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  • Dubai Wins World Expo 2020 Bid with HOK-Led Master Plan

    Dubai has been chosen as the host of the World Expo in 2020. HOK was the lead designer for a team that developed the master plan for the Expo, which is expected to draw more than 25 million visitors from October 2020 through April 2021. More

  • HOK’s Master Plan for New Istanbul INTL Financial Center is Now Under Construction

    Project: Master Plan for New Istanbul INTL Financial Center Designed by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, PC (HOK) Location: Istanbul, Turkey Website: www.hok.com HOK developed the master plan for the Istanbul International Financial Center (IIFC) in Turkey, which is shaped for a 170-acre site on city's Asian side and here is a short news piece about the project after […] More

  • NACO and HOK Win Expansion Contract for Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia

    Project: Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia Designed by NACO and HOK Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Website: www.naco.nl & www.hok.com NACO and HOK join their forces to work on the massive extension of Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia, with additional space the airport will reach 20 to 25 million passengers a year (from current 15 million).  For more info continue after the […] More

  • New Global Hub for Biomedical Research in Italy by HOK

      Project: New Global Hub for Biomedical Research in Italy Designed by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, PC (HOK) Location: Palermo, Sicily, Italy Website: hok.com HOK architects share with us their design for the New Global Hub for Biomedical Research building in Palermo, Sicily. HOK’s team was selected to lead the task from 14 entrants in an international design competition.    More

  • Transformation Washington’s Union Station into Iconic Transportation Hub

    Project: Transformation Washington’s Union Station into Iconic Transportation Hub Designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff and HOK Location: Washington, USA Website: www.hok.com & www.pbworld.com Parsons Brinckerhoff and HOK collaborate on an impressive design transforming the Washington’s Union Station into an modern transportation hub.   More

  • Navy Pier in Chicago by !melk

    Project: Navy Pier  Designed by !melk, HOK, UrbanLab !melk: Design Lead Landscape Architecture: Jerry van Eyck, Principal Designer: Manda Yakiwchuk, Team Coordinator & Project Manager: Yadiel Rivera-Diaz, Landscape Designer HOK: Urban Design & Planning: Tyler Meyr, Lead Urban Designer: Chip Crawford, Masterplanner/ Design Facilitator: Daniel Mitchell, Urban Design Coordinator UrbanLab: Urban Design & Architecture Strategy: Martin Felsen, Urban Design Strategist/ Architect: Sarah Dunn, Urban Design Strategist/ Architect Project Team: […] More

  • Porsche’s New U.S. Headquarters and Customer Experience Center by HOK

    Project: Porsche’s New U.S. Headquarters and Customer Experience Center Designed by HOK Location: Atlanta, USA Website: www.hok.com International architecture firm HOK shares with us their design for the Porsche’s New U.S. Headquarters and Customer Experience Center, besides shaping the architecture they have also worked on the interior design, workplace strategy and gave special emphasis on the sustainable design.  For more […] More

  • Super-laboratory by HOK and PLP Architects

    Project: Super-laboratory Location: London, United Kingdom Designed by HOK and PLP Architects Website: www.hok.com + www.plparchitecture.com Initial images have been released of the reworked, and rather controversial ‘super-laboratory’, designed by HOK and young practice PLP Architecture for a conglomerate of leading research bodies, the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI). PLP were brought […] More