Greg Otto

USC Assistant Professor Greg Otto founded Buro Happold's Los Angeles office in 2006 and functioned as Office Director through 2008. In 2009, Greg turned his focus to digital modeling and collaboration technologies, and their application within the practice as Director.

Having been educated as an architect and engineer and engaged in the practice of both, Greg's focus has been on multi-disciplinary, collaboration between the architect and engineer, and the potential for innovation that this brings.

Since joining the practice in 2001, Greg has worked on a diversity of projects such as the Genzyme headquarters, Smithsonian Patent Office Building Courtyard Enclosure, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, and Harvard Allston Science Complex.

In addition to commercial work Greg has been an Adjunct Professor at Parsons School of Design and Stevens Institute of Technology. He presently is an Adjunct Professor at USC and lectures at SCIArch regularly, both in Southern California. In addition to these faculty positions, Greg has been a visiting lecturer at MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Yale, University of California -- Berkeley and University of Texas covering both subjects of architecture and engineering. Greg joined the Board of Directors of SCIArch in 2009.

Greg is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, American Institute of Architects, American Institute of Steel Construction and the California Society of Professional Engineers.

Lectures are free and open to the public. They are located in the Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center, Harris Hall, on the University Park campus. No reservations are required. Parking is available on campus at Gate 1 off Exposition Blvd.

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