May 2008
Diane Hoskins, AIA, LEED AP, and Rives Taylor, AIA, LEED AP, have been appointed 2008 Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. Out of a total AIA membership of nearly 83,000, there are fewer than 2,650 distinguished with the honor of fellowship. The elevation to fellowship is conferred on architects with at least 10 years of membership in the AIA who have made significant contributions to the field. The AIA Jury of Fellows specifically noted Taylor’s and Hoskins’ outstanding commitment to architectural education, training and practice as a determining factor in their appointments.
As executive director of Gensler, Hoskins is part of the unique three-person team entrusted with stewardship of the global Gensler organization, guiding the firm’s approach to design and strategic consultation. She exemplifies a new generation of global architectural firm leaders, focused on expanding the profession through development of new practice models, learning programs, end-user research, strategic analysis, and sharing of outcomes through professional and public outreach.
Hoskins has made a significant impact in the area of evidence-based design and has led Gensler to the forefront of applied research. She is the founding leader of Gensler’s global Workplace Task Force, a group of leaders within the firm focused on the development and advancement of innovative workplace design strategies.
Hoskins holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a masters of business administration from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.
In addition to serving as firm-wide sustainability design director in Gensler’s Houston office, Rives Taylor is an active proponent of sustainable design and a passionate educator on the subject. He lectures and teaches sustainable design methodology seminars at Rice University, as well as serving as coordinator for the undergraduate and graduate technology curriculum and teaching numerous foundational architecture courses at the Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture at the University of Houston. In addition, Taylor helped found and was a long-time board member and director of communications for the Houston USGBC chapter.
Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Rice and a master’s degree in architectural studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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