Leslie Lok is a co-principal at HANNAH, an award-winning experimental design practice for built and speculative architectural projects. Lok is also an assistant professor at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. Allied with computational technology and with a focus on urbanism, Lok's research and teaching explore the intersection of housing, urbanization, and mass-customized construction methods at multiple scales. Her practice focuses on contemporary building practices and utilizes novel material applications and innovative construction methods to address subjects of architecture and urbanism.