center in Montreal. She took a PassivHaus designer course and is LEED AP BD + C accredited. Her thesis investigated the role of an architect as a translator and the influence of Indigenous cultures on architecture. She worked in Montreal and Mexico City before moving to Vancouver.

Alexander Preiss is an Intern Architect with the OAA and a graduate of the University of British Columbia. During his Master’s, Alex was a computational fabrication researcher with UBC’s HiLo Lab where he co-authored award-winning R+D in digital timber fabrication. His professional experience spans mixed-use development, urban infill housing, and community sport & recreation in both BC and Ontario. At LWPAC and Intelligent City he is focused on project execution and BIM integration.

Ho Cheung (Timo) Tsui is a registered architect with experience in architecture design development, and a specialist in computational design, BIM, and digital fabrication. Originally from Hong Kong, he is interested in urban housing and bridging technology into the building development and real estate finance process (prop-tech). He speaks fluent English, Cantonese, and Mandarin Chinese.

Aaron is an experienced designer and technologist with an expertise in  developing relationships between design and industrial production. 

He leads Intelligent City’s manufacturing initiatives, including the deployment of the manufacturing processes and facilities. Prior to joining Intelligent City he was working with the manufacturing development teams at WeWork and Apple.

Jodi Williams is responsible for the office finances.

Zifan is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto completing his degree in Computer Science specialist, Cognitive Science major and East Asian Study minor. He has great interest in software design, algorithms, and machine learning that can transform the everyday life. In Intelligent City, Zifan wishes to help the team to create better software and services

Olivia is currently a fifth-year Integrated Engineering student at the University of British Columbia, specializing in structural and materials engineering. With a special interest and passion for sustainable construction through mass timber, her responsibilities at Intelligent City lie at the intersection of structural engineering, building system development and sustainability analysis. She aims to pursue her journey to the P. Eng. designation once she graduates in December 2022.

Kai Zhu is a registered Architect in Australia with experience primarily working on large scale, civic infrastructure projects. Originally from Melbourne, Kai is an expert in the field of Computational Design, having developed bespoke computational tools and workflows within practice throughout all stages of the delivery phase. Kai is a passionate advocate for digital transformation within the AEC industry, having lectured at events such as ComputationalAEC Melbourne. His personal interests lie at the intersection of automation, industrialised construction, and business models. Prior to joining Intelligent City, Kai worked at Resolve Insight, an Australian based BIM consultancy as a Computational Designer.