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Lance Hosey is an American architect, known for his writings promoting sustainability in design. For a decade, Hosey worked with sustainable design leader William McDonough, and currently he is Chief Sustainability Officer with the global architecture firm RTKL Associates.

Hosey holds degrees in architecture from Columbia University and Yale University.

Hosey has been featured in Metropolis magazine’s “Next Generation” program[1] and Architectural Record’s “emerging architect” series,[2] and he has been a Fellow of the Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design[3] and a Resident of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center.[4]

Hosey has written for the New York Times[5], the Washington Post[6], and Fast Company[7].

He has a regular series in the Huffington Post[8] and a past column with Architect magazine (2007-2010).[9]

Hosey’s books include The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design (Island Press, 2012), the first book to study the relationships between beauty and sustainability; [10] Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design (Ecotone, 2007) (co-authored with Kira Gould), the first book in the design industry to study the relationships between sustainability, diversity, and innovation;[11] and Green Homes: New Ideas for Sustainable Living (HarperCollins, 2007), for which he wrote the introduction, “The Ecology of Home.”[12]

Some of Hosey's writings on design for social equity, including "The Ethics of Brick" and "Toward a Humane Environment: Sustainable Design and Social Justice", are widely cited sources on the topic.

Hosey is a popular public speaker, having given keynotes at TED,[13], the Idea Festival,[14], and many other events.

References

  1. ^ Metropolis magazine
  2. ^ Architectural Record
  3. ^ Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design
  4. ^ "Lance Hosey". Rockefellerfoundation.org. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Why We Love Beautiful Things," New York Times, February 15, 2013
  6. ^ "More Constructive Ways To Build a City," Washington Post, January 9, 2005
  7. ^ Fast Company, author list
  8. ^ Huffington Post, author list
  9. ^ "Projects - Sustainability - Eco - Architect Magazine". Architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  10. ^ Hosey, Lance (2012-06-11). "The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design". ISBN 9781610912143. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ "For a Crash Course in Sustainable Business, What Are the "Must Read" Books?". Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Green Homes". Books.google.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  13. ^ TEDCity2.0, September, 2013
  14. ^ Idea Festival, 2013


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