Nationality Scottish Education Glasgow School of Art | Occupation Architect | |
Born 15 April 1967 ( 1967-04-15 ) Edinburgh Died 9 January 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
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Gareth Hoskins OBE (15 April 1967 – 9 January 2016) was a Scottish architect.
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Biography
Born in Edinburgh on 15 April 1967, Hoskins attended George Watson’s College and the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art. He joined Penoyre & Prasad in 1992 before starting his own firm in 1998. In 2000, Building Design gave Hoskins its Young Architect of the Year Award. He was named UK Architect of the Year in 2006 and Scottish Architect of the Year three years later. In 2010, he was given the Order of the British Empire for services to architecture.
Personal
Hoskins was married, had two children and lived in Helensburgh. He had a heart attack on 3 January 2016 while watching a fencing competition, and died six days later at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Shortly after his death Argyll and Bute Council announced that the renovation of Hermitage Park in Helensburgh will be dedicated to his memory as he was the project architect.