Vincent Hauser is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Architecture degrees. He is a registered Architect in Texas and Pennsylvania.

Prior to developing his practice, Mr. Hauser worked with downtown and urban neighborhood revitalization groups as the architect for the Urban Main Street Project of the Texas Historical Commission. He is a former editor of Texas Architect magazine.

During the 1980s, Mr. Hauser was a project manager for real estate partnerships developing primarily historic properties in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was an architect and project manager with Venturi, Rauch and Scott-Brown Architects.