Hacin + Associates | Boston, MA
"Architecture Work"
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 5.30 pm
David J. Hacin, FAIA is the Founding Principal and Creative Director of Hacin + Associates, an inter-disciplinary architecture and design firm founded in Boston in 1993. Along with a 30+ person team dedicated to design excellence and client service, David has received extensive media coverage and over 80 regional, national, and international awards in recognition of the studio’s broad portfolio of architecture, interior design, graphics, and branding.
The son of an architect and born in Geneva, Switzerland, David received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Princeton University summa cum laude and his Masters of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with distinction. David has an extensive experience of teaching across the country, and has participated on numerous design juries and panels, given a TedX talk, recorded multiple podcasts, guest edited the journal Architecture Boston, and most recently lectured and taught a graduate architectural design studio at Roger Williams University’s Cummings School of Architecture as part of H+A’s participation in the school’s Teaching Firm in Residence Program.
David has been an active volunteer on behalf of a number of civic, professional and non-profit organizations, including the Boston Society of Architects, DIGMA (Design Industry Groups of Massachusetts), Historic Boston Inc., and the Boston Center for the Arts, where he served as the Board Chair during a pivotal time of the organization’s celebrated rejuvenation. In 2010, David was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. With more than 35 years of professional experience, he has been personally recognized for his public service to the City of Boston and received numerous awards for his contributions to design.