About Us
HCM is a collaborative design firm working at the intersection of inspiration and impact. Our team is driven by a shared vision to design for real, creating spaces that amplify the power of place and invigorate the communities they anchor. Guided by a process rooted in listening, we partner closely with clients across industries and around the country to uncover opportunities, shape communities, and design environments that leave a lasting legacy.
Culture
We believe there’s power in purpose. Ours is helping people realize their potential. Our team is creative, entrepreneurial, responsible, sensitive, and diverse. And while our knowledge and experiences span worlds, we care most deeply about the work we do together. Beyond designing for clients, we volunteer at schools, play broomball, plant trees, climb mountains, prepare meals for families at hospitals, and so much more. Ours is a culture where ingenuity meets authenticity, and we couldn’t be more proud of it.
Leadership
The secret to great design is great people. Our diverse and talented leadership team is charged with advising our clients, mentoring our team, and elevating our work. As pioneers of form and champions of function, each HCM principal brings a unique set of skills and experiences to the firm, blending their talents to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Together, they not only represent the differentiating power of design — they demonstrate what sets HCM apart from the rest.
Take a moment here to get to know HCM’s leadership team.
Design Philosophy
We at Hord Coplan Macht aspire to create a better future by clear, purposeful design solutions. Through diverse perspectives, the power of place, and the importance of craft we continually challenge the familiar to discover the unique.
Diversity is the foundation of our approach. The range of our people, our passions, and the places we work enables us to discover vital, empathetic solutions to new challenges. We approach each opportunity with humility and an interdisciplinary team of design expertise.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Hord Coplan Macht
Hord Coplan Macht was founded on principles of fairness, empathy and community, and we take pride in the way our firm culture has always embodied these values. As with everything we do, we are striving to improve, and we realize the need to push forward our tenets and focus our attention even more on anti-racism. We recognize that the legacy of centuries of social and economic injustice continues to afflict our society. We acknowledge that implicit bias and systemic privilege are pervasive issues that need to be tackled in order to achieve meaningful change. We know we must do our part to amplify the voice of communities that have historically been marginalized and discriminated against. We understand that, in order to engage in non-optical allyship, anti-racism must be a consideration in each of our interactions and decisions. There can be no tolerance for any form of racism at any level or in any community.
There is an abundance of resources available to each of us on the history of, and current issues with, civil rights and anti-racism. Our goal is to listen, learn, and do the work required of us as a firm to educate ourselves on the experiences of BIPOC individuals in this country and our profession.