In the article entitled “A brand new house with a time-tested look” from the January 26, 2008 edition of the Home & Style section of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Joy Kraft says, “More than once a week, folks walking by Darren and Lucinda Hurst’s home would stop and ask the Camery-Hensly building crew how long they’d been renovating the Hyde Park house. The only catch? It was a new house.” In the article, Ken Workman comments on the design process and the final result of recreating the past. To see a photo slide show of the finished product, please click here: Cincinnati Enquirer Hurst Photo Slide Show
- Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Registered to practice architecture in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan and is NCARB certified
- Received his Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Environmental Design Degrees from Ball State University
- LEED™ Accredited Professional Homes Specialty
- Director, AIA Cincinnati Chapter 2011 – 2012, Treasurer 2013 to present
- Member City of Cincinnati Energy Conservation Grant Committee 2010 -2012
- Member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Cincinnati Regional Chapter
- Co-Chair of the Cincinnati AIA Congress of Residential Architecture Committee (CORA), 2005-2007
- AIA CRAN AG Chairman 2013, AIA CRAN AG Incoming Chairman, 2012
- Founding Member of CRAN KC Advisory Group, 2006 – 2011
- Member of the National AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) advisory committee 2005 – Present
- Member of Cincinnati AIA Cincinnati Design Awards (CDA) Committee, 2005-Present
- Recipient of AIA Cincinnati Chapter Presidents Award, 2005
- American Ground Water Trust Workshop, LEED Platinum Design: A Path to Net Zero Energy Building Considerations in the going the Distance to Net Zero, 2013
- Co-presenter of presentation entitled “Are Your Residential Architects Providing (or Finding) Membership Value,” AIA Grassroots, Washington, D.C. 2012
- Design Legacy, AIA Cincinnati, Vision Program, Session 07, 2012
- Co-presenter of presentation entitled “Adding Value to Your Members and Dollars to Your Budget through Knowledge Community Connections,” AIA CACE/KLA, Philadelphia. 2011
- Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2013 National Symposium, “Elevating the Art of Residential Design & Practice” Santa Fe, NM
- Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2012 National Symposium, “Elevating the Art of Residential Design & Practice” Newport, RI
- Served on the Steering Committee for the AIA Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) 2011 National Symposium, “Elevating the Art of Residential Design & Practice” New Orleans