Aric Lasher

Aric Lasher is Director of Design for HBRA. As lead designer, he works with the project team to establish the design direction, directs the work through the design development phase of a project, and in subsequent phases continues to monitor its conformance to the original design intent through review of design documents, material selection, and detailing. He has directed a diverse range of projects that include libraries, public buildings, and private residences.

Mr. Lasher began work with HBRA in 1985, returned in 2005, and was made a Principal in 2006. He has served as Project Architect for Perkins and Will, Chicago, on high-rise, commercial, and institutional projects. At James, Morris & Kutyla Architects in Chicago he was responsible for the design of a performing arts venue for a nationally renowned Chicago repertory theatre. He has also worked with Raeber & Sieber Architekten in Luzern, Switzerland.

Mr. Lasher graduated from the College of Architecture, Art & Planning at Cornell in 1984 and has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Academic honors from Cornell include the Robert James Eidlitz Traveling Fellowship and the Charles Goodwin Sands Memorial Medal. In addition to his work in architecture he has designed sets for several films including “Minority Report,” “Pearl Harbor,” and “What Dreams May Come,” and is co-author of the book Plans of Chicago. He is a registered architect in the state of Illinois.