Jennifer Durand Laban is a Peruvian architect, computational designer, and creative technologist based in London. Her work explores the intersection of architecture, artificial intelligence, and speculative design, using emerging tools to transform traditional design processes into immersive, ethical, and innovative experiences.
She has worked for over three years at Zaha Hadid Architects as part of the Computation & Design (CODE) team, contributing to international public and private projects with a focus on parametric scripting, advanced visualization, and AI-driven generative design. Her most recent project at Zaha Hadid Architects is the Alisher Navoi Research Center in Uzbekistan, a scientific research hub with a strong cultural and technological focus. In parallel, she has taught at institutions such as UCL and has led workshops on AI-powered architectural design for global platforms like Digital Futures and Never Enough Architecture.
Jennifer is the co-founder of OLA (Online Lab of Architecture), an experimental studio where she has developed metaverse projects, urban data analysis, and virtual installations using tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and Unreal Engine. Her work has been showcased at events including South Summit Madrid, London Design Festival, Clerkenwell Design Week, and Meta – Latinas in Tech.
She holds a Master’s degree in Architectural Management and Design (2019) from IE University in Madrid, Spain, and completed her Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism in 2016 at Ricardo Palma University in Lima, Peru.
In recent years, she has taught a variety of workshops, including AI x Biomimicry for Never Enough Architecture and multiple sessions for Digital Futures, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence into architectural design.
Her career has been recognized with numerous awards and distinctions, such as First Prize in the 2nd Edition of Virtual Space by Fundación Telefónica Movistar (2021), Second Place in the 2K Challenge by Futurly (2020), Finalist in the Social Distancing Housing Block Competition (2020), and Honorable Mention in the International Piranesi Student Award (2019), among others.
She has also been featured in Peruvian press and media, including television, radio, and national newspapers, discussing her latest projects. One of her most notable public appearances was to present "The Power of Data", a project developed with OLA that explores the transformation of social media data into architectural and spatial narratives through artificial intelligence.