Archinect - News2024-12-23T15:14:38-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150280258/tributes-paid-to-design-and-sustainability-champion-lance-hosey-who-has-died-at-56
Tributes paid to design and sustainability champion Lance Hosey, who has died at 56 Niall Patrick Walsh2021-09-06T14:16:00-04:00>2021-09-07T15:15:52-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/13/13e66e7b98a8cb12f87d05dd9a4eefb9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Tributes have been paid from the architecture and design community to design and sustainability champion <a href="https://lancehosey.com/" target="_blank">Lance Hosey</a>, who passed away on August 27th at age 56. Hosey was the Chief Impact Officer at <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106317/hmc-architects" target="_blank">HMC Architects</a>, and an acclaimed author and public speaker. In 2015, Hosey became one of only 30 people to have been named as a Fellow of both the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">American Institute of Architects</a> and the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/211713/usgbc" target="_blank">U.S Green Building Council</a>.</p>
<p>Throughout his career, Hosey wrote two books and hundreds of essays on design innovation. During his time at HMC, who he joined in June 2020, he oversaw the firm’s design and sustainability ethos, leading strategies to improve the impact of the firm’s work, and mentoring young designers. Before his time at HMC, Hosey was a Director at <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/54211999/william-mcdonough-partners" target="_blank">William McDonough + Partners</a>, a principal at <a href="https://archinect.com/gensler" target="_blank">Gensler</a>, and a Chief Sustainability Officer at both RTKL Associates (now <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/139823785/callisonrtkl" target="_blank">Callison RTKL</a>) and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/5885730/perkins-eastman" target="_blank">Perkins Eastman</a>.
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<p>Beyond his core roles in practice, Hosey contributed significantly to the design indust...</p>