HOK: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
HOK was founded by George Hellmuth, Gyo Obata and George Kassabaum in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1955. They all studied at the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1983, HOK formed HOK Sport + Venue + Event, which is a leader in designing sport stadiums, arenas and convention centres. Now HOK has 26 offices on four continents, with about 2500 employees.
Important works
- The Priory Chapel, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas, United States
- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., United States
- Cecil H. Green Library, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States
- Levi's Plaza, San Francisco, California, United States
- King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- St. Louis Union Station Renovation and Redevelopment, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Dunn Tire Park, Buffalo, New York, United States
- 801 Grand, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Apple Inc. R&D Campus, Cupertino, California, United States
- Independence Temple, Independence, Missouri, United States
- Tokyo Telecom Centre, Tokyo, Japan
- Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office Restoration, London, England
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital Facility Replacement and Redevelopment, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Edificio Malecon Office Tower, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- United States Environmental Protection Agency Research Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
- Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London, England
- Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Centre of the National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia, United States
- Cisco Systems Executive Briefing Centre Interior Design, San Jose, California, United States
- Terminal A at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Lavasa Hill Station Master Plan and Design Guidelines, Moss Valley, Pune, India
- Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, Tupper Lake, New York, United States
- SJ Berwin European Headquarters Interior Design, London, England, (Business Week/Architectural Record Award winner)
- Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Harrison Square, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Midfield Terminal at the Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Doha City Centre, Doha, Qatar
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
- Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
