Jamie Fobert

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

Jamie Fobert CBE
Born	(1962-11-05) 5 November 1962 (age 62) Ontario, Canada
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Jamie Fobert Architects
Buildings	Extension to Tate St Ives Extension to Kettle's Yard Levring House Anderson House

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 the National Portrait Gallery, London.^[9][10]

He is a Trustee of the Camden Arts Centre^[11] and The Architecture Foundation.^[12] He was appointed CBE in the 2020 New Year Honours, for services to architecture.^[13]

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^[14] and was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize.^[15] In 2019, the practice won the BD Architect of the Year Award,^[16] in recognition of an outstanding body of work in the field of public buildings.