Nash Hurley
Nash Hurley is an architect dedicated to resilient design - focusing on the adaptability of buildings to meet the needs of people. He has designed centralized and distributed workspaces, partnering with anthropologists, technologists, and fabricators to create spaces ranging from corporate campuses to museum visitor centers to global networks of meeting rooms. After completing his architectural apprenticeship at SHoP architects, Nash founded his own architecture studio in 2010, integrating design, anthropology, and economics - working with clients like Google, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Nash holds degrees in Economics and Architecture from Amherst College and UC Berkeley. He has been a licensed architect in California, New York and Washington DC, a LEED AP, and Google's first Architect-In-Residence for its campus development projects.
Nash's current focus is on the future of home in the context of climate change and population movement. Contact: nash@nashhurley.com
Nash Hurley Architecture Studio
Nash Hurley Architecture Studio (aka Vital Environments, Inc.) was an architecture studio that leveraged user-centered research to develop resilient solutions for the built environment. The studio’s work ranged from campus master plans to architectural product design. The studio sought to make new types of architecture that reflected our connected social habits and our need to harden our buildings for the coming climate crisis.
Nash Hurley Architecture Studio was established in 2010 and offered architectural and design services via the California corporation Vital Environments, Inc. from 2011-2022. The business officially dissolved at the end of 2022 due to the volatility of the San Francisco Bay Area commercial real estate market. While Nash no longer offers architectural services, he continues his research on climate resiliency, distributed spaces and advanced materials.
