Gareth Hoskins

Gareth Dale Hoskins OBE (15 April 1967 – 9 January 2016) was a Scottish architect.

Gareth Hoskins
Hoskins, in Glasgow, September 2013
Born	(1967-04-15)15 April 1967 Edinburgh
Died	9 January 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 48) Edinburgh
Nationality	Scottish
Education	Glasgow School of Art
Occupation	Architect

Biography

Born in Edinburgh on 15 April 1967,^[1][2] Hoskins attended George Watson’s College and the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art.^[3][4] He joined Penoyre & Prasad in 1992 before starting his own firm in 1998.^[5] In 2005 he was appointed to the Board of Architecture + Design Scotland^[6] where he served as Scottish Healthcare Design Champion for 4 years from 2006.^[7]

Personal

Hoskins was married, had two children and lived in Helensburgh.^[8] He had a heart attack on 3 January 2016 while taking part in a fencing competition,^[9] and died six days later at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.^[10]

Projects

• National Museum of Scotland redesign^[4][11]
• Scottish National Gallery Scottish Collection Gallery Redevelopment^[12]
• Victoria & Albert Museum entrance and the Architecture Gallery and Exhibition spaces^[13]
• Old Royal High School hotel (rejected)^[14][15]
• World Museum, Vienna^[9]
• Aberdeen Art Gallery redesign^[10]
• National Theatre of Scotland^[10]
• St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (with Urban Splash)
• Mareel^[16]
• Edinburgh Castle ticket office^[17]
• Mackintosh Interpretation Centre at The Lighthouse, Glasgow^[18]

Awards and honours

In 2000, Building Design gave Hoskins its Young Architect of the Year Award.^[18] He was named UK Architect of the Year in 2006 and Scottish Architect of the Year three years later.^[9] In 2010, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to architecture.^[10][4] 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.^[19]