Paul Holt, 50; Architect Known for Technical Buildings
Paul Holt, an award-winning San Francisco architect who specialized in technical buildings, died at home Friday of colon cancer. He was 50.
Holt was a co-founder of Holt Hinshaw Architects, known for its technology-inspired designs.
He was heavily involved in the design of the Astronauts Memorial for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center’s Spaceport USA in Orlando, Fla.
The 40-foot-high monument with a granite surface polished to mirror brightness reflects the names of fallen astronauts skyward.
The “space mirror” design, chosen from 756 entries, was praised for its poetic use of technology.
Holt also helped design the Energy Services Facility at UCLA, the Paramount Pictures Film & Tape Library and the San Jose Repertory Theatre.
Born in England and trained at the University of Manchester, he moved to the United States in 1976 and three years later formed a partnership with architect Marc Hinshaw.
Their firm quickly developed a reputation for its multidisciplinary approach in planning and designing for science and industry, the arts and education.
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