Writing
David has been a contributing writer and editor across several publications including ArchitectureBoston, Common Edge, and H+ Magazine, created and published by his namesake firm, Hacin. He writes about architecture, culture, urban landscapes, regional design values, technology, and the future of design and the profession.
Selected Articles
Common Edge Essay, Boston is a Red City
Common Edge Essay, From Venice to Detroit: Laboratories of the Future, Reconsidered
Common Edge Essay, Harvard Design Magazine #50: ChatGPT to the Rescue
H+ Magazine Editor, 2014-2018
Fall/Winter 2014 Letter from the Editor
Fall/Winter 2014 Boston Considered Essay
Spring/Summer 2015 Letter from the Editor
Fall/Winter 2015 Letter from the Editor
Fall/Winter 2016 Letter from the Editor
Fall/Winter 2017 Letter from the Editor
Fall/Winter 2018 Design Can Change Lives Essay
Fall/Winter 2018 Thank You from the Editor
ArchitectureBoston Magazine Essay, Fall 2016 From the Edges, a New Identity
ArchitectureBoston Essay with Nader Tehrani, Spring 2013 Beaux-Arts and Back Again
ArchitectureBoston Magazine Guest Editor, Spring 2012 Letter from the Guest Editor
Coming in 2026:
Stories of Home
David Hacin’s award-winning architecture, interiors, and visual identity firm, Hacin, based in Boston, is excited to announce the upcoming publication of its premier book. Stories of Home is an exploration of the idea of living and how, in collaboration with its clients and collaborators, the studio creates spaces that foster a true sense of belonging and connection.
With a foreword by Fred A. Bernstein, this expressive and evocative compilation presents a curated selection of Hacin’s projects and explores the emotional and conceptual threads of each residence, highlighting what’s most important to the people who live there. Together, these homes tell a larger story of life and reveal how every aspect of a design, down to the finest detail, can embody memory and meaning. Interwoven throughout are narratives that reflect on the studio’s commitment to concept-drive design, skilled craftsmanship, community, and the historic character of Boston’s neighborhoods - the setting of much of Hacin’s work.
Richly illustrated and beautifully presented, Stories of Home reflects on Hacin’s decades-long private residential practice and the firm’s narrative approach to design and place-making for contemporary residences in Boston and across the United States. Published by Images Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. Coming late 2026.