HOK, Inc.

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Member Since: 1986

Member Offices: New York City, Toronto

HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm. Through a network of 23 offices worldwide, HOK provides design excellence and innovation to create places that enrich people's lives and help clients succeed. DesignIntelligence consistently ranks HOK as a leader in sustainable, high-performance design and technology innovation.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Cost Consulting; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Façade Design / Engineering; Façade Systems; Financial Industry; Historical Preservation; Interior Design; Project Management; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Urban Design

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Platinum

Member Since

1986

Member Offices

New York City
Toronto

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2020	385 m / 1,263 ft
2	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	347.5 m / 1,140 ft
3	NEVA TOWERS 2	Moscow	2020	345 m / 1,132 ft
4	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	2015	342 m / 1,122 ft
5	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	2012	328.6 m / 1,078 ft
6	NEVA TOWERS 1	Moscow	2020	297 m / 974 ft
7	1600 Louisiana	Houston	-	261.8 m / 859 ft
8	Lippo Sixty One Plaza	Cikarang	-	261.4 m / 858 ft
9	Crystal Tower	Kuwait City	2014	240 m / 787 ft
10	The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building	Kuwait City	2016	238.5 m / 782 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

27 October 2015

Iconic Office Tower Propels Saudi Arabia into the New Global Century: Challenges and Innovations

As the centerpiece of the King Abdullah Financial District, the CMA Tower is evidence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification strategy. The faceted...

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Research

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

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Research

26 October 2015

Iconic Office Tower Propels Saudi Arabia into the New Global Century: Challenges and Innovations

As the centerpiece of the King Abdullah Financial District, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) Tower is evidence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification...

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360 Architecture (2015)

Caudill Rowlett Scott (1994)

HOK Architects Corporation

Acquired companies

360 Architecture (2015)

Caudill Rowlett Scott (1994)

Subsidiary companies

HOK Architects Corporation

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Shizimen CBD Tower	Zhuhai	-	680 m / 2,231 ft
2	Dalian Greenland Center	Dalian	-	518 m / 1,699 ft
3	Welcome Square Tower	Jakarta	-	450 m / 1,476 ft
4	Fairwell International Center	Xiamen	-	397 m / 1,302 ft
5	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2020	385 m / 1,263 ft
6	Sun Center Office Tower I	Jakarta	-	378 m / 1,240 ft
6	Sun Center Office Tower II	Jakarta	-	378 m / 1,240 ft
8	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	348 m / 1,140 ft
9	NEVA TOWERS 2	Moscow	2020	345 m / 1,132 ft
10	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	2015	342 m / 1,122 ft
11	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	2012	329 m / 1,078 ft
12	NEVA TOWERS 1	Moscow	2020	297 m / 974 ft
13	One Main Place	Houston	-	265 m / 869 ft
14	Da Kang Square	Shenzhen	-	265 m / 869 ft
15	1600 Louisiana	Houston	-	262 m / 859 ft
16	Lippo Sixty One Plaza	Cikarang	-	261 m / 858 ft
17	Arena Central Tower	Birmingham	-	245 m / 804 ft
18	Crystal Tower	Kuwait City	2014	240 m / 787 ft
19	The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building	Kuwait City	2016	239 m / 782 ft
20	Atlantis Hotel Sanya	Sanya	2018	236 m / 774 ft
21	Spire London	London	-	235 m / 771 ft
22	China Merchants Financial Center	Nanjing	2007	232 m / 761 ft
23	Intercontinental Hotel and Tower	Kuwait City	-	225 m / 738 ft
24	Keraton at the Plaza	Jakarta	2009	225 m / 738 ft
25	Fulbright Tower	Houston	1982	221 m / 725 ft
26	Bakrie Tower	Jakarta	2009	214 m / 702 ft
27	Great American Tower at Queen City Square	Cincinnati	2011	203 m / 665 ft
28	200 Public Square	Cleveland	1985	201 m / 658 ft
29	City Centre Rotana Doha	Doha	2014	200 m / 656 ft
29	Shangri-La Hotel	Doha	2014	200 m / 656 ft
31	Merweb Hotel City Center	Doha	2014	200 m / 656 ft
32	Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel	Doha	2011	200 m / 656 ft
32	Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel South Tower	Doha	2011	200 m / 656 ft
34	The Plaza Office Tower	Jakarta	2009	200 m / 656 ft
35	Wisma Mulia	Jakarta	2003	195 m / 640 ft
36	Sheikh Zayed 01	Lahore	-	195 m / 640 ft
37	801 Grand	Des Moines	1991	192 m / 630 ft
38	One Oxford Centre	Pittsburgh	1983	188 m / 615 ft
39	Al Sahab Tower I	Dubai	2006	187 m / 614 ft
40	JAKA Tower	Makati	-	186 m / 610 ft
41	Mesk Tower	Dubai	2003	185 m / 607 ft
41	Murjan Tower	Dubai	2003	185 m / 607 ft
43	Samsung Electronics Research & Development Center Phase II	Suwon	2005	185 m / 607 ft
44	333 South Wabash	Chicago	1972	183 m / 601 ft
45	Marina Terrace	Dubai	2006	183 m / 600 ft
46	Flame Tower 1	Baku	2013	182 m / 596 ft
47	One Metropolitan Square	St. Louis	1988	181 m / 593 ft
48	Shinmay Union Square I	Shanghai	2005	180 m / 591 ft
48	Shinmay Union Square II	Shanghai	2005	180 m / 591 ft
50	900 Pine Street	St. Louis	1986	179 m / 588 ft
51	Robinsons Equitable Tower	Pasig	1997	175 m / 574 ft
52	The # Central Park II 203	Incheon	2011	175 m / 573 ft
53	Robinsons Summit Center	Makati	2000	174 m / 571 ft
54	Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 1	Dalian	2014	172 m / 564 ft
54	Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 2	Dalian	2014	172 m / 564 ft
54	Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 3	Dalian	2014	172 m / 564 ft
57	LIU East	San Pedro Garza García	2013	172 m / 564 ft
58	Four Seasons Hotel	Shanghai	2002	172 m / 564 ft
59	The # Central Park III Tower 1	Incheon	-	170 m / 558 ft
59	The # Central Park III Tower 2	Incheon	-	170 m / 558 ft
61	Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse	St. Louis	2000	170 m / 557 ft
62	Shenzhen Development Center	Shenzhen	1987	165 m / 542 ft
63	Samba Bank Tower	Riyadh	-	165 m / 541 ft
64	Flame Tower 2	Baku	2013	165 m / 540 ft
65	151 1st Avenue South	Nashville	2021	164 m / 539 ft
66	Daelim Acrovill One	Seoul	1999	163 m / 535 ft
66	Daelim Acrovill Two	Seoul	1999	163 m / 535 ft
68	The # Central Park I 101	Incheon	2010	163 m / 535 ft
68	The # Central Park I 102	Incheon	2010	163 m / 535 ft
68	The # Central Park I 103	Incheon	2010	163 m / 535 ft
71	Flame Tower 3	Baku	2013	161 m / 528 ft
72	707 17th Street	Denver	1981	159 m / 522 ft
73	One Churchill Place	London	2004	156 m / 513 ft
74	Fifth Street Towers II	Minneapolis	1988	154 m / 504 ft
75	35 Mariner	Toronto	2005	153 m / 503 ft
76	The # Central Park II 201	Incheon	2011	153 m / 501 ft
76	The # Central Park II 202	Incheon	2011	153 m / 501 ft
78	Topwin Center & InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun	Beijing	2016	150 m / 492 ft
79	Federal Office Building at Foley Square	New York City	1994	150 m / 492 ft
80	One McKinley Place	Taguig City	2000	149 m / 489 ft
81	717 Texas Avenue	Houston	2003	138 m / 453 ft
82	Al Mass Tower	Dubai	2003	138 m / 453 ft
83	Daelim Acrotel	Seoul	1999	137 m / 449 ft
84	Omni Fort Worth Hotel	Fort Worth	2009	136 m / 447 ft
85	Regions Harbert Plaza	Birmingham (AL)	1989	133 m / 437 ft
86	Wisma GKBI	Jakarta	1995	131 m / 430 ft
87	Torre HSBC	Mexico City	2005	131 m / 430 ft
88	Finland House	New York City	1970	130 m / 427 ft
89	Fairmont Hotel	Chicago	1987	130 m / 426 ft
90	Wells Fargo Center	Sacramento	1992	129 m / 423 ft
91	World Trade Center	Bangalore	2010	128 m / 420 ft
92	JW Marriott Convention Hotel	Austin	2015	124 m / 408 ft
93	Al Yass Tower	Dubai	2003	124 m / 407 ft
94	Benson Tower	New Orleans	1989	124 m / 406 ft
95	Johns Manville Plaza	Denver	1978	123 m / 404 ft
96	Galter Pavilion	Chicago	1999	123 m / 402 ft
97	10 Navy Wharf Court	Toronto	2005	123 m / 402 ft
98	Grand Hyatt Jakarta	Jakarta	1991	122 m / 400 ft
99	5 Mariner Terrace	Toronto	2005	117 m / 384 ft
100	Otis Research Center	Bristol (CT)	1986	117 m / 383 ft
101	Rosslyn Twin Tower One	Arlington	1980	116 m / 381 ft
102	Rosslyn Twin Tower Two	Arlington	1982	116 m / 381 ft
103	Centene Plaza Two	Clayton	2019	116 m / 380 ft
104	535 Mission Street	San Francisco	2015	115 m / 379 ft
105	Reforma 265	Mexico City	1995	115 m / 377 ft
106	JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown	Indianapolis	2011	115 m / 376 ft
107	222 East 41st Street	New York City	2002	114 m / 375 ft
107	600 Washington	St. Louis	1986	114 m / 375 ft
109	Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse	Tampa	1997	114 m / 375 ft
110	Lake Merritt Plaza	Oakland	1988	113 m / 371 ft
111	Fifth Street Towers I	Minneapolis	1987	108 m / 356 ft
112	Esquire Plaza	Sacramento	1999	108 m / 355 ft
113	No. 1 West India Quay	London	2004	108 m / 354 ft
114	Albuquerque Plaza	Albuquerque	1990	107 m / 351 ft
115	UŠĆE Office Tower 1	Belgrade	1965	105 m / 345 ft
116	Sheraton Incheon Hotel	Incheon	2010	102 m / 333 ft
117	150 California Street	San Francisco	1999	101 m / 330 ft
118	Limelight Condominiums Phase 2	Mississauga	2012	100 m / 328 ft
119	Fairooz Tower	Dubai	2004	98 m / 322 ft
120	3 Navy Wharf Court	Toronto	2005	97 m / 318 ft
121	One Civic Center Plaza	Denver	1984	95 m / 310 ft
122	River North Marriott Suites	Chicago	2008	91 m / 298 ft
123	Feinberg Pavillion	Chicago	1999	91 m / 297 ft
124	Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis	St. Louis	2007	88 m / 289 ft
125	H&R Block World Headquarters	Kansas City	2006	88 m / 287 ft
126	50 Kennedy Plaza	Providence	1985	87 m / 285 ft
127	The Royal London Hospital	London	2010	86 m / 283 ft
128	Anbar Tower	Dubai	2004	85 m / 279 ft
129	Bank of America Tower	St. Louis	1976	84 m / 275 ft
130	550 North Brand Boulevard	Glendale, CA	1989	84 m / 275 ft
131	Equitable Building	St. Louis	1971	83 m / 272 ft
132	The Condominiums at North Bank Park	Columbus	2007	81 m / 267 ft
133	IJ-Toren	Amsterdam	2002	80 m / 262 ft
134	KMOV Gateway Tower	St. Louis	1967	80 m / 261 ft
135	Westin River North	Chicago	1987	76 m / 248 ft
136	Limelight Condominiums Phase 1	Mississauga	2012	75 m / 246 ft
137	United States Federal Courthouse	Miami	2005	75 m / 246 ft
138	InterContinental Houston Medical Center	Houston	2019	74 m / 244 ft
139	Wake County Public Safety Center	Raleigh	1991	74 m / 241 ft
140	Miami-Dade County Children's Courthouse	Miami	2015	71 m / 232 ft
141	Westin Oaks	Houston	1971	68 m / 222 ft
142	Crystal Plaza II	Arlington	2009	66 m / 218 ft
143	77 Charles West	Toronto	2012	66 m / 216 ft
144	Bacardi Global Headquarters	Coral Gables	2010	66 m / 215 ft
145	USF Health Morsani College of Medicine & Heart Institute	Tampa	-	65 m / 214 ft
146	One Technology Center	Tulsa	2001	64 m / 211 ft
147	The Millennium	Arlington	2010	61 m / 200 ft
148	Three White Flint North	Bethesda	2012	59 m / 195 ft
149	Aloft Chicago City Center, Fairfield Inn River North, Hyatt Place River North	Chicago	2013	58 m / 190 ft
150	5 Allen Center	Houston	-	- m / - ft
151	Strata	Kansas City	2021	- m / - ft
152	The Allen 1	Houston	-	- m / - ft
152	The Allen 2	Houston	-	- m / - ft
152	The Allen 3	Houston	-	- m / - ft
152	The Allen 4	Houston	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

23 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (43%), 56 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (72%), 59 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 131 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 82 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 131 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

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27 October 2015 | New York City

Iconic Office Tower Propels Saudi Arabia into the New Global Century: Challenges and Innovations

As the centerpiece of the King Abdullah Financial District, the CMA Tower is evidence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification strategy. The faceted...

27 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 5b - Q&A

Roger Soto, HOK; Louis Becker, Henning Larsens Architects; and Pierre Marcout, Prisme Entertainment, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 5b:...

20 August 2015 | Riyadh

The Design of the Capital Market Authority Tower, Riyadh

HOK's Roger Soto discusses the design of the Capital Market Authority Tower in Riyadh.

18 January 2013 | Shanghai

How Will Tall Buildings be Different in 20 Years?

Industry leaders answering this question include: Kenneth Drucker, HOK; James Goettsch, Goettsch Partners; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; David Malott, KPF; Adrian Smith, AS+GG; Rafael Viñoly, Rafael...

21 September 2012 | Shanghai

Biomimicry Inspired Design for Nine Towers at Central Park in New Songdo City

The nine 45-60 story towers designed by HOK in New Songdo City along the edge of the new Central Park highlight the integration of high...

20 September 2012 | Shanghai

Interview: Biomimicry

Kenneth Drucker of HOK is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Kenneth discusses biomimicry and its...

Research

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

26 October 2015

Iconic Office Tower Propels Saudi Arabia into the New Global Century: Challenges and Innovations

Roger Soto, HOK; Basem Al-Shihabi, Omrania & Associates

As the centerpiece of the King Abdullah Financial District, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) Tower is evidence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification...

16 September 2014

Performance of Shadow Boxes in Curtain Wall Assemblies

Mikkel Kragh, Stanley Yee & Lawrence D. Carbary, Dow Corning; Neil McClellan, HOK

As increased urban density needs influence the verticality of our built environment, scales of economy and practical efficiency of curtain wall design and construction constitute...

19 September 2012

Biomimicry Inspired Design for Nine Towers at Central Park in New Songdo City

Kenneth Drucker, HOK New York

The 9 45-60 story towers designed by HOK in New Songdo City along the edge of the new Central Park highlight the integration of high...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving HOK, Inc.

CTBUH New York Hosts Seminar: Linking Style with Function

28 February 2019

CTBUH New York Chapter hosted a presentation on LaGuardia Airport's new Terminal B, joined by speakers from the project's design teams.

CTBUH New York Chapter Hosts Discussion on Health Care Design

14 November 2018

The CTBUH New York Future Leaders Committee hosted a discussion on strategies for healthcare resiliency, featuring architects, engineers, project managers and owners.

CTBUH Italy Co-Hosts the 7th Tall Buildings Conference in Milan

07 June 2017

CTBUH Italy co-hosted the seventh edition of the one-day International Tall Buildings Conference held in Milan, which focused on various challenges of tall buildings.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

CTBUH 13th Annual Awards Executive Table Sponsor

06 November 2014

The CTBUH 13th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the daytime Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.

CTBUH 2013 London Conference Silver+ Sponsor

11–13 June 2013

In the midst of two decades of unprecedented tall building development globally, Europe has increasingly embraced the skyscraper, even in cities seen as “anti-tall.”

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CTBUH Italy Co-Hosts the 7th Tall Buildings Conference in Milan

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

CTBUH 13th Annual Awards Executive Table Sponsor

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