Mary C Hardin

Biography

UA Distinguished Professor Mary Hardin began teaching in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984, and also taught at Arizona State University before joining the University of Arizona faculty in 1997. She specializes in design-build studios and the materials and methods of construction. Her research interests include affordable housing design, energy and water conserving technologies for affordable housing, and the adaptation of rammed earth production methods for low cost housing. She obtained her professional degree at The University of Texas at Austin, and is a registered architect and licensed residential contractor. Professor Hardin has received national awards for teaching, design-build project delivery, affordable housing policy initiatives and collaborative practice, as well as state AIA awards for her project designs.

Degrees

• M.Arch Architecture
• The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Arizona, United States
• Frameworks for El Paso: Downtown Revitalization Strategies
• B.A. Liberal Arts: Architecture Concentration
• The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States

Awards

• AIA Design Research Award
• American Institute of Architects Arizona, Fall 2019
• Design Pedagogy Award
• American Institute of Architects Arizona, Fall 2019
• Design-Build Award
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Spring 2019
• Housing Design Education Award
• American Institute of Architects and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Spring 2019
• University of Arizona Distinguished Professor Award
• University of Arizona, Fall 2018
• 2017 Educator Award
• AIA Arizona, Fall 2017