Hanzhang Lai (hahn-jahng) is a multidisciplinary designer and photographer currently pursuing a Master of Design Studies (Ecologies) at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Previously, she was a Junior Architect of MAD Architects in Beijing, China. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree in the School of Architecture with a minor in Communication Photography from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

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Her current research at Harvard GSD explores the intersection of sustainability, climate change, and social inequality. She is particularly interested in how climate migration and flood resilience strategies can be developed through a bottom-up architectural design approach to empower marginalized communities.​