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Great to see HOK’s Keith Hui on the cover of ACE Update magazine all about airport design! Airports act as mini cities and designing them can be complex. Keith shares how HOK collaborates with airport clients to focus on their current and future needs to create flexible, sustainable and beautiful airport designs. The designs should also create a strong sense of place, like the exposed timber used within the Concourse D Annex at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest, or the ‘OKConnected’ mosaic at the Will Rogers World Airport Terminal Expansion in Oklahoma. Keith also discusses HOK’s high-performance, transformative airport designs, like the new energy-efficient passenger terminal at Salt Lake City International Airport, and the unique phasing and design of LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B that slashed the building schedule by almost two years and saved millions of dollars. Explore more in ACE Update magazine: https://lnkd.in/dBRGfFeq 📸 Bruce Damonte Photography, Chris Payne Photography

2024 marks 40 years of HOK’s design work in Asia Pacific. Our journey began in 1984 in Hong Kong, where we supported the development of the 2-million-sq.-ft. Plaza Indonesia and Grand Hyatt Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. Soon after, HOK opened studios across Asia, leading to design work throughout Japan, China, India, Indonesia, the Middle East and beyond. HOK's designs in Asia span a diverse range of projects, including: 📍The #1 internationally rated Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar 📍The sustainable, award-winning Ng Teng Fong Hospital in Singapore 📍The luxurious Rosewood Abu Dhabi, UAE We thank our clients, partners and teams for an incredible 40 years across Asia. Here’s to the next 40 years of design innovation!

👀 Have you seen the Grady Health System Correll Pavilion featured in Archello? Designed by HOK, the 10-story ambulatory surgical and outpatient facility in Atlanta is Grady Health's largest capital investment in 30 years and expands its clinical capacity by 45% and operating rooms by 25%. The design emphasizes patient-centered care, incorporating elements that support physical, emotional and spiritual healing. The flexible layout allows it to adapt to advancements in medicine, technology and market demands. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/gjxKtzyk 📷 Garey Gomez #healthcaredesign #hospitals #patientcare #archello

With the 2024 hurricane season underway, NBC2 Fort Myers sat down with HOK's Jonathan Rae to discuss resilient design and how the city's Luminary Hotel was able to withstand Hurricane Ian. “We purposely avoided alcoves, recesses, those types of things,” Rae told NBC2's Evan Dean. “The resiliency is so that the building can not only perform in the hurricane but recover from it afterward.” Left unanswered in the interview: Where did Jonathan get those socks?! 😂 #resilientdesign #hurricanes #climatechange #bobross

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞...? 🤣 😍 We love the title of this Work Design Magazine video series on the state of the office in an era of hybrid and remote work. More than that, we love Kay Sargent's in-depth analysis! Below: Check out Kay's discussion in Part 1 of the series and read 3 key takeaways. 📺 watch Kay's discussion: https://bit.ly/3yKEIks 👓 read 3 key takeaways: + Companies looking to transform their workplaces should reflect on their organizational DNA. What are your office demographics? What are your regional influences, and what does your corporate culture look like? These are a few questions to consider. + Hybrid is hard. It is more of an operational model than a workplace solution and requires strong policies and procedures in place be successful. + Sights, sounds, smells and temperature all impact how we work – what’s annoying for one person may be debilitating for another. It’s important to embrace the science of design to create neuro-inclusive spaces that help people thrive and do their best work. #workplacestrategy #officedesign #workplace

When it comes to lab design, there's no such thing as "good vibrations." Even the slightest building movement can disrupt sensitive lab equipment. In designing Emory University's new Health Research Science Building II, our designers worked to mitigate vibration from three key sources: 1. Site vibration: The site lies near a rail line. To reduce vibration from passing trains, the team added extra massing to the slab nearest the line. Working with a vibration/acoustic consultant, we fine-tuned the necessary amount of massing without requiring an undue volume of concrete. 2. Wind vibration: The team studied how external building elements (such as trellis structures) responded to wind and chose materials that minimized resonance and flutter. 3. Pedestrian vibrations: Parametric optimization studies helped the team reduce floor movement by revealing an appropriate balance of structural depth, MEP service depth, and location-specific vibration performance. Perhaps counterintuitively, connecting the 20-foot cantilevered stairs to 15 70-foot-long pedestrian bridges improved the bridges’ vibration performance! #labdesign #vibrationcontrol #sorrybeachboys #emoryuniversity

😍 🏈 🏆 We are excited for the start of the 2024 college football season and thrilled to see so many HOK-designed projects on the list of best training facilities in college football!!! Those projects include: • Clemson University Allen N. Reeves Football Operations Complex 📷 Michael Robinson • Auburn University Woltosz Football Performance Center, a project in association with GMC 📷 Christy Radecic • University of Missouri Stephens Indoor Facility 📷 Notley Hawkins • University of Georgia Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall Renovation and Expansion 📷 Christy Radecic • Northwestern University Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center ( with HOK as the associate architect and Perkins + Will as the architect of record) 📷 James Steinkamp • University of Florida Heavener Football Training Center • University of Mississippi Manning Center, a project in association with CDFL (not shown) Discover more via 247Sports' ranking of the best training facilities in college football: https://lnkd.in/g-6U4cyz #hoksport #collegefootball #ncaa

“Architects are civic problem solvers. We have a high-level training and technical expertise and the ability to leverage design thinking to solve complex problems.” Kimberly Dowdell’s drive to improve communities through architecture and design has existed for decades. Her leadership roles have extended from 7-year-old president of her Youth Usher Board to the past president of the National Organization of Minority Architects and current president of the American Institute of Architects. These experiences, along with her position as HOK’s director of strategic relationships, have helped Kim design for equity, support sustainability and champion the importance of architects for communities. Learn more about her story, passion for the built environment, and her AIA presidency initiatives in Laura Rote's recent article for Green Building and Design magazine. https://lnkd.in/giru3c2n

Did you know that 46.9% of businesses in the U.S. are minority-, veteran- or women-owned? These firms make major contributions to the economy and bring diverse voices and skills to the table. At HOK, we’re continuously working to cultivate relationships with these firms in the architecture, engineering and construction industry through our HOK Tapestry online platform. Learn more about this initiative and our focus on creating diverse project teams in this month’s issue of the HOK Design Digest. #designdigest #HOKTapestry #architecture #AECindustry

🗳️ We need your vote to get two HOK presentations into #SXSW 2025! 🗳️ Cast your vote for the following by August 18! What does an inclusive workplace look like? HOK’s Kay Sargent and Thomas Polucci will share the latest research on how different work environments impact those with sensorial differences, what it means for office design and how to partner inclusive workplace policies with the built environment. Click below to cast your vote for Kay and Tom! https://lnkd.in/gj_kWgHm Regenerative design takes sustainability to the next level by creating buildings and infrastructure that help renew and regenerate the natural world. HOK’s Sean Quinn will discuss how nature’s wisdom combined with building science can create positive design strategies. Cast your vote for Sean here: https://lnkd.in/gjNiJm3r #panelpicker #hok