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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! 🚨Congratulations to the following HOK staffers on their new leadership roles! Edward Mills – Practice Leader Devin Norton – Practice Leader David Holt – Director of Interiors Loren Supp – Principal-Design Belinda Wong – Technical Principal Josh Schroeder – Director Alan Stevenson – Practice Leader Chris Patterson, AIA LEED BD C – Science + Technology Practice Leader David Cutmore – Director of Operations

HOK’s Melissa Clark is changing the game for women’s sports venue design. Collaborating with her colleagues and different user groups, Melissa is exploring how to better design these facilities for players and fans alike. “We do know our physiology is different; we socialize differently,” said Melissa. “It used to be in women’s sports, ‘Let’s make it pink and smaller,’ and this wasn’t just equipment, this was everything. That’s not really tailored enough for women.” From reimagining player arrival spaces as fashion-forward runways to creating vibrant, social-first seating sections tailored to diverse, first-time fanbases (both shown below), Melissa is leading the charge in questioning the long-standing defaults of venue design. By understanding how women play, experience and connect through sport, her working group can thoughtfully curate women’s sports venues that elevate performance, community and culture. Discover more in Bret McCormick’s Sports Business Journal article: https://lnkd.in/gYX-7zHa 

HOK is proud to celebrate the groundbreaking of Kedren Children’s Village, a first-of-its-kind pediatric behavioral health campus in South Los Angeles. Designed by HOK in partnership with McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., this pioneering facility will set a new standard for compassionate, community-based mental health care. Once complete, the 103,000-sq.-ft. campus will provide critical psychiatric, crisis stabilization, outpatient and transitional housing services to children and families in an environment designed for healing, safety and dignity. Our design integrates biophilic elements, natural light and outdoor therapy spaces inspired by the history and culture of the surrounding community. Friday's groundbreaking event brought together community leaders, healthcare advocates and project stakeholders, all united in the mission to transform pediatric mental health services in an underserved community. We are honored to be part of this milestone project alongside Kedren Community Health Center, Inc. and look forward to seeing this vision come to life! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4i63QTk

Airports are complex spaces serving many different people. How can architecture and design cut through that complexity to create a beautiful, efficient and welcoming experience for everyone? In our latest article, HOK’s Matthew Needham and Ana-Maria Drughi share six key design strategies that are helping airports deliver better experiences for travelers, staff and operators alike. Peek at three of the strategies below, and find more examples in the full article: https://bit.ly/4llNQzu ✈ Showcase the local culture through welcoming spaces, like Monterey Regional Airport’s new five-gate terminal that reflects coastal California through its design.  ✈ Respect nature through sustainable and resilient designs. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s Concourse D Annex is the first airport terminal in the U.S. to achieve LEED v4 Silver certification and features a unique timber-and-steel truss system built from locally sourced trees.  ✈ Add in flexibility so the airport can evolve. The new Salt Lake City International Airport features two linear concourses with dual taxi lanes that improve aircraft circulation and support easy expansion in the future. 📸 Long Beach Airport (David Lena Photography), Monterey Regional Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Haywood Chan Photography), Salt Lake City International Airport (Bruce Damonte Photography)

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! Please join us in congratulating Shannon Bartch, Chirag Mistry, and Greg Sherman on their new firmwide director roles! All three have been with HOK for at least a decade, with Chirag and Greg actually starting here as interns! "HOK prides itself on being a firm where people can grow their careers and take on ever-greater responsibilities,” said HOK Co-CEO Susan Klumpp Williams AIA, LEED AP. “Shannon, Chirag and Greg exemplify the commitment to design excellence, client service and team success we seek in leadership. I look forward to seeing how they continue to shape HOK with these new and more expansive roles.” Learn more about Shannon, Chirag and Greg: https://bit.ly/3DQPuby

By mid-century, 70% of people will live in cities. For growing urban centers, tall buildings offer a solution—allowing for greater density while preserving open space and limiting sprawl. Tall buildings of today must also respond to a changing world through sustainable and resilient design that promotes environmental health and community wellbeing. The buildings featured in HOK Tall Buildings, Volume 2, illustrate how our architects and engineers have accomplished these goals in projects around the world. Some are iconic towers soaring hundreds of meters into the sky. Others fit comfortably into their context at under 20 stories. A few others take existing high-rises and re-purpose their infrastructure to create new tenant options that extend their use and purpose. Regardless of size, scale and type, each project integrates structure and science to create forward-thinking, lasting solutions. View and/or download HOK Tall Buildings, Volume 2, here: https://bit.ly/4l89BCB

𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱! We are excited to share our new Chicago location at One Prudential Plaza, a historic mid-century building central to the city’s high-rise architectural heritage. Our studio relocation coincides with HOK's 70th anniversary and our 30th year in Chicago. Learn more about our new Chicago home: https://bit.ly/42mIrR7

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we’re proud to spotlight the extraordinary women shaping our firm and the future of the built environment in our latest Design Digest newsletter. From neuroinclusive workplace design to climate-resilient building designs, empathetic mental health care environments and award-winning hospitality spaces, this issue is packed with insights, innovations and inspiration.

Since opening its doors a decade ago, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital has won numerous awards. What remains remarkable, however, is that the Singapore hospital continues to set standards for sustainable healthcare design and delivery. On its 10th anniversary, we're proud to report a few key performance metrics for the hospital designed in collaboration with HOK, CPG Corporation and Studio505. ⏱𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀: Ng Teng Fong's patient-centric design (which includes ample daylighting, natural ventilation and views of nature) has resulted in significantly shorter patient stays. Data shows Ng Teng Fong patients stay 2 fewer days in the hospital (5 days vs. 7) compared to other Singapore facilities. 🌿𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Ng Teng Fong's sustainable design has contributed to a 30% improvement in operational efficiency and sustainability metrics. 💡𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Strategic planning and programming, such as dedicated pharmacies on every floor and cross-specialty ICUs, have resulted in a 22% reduction in manpower costs while maintaining high-quality care. Discover more about Ng Teng Fong's lasting impact: https://bit.ly/3XzudK0

🏀🍀😎 We’re looking forward to basketball fans experiencing Atlanta's State Farm Arena this weekend as it hosts the South Region of the NCAA Men's Sweet 16! From its innovative seating concepts to a completely reimagined food and beverage experience, the newly renovated arena creates a new benchmark for sports venue design. HOK led the renovation design for the 17,000-seat arena, which includes new social spaces, concourses and suites that make the arena feel like a welcoming extension of Atlanta itself. Atlanta craftsmanship is on full display, with warm wood detailing reminiscent of a concert hall, hospitality-inspired finishes, intricate tile work and eclectic materials and textures. Discover more: https://bit.ly/3DUoRSV 📷 Christy Radecic