Jamie Fobert

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Jamie Fobert

CBE
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Born (1962-11-05) 5 November 1962 (age 59)
Ontario, Canada
NationalityBritish
Alma mater University of Toronto
OccupationArchitect
PracticeJamie Fobert Architects
Buildings

James Earl Fobert, CBE (born November 5, 1962) is a British architect and designer.

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Career

Jamie Fobert studied architecture in his native Canada, at the University of Toronto. [1] He arrived in London in 1988 [2] and was employed for eight years at David Chipperfield Architects. [3] During that time, he worked on a house for Nick Knight. [4] In 1996, he established his own practice, Jamie Fobert Architects. [5]

Since then, his work has ranged from individual houses to retail, including Givenchy and Versace, and significant public buildings for the arts. [6] His practice has won a number of public commissions for cultural organizations including Tate St Ives [7] and Kettle's Yard [8] and, due to be completed in 2023, the National Portrait Gallery, London. [9]

He is a Trustee of the Camden Arts Centre [10] and The Architecture Foundation. [11] In 2020, he was appointed CBE in the Queen's New Year Honours, for services to architecture. [12]

Awards

Jamie Fobert Architects has won awards including several RIBA Awards. In 2018, Tate St Ives was awarded the Art Fund Museum of the Year [13] and was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize. [14] In 2019, the practice won the BD Architect of the Year Award, [15] in recognition of an outstanding body of work in the field of public buildings.

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