Archives: Faculty

Paul Hajian has been teaching and practicing architecture for more than 25 years. He is president of and principal architect in Hajian Architects Incorporated, an architectural, engineering, and planning firm with responsibility for the design and execution of contracts for public, private, and institutional clients. He holds a BS (Art & Design) and an MA … Read more

Tanja Damljanović Conley is a visiting associate professor in the faculty of architecture and senior advisor at the State Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Belgrade, and the program director of Belgrade International Architecture Week. She is the author of the book Czech-Serbian Architectural Connections 1918-1941 (RZZSK, 2004), has contributed to several others, … Read more

Will Betsch is Principal of Quality Construction, in Cambridge MA. He has extensive carpentry, contracting, estimating and design-build experience inclusding finish casework and millwork, historic renovation, energy efficient renovation, restaurant interiors, retail spaces, and residential renovation and major rehabilitation. His work has been profiled in Boston Magazine, Professional Builders Magazine and Architectural Digest. Will holds … Read more

Gabi Schaffzin is an artist, educator, and researcher based in Southern California. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Art History, Art Practice Concentration at University of California, San Diego. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Babson College in Wellesley, a degree he readily admits provides a curious pairing with his MFA from … Read more

Ceren Paydas is an artist, researcher and educator based in Boston, MA. She earned her BFA in Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. She recently received her MFA degree from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design’s Dynamic Media Institute, completing her thesis on online vulnerabilities and the surveillance … Read more

Stephanie Kane is a passionate designer and developer with experience creating novel interfaces, ranging from screen based experiences to unique off-screen interfaces. Stephanie has an MFA in Design from the Dynamic Media Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has a BS in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her … Read more

John Roman is an illustrator specializing in illustrated maps, architectural art and technical drawings. He is a graduate of Suffolk University’s New England School of Art and Design and has been teaching perspective drawing in the Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s undergraduate program since 1993. He is a member of the American Society of … Read more

Lisa Kennedy is a visual artist and an assistant professor in illustration at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Kennedy received a BA in Graphic Design from Roger Williams University and a BFA in Illustration and MFA in 2D from MassArt. Her clients include TJMaxx, Marshalls, Cracker Barrel, and Mall of America. Currently, she … Read more

Kristen Coogan is a graphic designer and educator. Her client work is focused on print and publication design (identity, branding, posters, brochures, etc). She has lectured at Corcoran College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design. Coogan holds a BFA from North Carolina State University, and an MA from Dartmouth College and MFA from … Read more