MARY C. HARDIN
Interim Dean and Professor
2016 - 2017
2016-17 TEACHING
ARC 451a Design Studio VI - Design/Build Spring 2017 6 credit units
ARC 451b Design Studio VII - Design/Build Fall 2016 6 credit units
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 1983
Bachelor of Arts (With High Honors), Architecture Concentration, University of Texas at Austin, 1979
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Interim Dean, CAPLA, 2016-2017
Associate Dean, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 2011- 2016
Interim Director, School of Architecture, CALA, 2009-2010
Professor, CALA, The University of Arizona, 2004-present
Associate Professor, CAPLA, The University of Arizona, 1997-2004
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Arizona State University, 1997
Assistant Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture, Arizona State University, 1989-96
Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 1983-88
LICENSES & PRACTICE
Architectural Registration: NCARB #43677; Arizona, 2004, Texas, 1990
Residential Contractor License # ROC274174
Architect: Taller Penitente, Tucson, Arizona, 1997-2005
Architect: Hardin and Eribes Architects, Tempe, Arizona, 1990-97
Intern Architect: Kinney Kaler Sanders and Crews, Austin, Texas, 1984-88
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
AIA National Membership ; current
AIA Southern Arizona Chapter Membership ; current
ACSA National Membership ; current
AWARDS AND HONORS
SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design) Award, for excellence in public interest design, to the series of six design-build houses by Drachman Design-Build Coalition. This is an international award given to 4-6 projects annually, by the SEED Network, which is comprised of Structures for Inclusion, Public Interest Design Institute and Design Corps. The competition was held in November, 2015, and the award will be received at the Structures for Inclusion Conference in March, 2016.
AIA Southern Arizona Chapter Honor Award 2013, for DDBC Residence 5, Tucson AZ.
AIA Southern Arizona Chapter Merit Award 2013, for Barrio Rowhouse, Tucson, AZ.
ACSA Collaborative Practice Award 2011, awarded for best collaboration of professional practice, teaching, and community service, Montreal, Quebec. With Richard Eribes and John Folan.
AIA Southern Arizona Chapter Home of the Year award 2009, for DDBC Residence 2 , Tucson, AZ. With Richard Eribes.
AIA Southern Arizona Chapter Home of the Year award 2009, for DDBC Residence 3 , Tucson, AZ. With John Folan.
2009-2010 ACSA Faculty Design Honorable Mention, for DDBC Residence 3, Tucson, AZ. Drachman Design-Build Coalition.
National Urban Policy Initiative Conference Award, 2008. First place award in national competition ($20,000) for affordable housing policy initiatives. September, 2008.
Book Award: Best Architecture Book of 2008, by Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro for O Lugar do Projeto.
AIA Southern Arizona Chapter Home of the Year Award 2007, for DDBC Residence 1, Tucson, AZ. With John Folan.
AIA Award, Arizona Chapter, Distinguished Building Award 2006, for DDBC Residence 1, Tucson, AZ. With John Folan.
AIA Award, Southern Arizona Chapter, Homes of the Year 2003, for Elser Residence, Apache Junction, AZ. With Richard Eribes.
UA Academy Teaching Award, School of Architecture, 2001.
The Collaborative Practice Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, awarded for best collaboration of professional practice, teaching, and community service, 2001.
Honorable Mention, Academic Category of The Design-Build Institute of America, “for demonstrated leadership in the advancement of best design-build practices and of design-build as the project delivery method“, 2000.
Gila River Residence chosen as one of 75 projects published in Design Matters national affordable housing catalog, October 2000.
Gila River Design/Build project featured on cover and as cover story in the UofAOutreach magazine, published in the Spring of 2000.
Nominated and then named to Advisory Board of “Design Matters”, a national affordable housing design competition and catalog.
Daryl B. Dobras Award for Excellence in the College of Architecture, for Design/Build studio teaching with Rocky Brittain, 1998.
Selected to attend Wakonese Conference on College Teaching, one of 20 from U of A, 1998, 1999.
Learn and Serve Faculty Scholar Award , Campus Compact/Corporation for National Service, Learn and Serve America: Higher Education, 1996.
AIA Education Honors Award, American Institute of Architects, 1991.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
“Applied Research: Design-Build Studio as Laboratory”, in 2015 ACSA/AIA Intersections Symposium Proceedings, ACSA Press, September 2015.
Barrio Collaboration: From Conservation Technologies For Affordable Housing to Public Policy, with Shane Smith. ARCC Journal, Fall 2014. pp.
Conservation Technologies for Affordable Housing: Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation, with Nader Chalfoun and Drachman Institute. Final Civano Demonstration Grant Report, December, 2012.
ASCA Collaborative Practice Award, ASCA Awards, 2011, March 2011.
Conference Proceedings: “Value Created Through Operative Practice”, Proceedings of the 97th Annual ACSA Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 2009.
Journal Article: arkitectur.aktuell, Gerald Rodler, editor. Vienna, Austria, Vol. 336 March 2008. Publication of DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Book Project: Integrated Design in Contemporary Architecture, Kyle Moe, Princeton Press, 2008. Publication of DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Book Project: Earthen Architecture, Ron Rael, Princeton Press, 2008. Publication of DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Book Chapter; “A Pesquisa Como Práctica Ética: Objetivos Acadêmicos Alinhados às Necessidades de Comunidade”, in O Lugar do Projeto, Contra Capa Livraria Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, 2008.
Article: “Casa de Adobe Y Acero” , Volume 30, Pasajes Construccion, pp. 04-09. Madrid, Spain, June 2007.
Publication and Project Review of DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Article: “Ladrillos de Cristal Reciclado“ Volume 31, Pasajes Construccion, pp. Madrid, Spain, September, 2007. This article was written by John Folan, translated to Spanish by Enrique de la Osa and is about the glass blocks fabricated for DDBC Residence 1, designed and constructed with John Folan.
Article: “One Design For All” Volume 65, Desert Living, pp. 70-72. City Publishing, LLC, Phoenix, AZ, September 2007. Publication and Project Review of DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Article: “AIA Homes of the Year: Earthly Ambience”, Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden, September – October 2007, pp. 98-99. Tucson, AZ. Publication of AIA Award winning DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Article: arkitectur.aktuell, Gerald Rodler, editor. Vienna, Austria, forthcoming, March 2008. Publication of DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Book Project: Earthen Architecture, Ron Rael, Princeton Press, forthcoming 2008. Publication of Elser Residence and DDBC Residence 1. With Richard Eribes and John Folan.
Book Project: Integrated Design in Contemporary Architecture , Kyle Moe, Princeton Press, forthcoming 2008. Publication of DDBC Residence 1. With John Folan.
Book, “From the Studio to the Streets: Service-Learning in Architecture and Planning”, Chief editor and chapter author. Published by AAHE, ACSA, ACSP, HUD and Campus Compact through Stylus Publications, Sterling, VA. 2006.
Paper, “Research as Ethical Practice: Academic Goals Aligned with Community Needs”, Proceedings of the Projetar2005 Conference, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2005.
Paper, “Building An Ethic of Practice”, Proceedings of the 2005 National ACSA Conference, in Chicago, Illinois, March 2005. With John Folan.
Paper, “Avenue of Ideas”, Proceedings of the Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference 2004 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Sept. 2004
Paper, “What to Make of Material”, Proceedings of the 2004 National ACSA Conference, in Miami Florida, March 2004. With John Folan.
Paper, “Towards an Affordable Rammed Earth Dwelling”, Proceedings of the Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference, 2003 in Santiago, Chile. Nov. 2003
Selected entry, “Gila Indian Community Residence” in Design Matters, national affordable housing competition catalog, October 2001.
Paper, “ Very Thick Skins”, Proceedings of the ACSA Technology Conference 2001 in Austin, Texas.
Paper, “ Appropriate Technology: Cycling Between High and Low Tech in the Sonoran Desert”, Proceedings of the International ACSA Meeting 2001 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Paper, “Transcultural Research in the Sonoran Desert”, Proceedings of the International ACSA Meeting 2000 in Hong Kong, China.
Article, “Rammed Earth Constructions”, published in the Arid Lands Journal #47, May, 2000, http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln47/hardin.htm
Paper, “A Phylogeny of Formwork”, Proceedings of the 2000 National ACSA Meeting, Los Angeles, 2000.
RECENT LECTURES AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Invited Lectures
Presentation of “Applied Research: Design-Build Studio as Laboratory” at the 2015 ACSA/AIA Intersections Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March, 2015.
Attended 2015 ACSA Administrators Conference, San Juan, PR, November, 2015.
ACSA Fall Conference “Working Out: Thinking While Building”. 2014. Paper reviewer and session moderator, project juror.
Deans of the Americas III Conference, Antigua, Guatemala. 2014. Sponsored jointly by the University of New Mexico, ISTHMUS (Panama) and the University of Rafael Landivar (Guatemala City). Hemispheric meeting of the deans and program heads of Architecture schools on North and South America. Participant.
“Design-Build Education”, Western Mountain Region AIA Conference. 2013. With Robert Miller and Christopher Trumble.
“Barrio Collaborative”, ACSA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec. March, 2011.
National Urban Policy Initiative Conference, Worchester, MA. September, 2008.
“Desert Dwelling”, TRAD 104: Sonora: A Description of Place in Arid America, taught by John Messina, CALA, Spring, 2007, 2008, 2009.
AIA Housing and Custom Residential Housing Community, AIA Phoenix and Association of Community
Design conference, “Innovations and Collaborations in Housing Affordability”. October, 2008.
CPOC Housing Symposium; “Civano Demonstration Grant” presentation.
AIA Housing and Custom Residential Housing Community, AIA Phoenix and Association of Community Design conference, “Innovations and Collaborations in Housing Affordability”. October, 2008.
Green Affordable Housing National Community Development Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, June, 2007. Panel speaker and presenter.
Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing, Scottsdale, AZ. September, 2007. Panel speaker and presenter.
RECENT FUNDED RESEARCH
Seed funding for Drachman Design-Build Coalition project capitalization, $55,000. Source of funding is the expendable balance from an alumnus donation to DDBC for this purpose. UA/DDBC Agreement signed by Provost in December, 2015. Funds will be leverage for additional funding for DDBC Residence 7.
Pima County Industrial Development Authority ($115,000). Construction Loan 2013-2014; competitive application for
limited Community Assistance Loans. Repaid with house sale 2014.
Pima County Industrial Development Authority ($115,000). Construction Loan 2011-2012; competitive application for limited Community Assistance Loans. Repaid with house sale 2012.
Tucson Industrial Development Authority ($108,000). Construction Loan, 2010-11; competitive application for limited Community Lender Funds. Repaid with house sale 2011.
Pima County GO Bonds Grant ($158,000). PI, 2007-2011
Civano Demonstration Project Grant ($234,000). Co-PI, 2005 - 2011
Kellogg Foundation UA/Community Partnership Grant ($22,000), PI, 1998 - 2000
University of Arizona Faculty Small Grant ($4915), PI, 1998
RECENT ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, & PUBLIC SERVICE
Member; College Academic Administrators Council, 2011-2016. Action by CAAC is prerequisite to inclusion of the proposal on the Provost’s Council agenda.
Chair of Faculty Search Committee, Design-Build position, 2015.
Faculty Mentor 2010 – 2016.
President; Drachman Design-Build Coalition, Inc.; 501c3 nonprofit incorporated to provide the design and construction of affordable housing for low- income citizens of Arizona, 2004-2015. Design and construction of residences for homeowners earning below 80% of the median area income for Tucson. Performed all banking, accounting, construction draws, lien waivers, construction budgeting, purchases, insurance and bonding, tax form preparations and certifications for non-profit status and business license. 2004 – present.
Invited Guest Juror – University of New Mexico Silver City Studio, June 4-6, 2015.
Member; Design Review Board, El Mercado District, Tucson, AZ., 2015.
NAAB Accreditation Team Member, for the University of Houston School of Architecture BArch and MArch accreditation. 2014.
Served on NCARB ARE 5.0 Task Force to write the next version of the ARE exams. Two four-day meetings; Chicago, IL in July, 2013 and Portland, OR, in September 2013.
Served as member of visiting Academic Program Review Team for the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico, April 2013.
Project Graduation; Amphitheater School District, Tucson, Az. Design and construction of graduation night stage sets. Canyon del Oro High School. 2006-2010.