Hannah Wong
Master of Architecture Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Design; Project Manager, Critical Design Lab
Hannah Wong is a current student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) receiving her master's degree in architecture. She is the first legally blind student to be accepted to the GSD where she founded design.able, a student-run organization focused on design and disability. Her research interests include the non-visual aspects of the built environment and access in circulation and transportation.
In addition to her work for the Lab, Hannah works for the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) on accessibility in the architectural and digital realms. Prior to returning to academia, she worked in environmental engineering with Transsolar KlimaEngineering on thermal comfort and sustainability and as a data analyst and DEI consultant for a social media marketing company. She holds a B.A. in applied mathematics with a concentration in civil engineering from UC Berkeley.