Architecture Fall Lecture Series: Hansy Better Barraza

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Hansy Better Barraza, Principal and Co-founder, Studio Luz

Since co-founding Studio Luz Architects in Boston, Massachusetts 24 years ago, Hansy has embraced a collaborative design approach rooted in explorations of culture, identity, and community. Hansy is a licensed architect, urban designer and LEED Accredited Professional. She has over 24 years of design and construction experience in new construction and renovation for institutional, commercial and residential clients. Under her leadership, Studio Luz’s designs have been widely recognized, receiving national and international honors including the Architectural Record Design Vanguard Award, a Progressive Architecture Award, multiple AIA Design Awards, the Architectural League of New York’s Young Architect’s Award, and the Chicago Athenaeum’s American Architecture Award.

Hansy is Professor Emerita of Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design and a graduate of Cornell University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design.