Hacin Overview.
Recognition

Honors + Ideas

121 Design Awards
  • American Institute of Architects Design Awards 6 Awards in Housing Design
  • IIDA Interior Design Competition Residential Design Honoree
  • Boston Society of Architects Design Awards 10 Awards for Residential, Multifamily, and Hospitality Design + Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
  • Interior Design Best of Year Honoree Two-time Honoree in Branding + Residential Design
  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Best Contemporary Architect 2024 + 2023, Best Boston Architect - New Construction 2017
  • IIDA New England Design Awards 10 Awards for Private Residential, Commercial, and Hospitality Design
  • Boston Preservation Alliance Preservation Achievement Award 5 Awards for Multifamily, Hospitality, + Adaptive Reuse Hospitality Projects + Winner of Susan Park President's Award
  • Best of Boston Home 8 Awards in Residential and Urban Architecture and Design
  • James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards 2020 Honoree
  • Residential Architect Design Awards Award for Adaptive Reuse
246 Publications

  • 2021 Awards

  • A’N Best of Practice Awards 2021 | Honorable Mention: Interior Design – Northeast
  • IIDA Interior Design Competition 2021 | Finalist: Residences Large Back Bay TH

  • 2020 Awards

  • Boston Architects “The Best Office Architects in Boston”
  • Boston Architects ” The Best Residential Architects and Designers in Boston”
  • Boston Architects ” The Best Restaurant Architects and Designers in Boston”
  • Tripadvisor “#1 Rated Hotel in Boston 2020” The Whitney Hotel
  • Condé Nast Traveler “Top 10 Hotels in Boston: Readers’ Choice Awards 2020” The Whitney Hotel
  • James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards 2020 | Nominee: 76 Seats and Over Shore Leave
  • Boston Preservation Alliance | Preservation Achievement Award 2020 The Whitney Hotel

  • 2018 Awards

  • BSA Design Awards 2018 | Hospitality Design Glass House
  • PRISM Awards 2018 | Gold Winner: Best Multi-Unit For-Sale Community – Attached Homes PORT45
  • Interior Design Best of Year 2018 | Honoree: Large Apartment Four51 PH
  • BIA Brick in Architecture Awards 2018 | Bronze Award Four51 Marlborough
  • IIDA New England Design Awards 2018 | Best in Massachusetts Four51 PH
  • IIDA New England Design Awards 2018 | Best Private Residential Design Four51 PH
  • IIDA New England Design Awards 2018 | Best Workspace 20,000-80,000 SF IDEO Cambridge
  • Hermes Creative Awards 2018 | Platinum Award: Design, Publication OverallH+ Magazine, No. 5
  • Hermes Creative Awards 2018 | Platinum Award: MagazineH+ Magazine, No. 5
  • Boston Common Magazine “Best of the City – Best Starchitect for Hire”

  • 2017 Awards

  • Interior Design Best of Year 2017 | Honoree: Branding + Graphics H+ Magazine
  • Boston Preservation Alliance | Preservation Achievement Award 2017 Four51 Marlborough
  • Architizer A+ Awards 2017 | Special Mention: Architecture +Metal North End Loft
  • IIDA New England Design Awards 2017 | Best Hospitality Design Glass House
  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston 2017 | Boston Architect, New Construction
  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Home 2017 | Best New Construction Architect
  • Hermes Creative Awards 2017 | Platinum Award: Design, Publication OverallH+ Magazine, Issue No. 4
  • Hermes Creative Awards 2017 | Platinum Award: MagazineH+ Magazine, Issue No. 4

  • 2016 Awards

  • BSA Honor Awards for Design Excellence 2016 | Citation for Interiors Public Garden TH
  • Hermes Creative Awards 2016 | Platinum Award: Design, Publication OverallH+ Magazine, Issue No. 3
  • Hermes Creative Awards 2016 | Platinum Award, PublicationsH+ Magazine, Issue No. 3
  • IIDA New England Design Awards 2016 | Best Private Residential Design Public Garden TH
  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Home 2016 | Best Urban Architect

  • 2014 Awards

  • CoreNet New England | Award of Excellence for Best New Workplace / Large Renovation Arnold | Havas HQ
  • Illuminating Engineering Society, New England Section | Merit Award Arnold | Havas HQ
  • The Boston Globe | Most Entertaining Restaurant 2014 State Park
  • Architect Magazine “2014 Annual Design Review” | Honorable Mention District Hall

  • 2013 Awards

  • BostInno.com “50 on Fire” 2013 District Hall
  • Residential Architect Design Awards 2013 | Adaptive Reuse FP3

  • 2012 Awards

  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Home 2012 | Best Bathroom Designer Beacon Street PH2

  • 2010 Awards

  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Home 2010 | Best Modern ArchitectHacin + Associates Featured
  • ASID New England Honor Awards 2010 | Best Retail Design Fresh
  • ASID New England Honor Awards 2010 | 2nd Place: Whole House Design Zero Marlborough PH
  • ASID New England Honor Awards 2010 | Best Whole House Design Beacon Street PH 1
  • IIDA New England Design Awards 2010 | Best Private Residential Design FP3
  • Boston Herald’s Ten Best Boston-Area Buildings of the Decade Zero Marlborough PH

  • 2009 Awards

  • BSA John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing 2009 Project Place
  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Home 2009 | Best Contemporary Architect
  • Newport Restoration Foundation / City of Newport | Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award 2009 Newport Firehouse
  • AIA Housing Award 2009 | Multifamily FP3
  • BSA Honor Awards for Design Excellence 2009 | Citation for Infill Housing
  • BIA Brick in Architecture Awards 2009 | Gold Award FP3
  • AIA/HUD Secretary’s Award 2009 Project Place
  • AIA New York Chapter Building Type Awards 2009 | Housing FP3
  • AIA New York Chapter Building Type Awards 2009 | Housing Project Place
  • Sub-Zero + Wolf Kitchen Design Contest 2009 | Regional Winner
  • Contract Magazine Inspiration Awards 2009 | Honorable Mention for Social Responsibility

  • 2008 Awards

  • Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Home 2008 | Best Architectural Interiors
  • AIA Housing Award 2008 | Special Housing
  • BIA Brick in Architecture Awards 2008 | Gold Award Project Place

  • 2004 Awards

  • BSA/AIA New York Chapter Housing Design Awards 2004 | Award for Design
  • ReBrand 100 Merit Award
  • BSA/IIDA/ASID Interior Architecture and Interior Design Awards 2004 | Honor Award for Design ExcellenceFresh Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
  • BSA/IIDA/ASID Interior Architecture and Interior Design Awards 2004 | Honor Award for Design Excellence Laconia Loft West
  • BSA/IIDA/ASID Interior Architecture and Interior Design Awards 2004 | Honor Award for Design ExcellenceBeacon Street Condominium

  • 2002 Awards

  • Boston Preservation Alliance | Preservation Achievement Award 2002St George Street Condominiums

  • 2001 Awards

  • Boston Preservation Alliance | Preservation Achievement Award 2001Porter Houses

  • 1996 Awards

  • BSA/AIA Excellence in Housing Design Award 1996Pinnacle Peak Residence
  • BSA Interior Design Award 1996The Offices of Claire Garrett, New York, NY
  • Modern Salon – Salon of the Year 1996 | Award of Special DistinctionSnip-Its, Framingham, MA
  • Accent on Design – International Gift Shows 1996 | Highest Scoring Design, New York + San Francisco

  • 2010 Publications

  • New England Home “The Fourth Annual New England Design Hall of Fame”David Hacin Featured
  • Luxury Home Quarterly “Designer Showcase: Hacin + Associates, Inc.” FP3
  • Architect Magazine “Sasaki, Hacin + Associates Create Partnership”Hacin + Associates Featured
  • The Boston Globe “25 Most Stylish Bostonians of 2010”David Hacin Featured
  • San Francisco Chronicle “Chic Shift in Boston Neighborhoods” FP3
  • Boston Herald “Brand New in Boston” FP3
  • At Home Magazine “3 Cities Building on Inspiration”Hacin + Associates Featured
  • Preservation “Brick by Brick” Newport Firehouse

  • 2009 Publications

  • Architectural Record “Fort Point Loft Condominiums; Boston, Massachusetts; Hacin + Associates” FP3
  • Architectural Record “South SRO Housing; Boston, Massachusetts; Hacin+ Associates” Project Place
  • The Boston Globe “A Design That’s On Point” FP3
  • Improper Bostonian “A House United” FP3
  • archinnovations “Hacin +Associates, Fort Point Loft Condominium in Boston, Massachusetts” FP3
  • The Boston Globe “Drink It In” FP3
  • Rhode Island Monthly “Chutes and Ladders” Newport Firehouse
  • Metropolis “Degentrifying Condos” FP3

  • 2008 Publications

  • The Boston Globe “A Curator of a Different Stripe” FP3
  • WBUR Radio “Boston by Design”Hacin + Associates Featured
  • Interior Design Magazine “From Bauhaus to Bow-Wows”Hacin + Associates Featured
  • Boston Herald “Hip Hops to Fort Point FP3
  • The Boston Globe “When Modesty is the Best Policy” Project Place
  • Boston Home “The Life Laconia” Boston Home “The Life Laconia” Laconia Loft East

  • 2007 Publications

  • World Architecture News “Fashionable Living Space” FP3
  • Design New England “On Tap” FP3
  • Living Together “Laconia Lofts” Laconia Lofts
  • The Boston Globe “Rebuilding the Past” FP3
  • New England Home “No Place Like Home” Project Place
  • New England Home “Interview: David Hacin”David Hacin Interview
  • Improper Bostonian “The Bathroom Goes Glam” FP3

  • 2004 Publications

  • Residential Architect “Relationship Building”Hacin + Associates Featured
  • Metropolitan Home “Renovate”Hacin + Associates Featured
  • Boston Magazine “Lofty Ideas” Laconia Lofts

  • 2003 Publications

  • The Boston Chronicle “Designing Boston”Hacin + Associates Featured

  • 2001 Publications

  • Residential Architect “Flying Solo”Hacin + Associates Featured

  • 2000 Publications

  • Boston Magazine “Beacon Thrill”Mount Vernon TH1
  • Metropolitan Home “Uncommon Brahmin”Mount Vernon TH1

  • 1999 Publications

  • Metropolitan Home “Lofts: The Next Generation” Laconia Lofts
  • Art New England “Lofty Ambitions in the South End” Laconia Lofts
  • The Boston Globe “Scaling New Heights: A Lofty Concept Rises in the South End” Laconia Lofts
  • Boston Herald “Washington Street Rebirth Under Way” Laconia Lofts

  • 1998 Publications

  • The Wall Street Journal, New England Edition “Only Artists Need Apply” Laconia Lofts
  • Architectural Record “Artists Catch a Break in Boston” Laconia Lofts
  • The New York Times / House and Home “The Loft … Hits the Road” Laconia Lofts
  • The Boston Sunday Globe / Real Estate “Live and Work” Laconia Lofts

  • 1997 Publications

  • Design Times “David Hacin Has Modern On His Mind”David Hacin Interview

  • 2020 Ideas

  • “Insights into Material Selection” Panel with Boston Home MagazineJennifer Clapp

  • 2017 Ideas

  • “The Urban Townhouse in a Historic Neighborhood” Lecture at the Harvard Graduate School of DesignDavid Hacin
  • “Creative, Contemporary, + Collaborative Workspace” Presentation with Design Within ReachDavid Hacin

  • 2016 Ideas

  • “The Time Machine: History as a Tool of Invention” Lecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology

  • 2009 Ideas

  • “Interventions | Adaptive Reuse: FP3” Lecture at Rhode Island School of DesignDavid HacinScott Thomson
  • “The Incremental City” Lecture at the Boston Architectural CollegeDavid Hacin