Steven Hardy holds an M.Arch with Distinction from The Bartlett School, University College London, and a B.Arch with Distinction from the University of Kansas. Educated and professionally experienced in both the US and UK, he has taught at the Architectural Association, UCL’s Bartlett School, University of Westminster, London Metropolitan University, and the University of Greenwich. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and Co-Founder of ASSIST, a community engagement, research, anddesign studio. His professional experience includes BNIM (KC), Studio E Architects (London), RHWL(London), and co-founding Urban Future Organization. Widely published and exhibited, his work has earned competition wins for numerous international design competitions.