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🎉 🏆 👏 Congratulations to Elizabeth Cox, senior medical planner in our Boston studio, for being one of just 30 recipients of this year's Young Architect Awards! Presented by The American Institute of Architects (AIA), the award honors a select group of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers.Elizabeth has dedicated her career to designing complex healing environments that seek to spark joy in what can be the bleakest of moments. Beyond her practice, she works to advance the profession by building a diverse pipeline supported by mentorship, service, and AIA leadership. Elizabeth's commitment to community service began at an early age, first as a Girl Scout, and later as a student at University of California, Berkeley, where she delivered food to the unhoused and pursued city beautification projects with her church. In the profession, she has helped systematically excluded people achieve success through the NOMA HBCU Professional Development Program and the ACE Mentor Program. At HOK, she mentors emerging professionals. Way to go, Elizabeth! We are honored to have you on our team! Learn more more about Elizabeth on the AIA's website: https://bit.ly/3vBuS2M

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Congratulations to the winners of the HOK Futures Design Challenge! Now in its eighth year, HOK Futures asks Philadelphia-area design students to engage in local development trends through creative design solutions. This year’s program challenged university students to design a new environmental education center at Cobb’s Creek Park, a recreational greenway and watershed in West Philadelphia that serves as a connecting point between the local community, natural resources and surrounding urban area.With a growing need for environmental reconnection, the competition asked students to design the education center with expanded programming to encourage sustainability, ecology, healthy eating, agriculture and active lifestyle choices in connection to the watershed.First place winners took home $5,000 per team and the opportunity to intern with HOK’sPhiladelphiastudio. Second and third place teams won $4,000 and $3,000, respectively.“This year’s HOK Futures proved, once again, that Philadelphia is producing the designers and thinkers who will shape the built environment of tomorrow,” saidSherri King Parente, senior regional practice leader at HOK’s Philadelphia studio. “We had so many fantastic entries, selecting just six finalists was no easy task.”Winners of the interior design competition were:- First place: Teagan Robinson and Sarah Green of Drexel University- Second place: Emma Veronsky and Erin Cornella of Drexel University- Third place: Sinduja Balan and Vibha Belle of Drexel UniversityWinners of the architecture competition were:- First place: Sharlene Yulita of University of Pennsylvania- Second place: Chendou Zhu and Ruihua Yang of University of Pennsylvania- Third place: Jonathan Bonezzi and Ryan Lane of University of PennsylvaniaA big thank you to our interior jurors Tim Casper, Marilyn Simeone and Candon Murphy and to our architecture jurors in John MacCallum, Isabel McDevitt, Todd Woodward and Bryan Young. And HUGE thanks to our GENEROUS sponsors without whom the awards program would not be possible: - Event Partner: McGrory Glass- Rittenhouse Square Sponsors: ; Interface; Glen-Gery (Brickworks Philadelphia Design Studio); EQUITONE (Universe Corp); McKEON; Shildan Group; - Washington Square Sponsors: Bentley; Duet Design Partnership; Shaw Contract; Steelcase; Corporate Interiors, Inc.; USG; Harmon; Intech; Mohawk Group; Designtex; Rulon International; CFI Workspace | Certified MillerKnoll Dealer; Arborite & Laminart; Construction Specialties (Jopson Associates); Vode Lighting LLC (Illuminations); Transwall; Diversified Group; VS1 (Innovation Glass LLC); Daltile; Humanscale

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HOK's Lifestyle designers are redefining spaces to enrich everyday experiences across multiple sectors. In this Q&A, four of our Lifestyle design leaders — Laura Jones, Kelly Lott, Marianne E. Weiss, Dina Lamanna — share insights on:✅ Infusing hospitality principles to create human-centered environments in unexpected places like healthcare, sports venues and offices.✅ Completely mapping user journeys to guide design decisions and craft tailored experiences.✅ Employing wellness, biophilia and inclusive design to reduce stress and support well-being for all occupants.✅ Focusing on regional and neurodiversity influences over broad generational trends.✅ Balancing design details with the overall human experience."Lifestyle design expands the core principles of hospitality across markets to enhance lives,” says Kelly. “It infuses aspects of residential, workplace, healthcare, sports and more to provide memorable experiences that improve how people live.”Discover how HOK's Lifestyle studio is transcending traditional boundaries to create exceptional spaces: https://bit.ly/3vBO6Fy

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"So far we’ve designed the office as if one size fits all...I think the only way that we can truly address everybody’s needs is by giving people a variety of options in the workplace. There is a compelling human and business case to be made to ensure that we design these spaces to really help address mindfulness, health, safety, wellbeing and inclusivity."Read more of Kay Sargent's thoughts on wellbeing at work in FRAME (and check out beautiful photos of the HOK-designed Accenture Innovation Hub in New York!): https://lnkd.in/gZTtbfT4

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HOK's Anica Landreneau and Kimberly Dowdell recently attended the UN's Buildings and Climate Forum in Paris. The two-day summit examined ways to minimize the toll construction and building operations have on the environment. "A key takeaway from the conference was our need to approach carbon impacts from a ‘whole life’ perspective, in which we focus on specific areas of carbon impact,” said Anica, HOK's director of Sustainability. “We need to roll everything up into a comprehensive carbon accounting for all our projects. This approach heavily favors renovations, bio-based materials such as timber, and designing for circularity, with adaptation and reuse in mind.”As president of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Kim came to the conference looking for ways public and private sectors can work together. “It’s invaluable for government leaders to call upon architects to help lead the way in global climate action in the built environment," she said. "A diversity of representation among stakeholders is essential for reinforcing international collaboration and multi-sector commitments.”Discover more on hok.com: https://bit.ly/4azvzISAnd dive even deeper with this Architecture Today Q&A with Anica: https://lnkd.in/eAJcXPAy

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Construction is underway on theOrlando HealthChildren's Pavilion! Designed by HOK, the six-story outpatient care facility will house more than 30 pediatric specialties, including adolescent medicine, audiology, cardiology, general surgery, neurology, orthopedics and palliative care.In placing so many pediatric specialties under one roof, Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion eliminates the need for children and families to shuffle to and from multiple offices to receive vital care. The building is strategically located adjacent to inpatient pediatric facility Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.“Designing pediatric spaces and multidisciplinary practices requires deeply specialized experience that parallels the specialization of its providers,” saidKaren S. Freeman,HOK’s Pediatrics practice leader. “Our Pediatric Center of Expertise brings our clients design solutions rooted in the latest research and tested experience to optimize and anticipate the future of healing.”As a strategic series of modular clinics, the Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion balances the technical and operational needs of multiple specialties with an empathetic approach focused on the patient experience.Throughout the facility, adjoining clinics promote physician collaboration and seamless movement while allowing for flexibility to accommodate short- and long-term changes and shifting demands.“We’ve designed a space that understands the needs of a larger family unit as well as a spectrum of patients from infant into early adulthood,” saidMitchell Collin,HOK’s firmwide director ofHealthcare. “This building is an ecosystem of expert physicians, nurses, caregivers, technology and resources. It is also intuitive, compassionate and sensitive to the imagination, anxieties, senses and behaviors of children and their families.”The 189,000-sq.-ft. Pavilion is scheduled to open in 2026. The project includes an 800-space parking structure and planning that would allow for future expansion.

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🎉 🏅 🥂 Congratulations to HOK Design Principal Paul Woolford on being elevated to the prestigious AIA College of Fellows! Paul's exceptional design vision integrates built structures with nature, creating holistic environments prioritizing sustainability, human health and well-being. His design of innovative, people-centered buildings has earned him numerous accolades, including three AIA COTE Top Ten Awards and consistent LEED Platinum certifications. Under Paul's guidance, our San Francisco studio has been recognized as AIA California's Firm of the Year, and his teams have won dozens of regional and national design awards. His notable projects—including (left to right below) Central & Wolfe Campus, the NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center and Stanford School of Medicine's Center for Academic Medicine—demonstrate his commitment to sustainability and connection with nature.Beyond his professional accomplishments, Paul is an influential figure in architectural education, having taught at UC Berkeley, Cornell University and the Savannah College of Art and Design. He is also an engaged member and leader of various organizations, demonstrating his dedication to public service and urban planning.We are incredibly proud of Paul's achievements and the positive impact he continues to make in the architectural profession. Congratulations, Paul!

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We are excited to share updated renderings for two new HOK-designed terminals at Mobile International Airport and Monterey Regional Airport. In Mobile, glass walls will fill a new five-gate terminal with natural light. Arrivals and departures are on the same elevated level to ease wayfinding and the traveler experience. The terminal's flexible design allows for future expansion up to 12 gates. The nature-inspired design of Monterey Regional Airport's new terminal features a pre-security garden plaza with lush, native landscaping. From the garden, a glass wall offers views into the terminal’s post-security central plaza, which features a central bar for dining and various seating options for rest and relaxation. A post-security outdoor terrace showcases the region’s scenic beauty and mild climate.Explore more: https://lnkd.in/gw6a6SBF#hokaviation #airportdesign

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The future of the workplace is neuroflexibility. The topic and title of HOK’s presentation at this year’s SXSW gathering intentionally underscores the call for neuroinclusive design. From light and sound to proximity to others and temperature, everyone is constantly impacted by a range of sensory inputs. “You don’t have to be at the ends of the spectrum to be annoyed by sound, temperature or light,” according to Kay Sargent, director of thought leadership for HOK's Interiors group. “But what might be annoying for someone who is neurotypical might be debilitating to someone with ADHD, Tourettes or another condition.”This #neurodiversityweek, we’re evolving the conversation. Recently awarded the ONEder grant, HOK tested design principles using focus groups, surveys and pre- and post-occupancy evaluations for a more neuroinclusive workplace. Sharing findings from the study at SXSW, HOK’s workplace experts Kay Sargent and Thomas Polucci explored how design elements such as colors, textures, lighting and sound might differently activate individuals with hyper- or hypo-sensitivities, or those who prefer less or more stimuli. They also highlighted common pain points, often overlooked sensory inputs and key approaches to addressing neurodiversity in the office.Learn more about what’s next in more inclusive design and our latest findings here: https://lnkd.in/gKjkzNkM

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As Kimberly Dowdell shares in Crain's Chicago Business, HOK is "fostering a sense of belonging." Learn from Kimberly and RANA LEE, marketing principal in our Chicago studio, about our continued commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.#DEI #diversityequityinclusion #belonging

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