Mark Hodson B.A., Dip.Arch., RIBA, FRSA is an ARB registered architect and director of Hodson Architects. Mark qualified from Hull School of Architecture in 1988 and has 28 years experience within private practices located across the north of England. Hodson Architects has grown steadily since its formation in 1992 and now employs 8 people with upwards of 70 projects with an approximate value of £50m at any given time. The practice has won RIBA, White Rose and Civic Trust awards in recent years and many buildings and projects have appeared in the architectural press.The practice offers a full range of professional services from initial client consultations and feasibility studies to producing the building design, administering contracts and overseeing works on site. The practice also develops projects by producing both working and presentation models. For examples of work please visit www.hodsonarchitects.comMark has delivered lectures both in the UK and abroad and has taught at Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and Nottingham Universities. He has been a member of both the Yorkshire and Humber Design Review Panels and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Mark is a member of the board at Freedom Festival in Hull, is the president elect of the Yorkshire Region and has also been recently elected to represent the Yorkshire Region on the RIBA National Council.