// Architect · Design & Technology Specialist · Digital Twin Lead
Chartered Architect (RIBA / ARB) — Design & Technology Specialist
at Buro Happold, leading Digital Twins on giga-scale
masterplans. Founder of Urban Decoders and the design platform
Arki Engine.
Based in the UK. Operates globally.
Michal Gryko is a British chartered architect and Computational Design & Technology Specialist at Buro Happold, working within the Cities & Technologies division. With over a decade of experience delivering impactful mixed-use developments and large-scale masterplans across the UK and internationally, his work sits at the intersection of architectural design and cutting-edge technology, with a strong focus on design computation and Digital Twins.
At Buro Happold, Michal leads the development of Digital Twins for major masterplanning projects, including Riyadh Expo 2030 and New Murabba, while creating data-driven tools and AI-enabled workflows for world-class architectural projects — redefining stakeholder engagement and design decision-making.
Michal is also the Founder & CEO of Urban Decoders, an technology company developing advanced digital solutions for architecture, urban design and large-scale masterplanning. The company focuses on Digital Twins, artificial intelligence and real-time game-engine technologies to enable data-driven design and decision-making at city and district scale.
Arki Engine, Urban Decoders' flagship immersivedesign platform, is an Unreal-Engine-powered, real-time design environment that combines configurable workflows, advanced geometric and analytical computation, and high-fidelity visualisation to streamline design development and masterplanning delivery.s
Open to collaborations in Digital Twins, computational design, AI-driven architecture, real-time visualisation and educational content.