Architecture is the most readily apparent way of preserving a culture's heritage. As architects it is our responsibility to strengthen and enrich it, as well as innovate and add to that heritage.

Chris Hardy

Design Director
Kigali, Rwanda

Chris joined MASS in January 2018 as a Senior Design Associate based in Kigali. Prior to MASS, he was an Associate, Coordinator of the Fabrication Studio, and a member of the Technical Resources Group at Sasaki in Watertown, MA. Chris has researched and lectured on the emergence of digital fabrication and the integration of modern craft in architecture.

He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. He previously held an adjunct professorship at the Boston Architectural College where he taught design studios. Chris is currently a member of the Education Advisory Council for CSI’s annual conference.