Résumé

Architect, US Government, Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Seattle, WA. He worked with the US Public Health Service in the Pacific Northwest for 30 years. The website Beyond the Built Environment.com, said of Hardnett's career in public service: "His mastery of the difficult challenges of finding community has made possible the planning and implementation of public-use architectural programs, and his sympathetic leadership and quiet authority - qualities indispensable in public service - command the respect and attention of parties throughout the process of development: community leaders, planners and architects, technical consultants." (See Beyond the Built Environment.com, "Henry Hardnett," accessed 06/16/2025.)

Teaching

Industrial Arts Teacher, Grady High School, Atlanta, GA, 1966. According to an obituary, he was the first African-American teacher at this high school. (See DeBaptiste Funeral Homes, Incorporated.com, "Henry Clyde Hardnett September 26,1941 - March 25, 2025," published 2025, accessed 06/13/2025.)

Faculty member, Washington State University (WSU), Architectural Engineering Program, Pullman, WA.

Charter member, Oregon School of Design, Board of Directors.

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA.

Member, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Diversity Roundtable, Seattle, WA.

Member, Washington Board of Registration for Architects, Olympia, WA.

Vice Chair, City of Seattle Design Commission, Seattle, WA.

Member, Holly Park Advisory Board and Steering Committee, Seattle, WA.

Member, Washington State Baseball Stadium Citizen Advisory Committee, Seattle, WA, c. 1995-1999.

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 2005. According to the former Chief of Staff of AIA Seattle, Marga Rose Hancock, "The Jury of Fellows recognized the national significance of Henry Hardnett's achievements as a volunteer in serving society and humanity in a unique and important manner." (See MargaInk.com, "Henry Hardnett FAIA," accessed 06/13/2025.)

Recipient, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Community Service Award, 2010.

High School / College

Graduate, Dobbins Technical High School, Philadelphia, PA, 1959.

B.A., Cheyney State College, Cheyney, PA. He played football at Cheyney State and joined the Pi Beta Sigma Fraternity.

B.Arch., Howard University, Washington, DC.

M.Arch., Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA,

Relocation

Hardnett was born in Manchester, GA, on 09/26/1941. His family moved to Philadelphia, PA, during his childhood, and he completed high school in that city in 1959.

Parents

His father was Henry Lee Hardnett, his mother, Bertha Giddens.

Children

He had two children: Tshela Hardnett Dennis and Alan Gregory Hardnett.