Archinect - News 2024-12-23T15:14:38-05:00 https://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 Walsh 2021-09-06T14:16:00-04:00 >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&nbsp;have been paid from the architecture and design community to design and sustainability champion&nbsp;<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&rsquo;s design and sustainability ethos, leading strategies to improve the impact of the firm&rsquo;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>. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Beyond his core roles in practice, Hosey contributed significantly to the design indust...</p>