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Dan Hoffman

Dan Hoffman was educated at the Cooper Union and worked in the office of Edward Barnes in New York. He was head of the Cranbrook Department Architecture from 1986 to 1996 and Director of the Cranbrook Architecture Office from 1995 to1999. At Cranbrook, Hoffman and his students were engaged in a variety of studies and projects related to material process in the building arts. Their speculative work was noted for its use of site-specific installations. Hoffman and his students were also involved in the design and construction of various permanent structures on the campus grounds. He is now living and practicing in Phoenix, Arizona and is professor of Architecture at Arizona State University. He is a partner in Studio MA, an architecture and environmental design practice in Phoenix.