HAARDT STUDIO IS AN AWARD WINNING RESEARCH AND DESIGN DRIVEN OFFICE BASED IN RALEIGH, NC. ITS LED BY PRINCIPLE DESIGNER STEVEN HAARDT, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER DOLLY HAARDT.  THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION METHODS, AS WELL AS A BALANCE INTEGRATION WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARE AT THE CORE OF EACH IDEA.

HAARDT STUDIO'S WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE (NEW YORK, NY), THE OLD AMERICAN CAN FACTORY (BROOKLYN, NY) AND THE VISUAL ART EXCHANGE (RALEIGH, NC).  HAARDT STUDIO'S WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY EVOLO, THE VAN ALEN INSTITUTE, AND FUTURE ARQUITECTURAS,  THE PROJECTS THE STUDIO CURRENTLY IS ENGAGED IN RANGE IN SCALE FROM FURNITURE TO ARCHITECTURE. 

STEVEN HAARDT,  AIA :

STEVEN WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE EAST END OF LONG ISLAND, NY.  HE RECEIVED A B.P.S. IN ARCHITECTURE AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO AND A MASTERS IN ARCHITECTURE FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN.  STEVEN IS A REGISTERED ARCHITECT IN NEW YORK AND NORTH CAROLINA.  CURRENTLY RESIDING IN RALEIGH, NC WITH HIS FAMILY.

PRIOR TO FOUNDING HAARDT STUDIO,  STEVEN WORKED AS A SENIOR DESIGNER AND PROJECT ARCHITECT AT THE FREELON GROUP WHERE HE WORKED ON THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, AND AN INSTALLATION AT MIT'S SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE.  AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN STEVEN SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN NEW YORK CITY AS A SENIOR DESIGNER AND PROJECT ARCHITECT AT STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND.  STEVEN ALSO SPENT A SUMMER AS A PROJECT DESIGNER WORKING WITH THOMAS PHIFER AND PARTNERS.  DURING HIS TIME AT THESE OFFICES STEVEN WORKED ON A NUMBER OF AWARD WINNING PROJECTS, INCLUDING MUSEUMS, PERFORMING ART CENTERS, HIGH END RETAIL, HIGH END RESIDENTIAL, AND MIXED USE TOWERS ALL OVER THE WORLD.  SOME PROJECTS INCLUDE; CRYSTALS AT CITYCENTER (LAS VEGAS, NV), TOUR SIGNAL (PARIS, FRANCE), MALMO CONCERT HALL (MALMO, SWEDEN), VITRA TOWER (SAO PAULO, BRAZIL), AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART (RALEIGH, NC).  STEVEN HAS BEEN AN INVITED GUEST CRITIC AT PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN, PRATT, N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN. 

DOLLY HAARDT, LEED AP:

DOLLY HAARDT WAS BORN AND RAISED IN RALEIGH, NC. AFTER TWO YEARS OF ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING AT INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY IN MICHIGAN, SHE FURTHER STUDIED PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTMAKING AT MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART. THROUGH HER PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY & PRINTMAKING SHE BECAME INTERESTED IN LIGHT INSTALLATION WORK AT THE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN AT ALFRED UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S OF FINE ARTS.  SOON AFTER, DOLLY WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE.

UPON GRADUATING FROM RISD, DOLLY MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY AND WORKED WITH THE OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE, ACCONCI STUDIO, AND GRUZEN-SAMPTON ARCHITECTS. DURING HER TIME AT THESE OFFICES DOLLY WORKED ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS RANGING FROM AWARD WINNING PERFORMING ART THEATERS TO FURNITURE. THIS EXPERIENCE LED TO A GROWING PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT CAN INFLUENCE THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE. THIS INTEREST LED HER TO TEACHING VARIOUS TYPES OF SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY TO ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS. THE PAST FEW YEARS SHE HAS IMMERSED HERSELF IN THE LATEST BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING TRENDS AND TECHNIQUES AS THEY RELATE TO ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. THIS IN-DEPTH RELATIONSHIP WITH SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY HAS STRENGTHENED AN ARTISTIC PROCESS THAT STARTED 20 YEARS AGO. FROM THE CAMERA, TO THE PRINTING PRESS, TO THE COMPUTER, HER WORK CONSTANTLY EVOLVES WITH THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES THAT ARE PART OF OUR EVERYDAY RITUALS.

DOLLY’S WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, THE VISUAL ART EXCHANGE IN RALEIGH, NC, THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE IN NYC, AND THE SOLAS GALLERY IN RALEIGH, NC.