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DARREN CHANG, RA, AIA

Darren is an engineer turned-into an architect. After studying aerospace engineering for 7 years, with a Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University and a Dual-Master of Science from MIT, Darren decided to pursue an education and career in Architecture. 18 years after obtaining his Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), Darren is still glad he made the change!

After graduation, Darren worked at world-renowned architecture firms including OMA, KPF, and RTKL, and served as the design and project lead at two New York-based real estate development firms. In 2020, he founded Darren Vinci Studio in Seattle, a boutique design studio focusing on residential and small-scale commercial projects that draw inspiration from their context and client interactions, balancing ingenuity, purpose, and efficiency, while adapting to local construction methods.

Darren is a registered architect in the states of Washington, New York, and New Jersey. He serves on the Advisory Group of CRAN AIA, and the Board of Directors of Harvard Club of Seattle.