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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...
18th Oct. 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...
8th Aug. 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...
6th June 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...
2nd April 2024
Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

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...
25th Jan. 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...
13th July 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...
5th June 2023
Instead Of Just Prioritizing Cost, Companies Are Asking For Highly Tailored Spaces To Recruit And Retain Talent, Especially In Today’s Tight Labor Market

9 workplace design trends for 2023

Hybrid, remote, hub-spoke-home, the death of the open plan—there are lots of ideas about the function, purpose and design of the post-pandemic office. But what are corporate decision...
5th May 2023