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Transforming office towers into AI hubs and urban data centers

HOK shares a look at how empty and underutilized office towers in cities like San Francisco, Calif., could find new life as advanced tech hubs with on-site servers, energy harvesting...
Nov. 26, 2024
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7 design lessons for future-proofing academic medical centers

Academic medical centers (AMCs) are training grounds for physicians and destinations for leading-edge treatment and research. These large, integrated facilities are also incredibly...
Oct. 18, 2024
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6 design trends for the legal workplace

Law firms differ from many professional organizations in their need for private offices to meet confidentiality with clients and write and review legal documents in quiet, focused...
Aug. 8, 2024
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HOK presents neurodiversity research and design guidelines at SXSW 2024

Kay Sargent, Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors, and Tom Polucci, firm-wide Director of Interiors, presented their research on the relationship between the built environment...
June 6, 2024
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How university rec centers are evolving to support wellbeing

In 2018 the University of Madison-Wisconsin’s recreation department changed its name from Recreational Sports to Recreation & Wellbeing in a deliberate move to broaden its...
April 2, 2024
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40 Under 40 Class of 2023 winner Kimberly Dowdell inaugurated as AIA 2024 President

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the inauguration of Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, as its 100th president. Dowdell, Principal...
Jan. 25, 2024
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Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards

Constructed in the early 1960s, the building at 10 New Bridge Street in central London could have been demolished to make way for a more modern and efficient replacement. Instead...
July 13, 2023
The Old Design Maxim “form Follows Function” Takes On Added Relevance Today As Businesses Continue Adjusting Their Hybrid And Remote Work Policies

Office design in the era of Gen Z, AI, and the metaverse

HOK workplace and interior design experts Kay Sargent and Tom Polucci share how the hybrid office is evolving in the era of artificial intelligence, Gen Z, and the metaverse.Watch...
June 5, 2023