HKS, Inc.
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Founder(s) | Harwood K. Smith |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Number of locations | Atlanta, Chennai, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Nashville, New Dehli, New York, Orange County, California, Orlando, Palo Alto, Phoenix, Richmond, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C. |
| Key people | Ralph Hawkins, CEO |
| Services | Architecture, Interiors, Graphics, Planning |
| Employees | 900+ |
| Website | HKS, Inc. |
HKS, Inc. is an international architecture firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas (USA). It was founded in 1939 by Harwood K. Smith, a native of Chicago and graduate of Texas A&M University. As of 2011, the firm employs over 900 people, making it one of the largest architectural firms in the United States and has completed services on structures valued in excess of $69 billion, with more than $12 billion of construction currently underway[1].
HKS completes more than 85% of its services as design architect. In addition to architectural design, HKS offers engineering, interior design, and event planning services. The firm is a leader in the advancement of sustainable design and has more than 50,000,000 square feet (4,600,000 m2) of sustainable space completed or in progress.[2]
HKS' advanced technology group offers several exclusive technologies, ARCHengine[3], a technology developed by the direction of the HKS principals for uniquely communicating designs to clients through the use of 3D visual environments and BIMMIT, a building information model, model input technology toolset for creating as-built BIM models.
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[edit] History
In 2002, HKS expanded its international presence by opening HKS Arquitectos in Mexico City to serve its Latin American clients. HKS Architects Limited evolved out of the RyderHKS International firm and is based in London and focuses on healthcare, commercial, educational, hospitality and sports architecture in the United Kingdom and Europe.
In 2006, HKS acquired the Stein-Cox Group and Trinity Design to have presences in Phoenix, Arizona and Detroit, Michigan, respectively.
In 2007, HKS expanded their hospitality architectural design services and also acquired the hospitality design firm Hill Glazier Architects, located in Palo Alto, California. The firm also opened offices in Miami, Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Chennai, India.
HKS has expanded its global presence, in 2008 opening offices in Abu Dhabi and São Paulo, Brazil and again in 2010 with an office in Shanghai, China[4].
In 2010 HKS announced the formation of a nonprofit architectural research group, Center for Advanced Design and Evaluation[5] or CADRE.
In 2011 HKS saw rapid expansion. In October HKS released an announcement[6] it had acquired the interior design firm Maregatti Interiors LLC in Indianapolis. The HKS Science & Technology Practice[7] was formed after the firm acquired Earl Walls Studios in San Diego, California. HKS also opened new locations in Chicago, Denver, New York, and New Dehli, India.
[edit] Current and recent HKS projects
This list includes projects in which HKS collaborated with other architecture firms.
- Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Mean Green Stadium, Denton, Texas
- UT Arlington College Park Center, Arlington, Texas
- Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
- Atlantis Paradise Island, The Bahamas
- Children's Medical Center (Dallas), Dallas, Texas
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Terminal D (International Terminal), Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
- Dell Diamond, Round Rock, Texas
- Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco, Texas
- Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
- Banner Island Ballpark, Stockton, California
- Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas
- Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- The Palazzo, Las Vegas, Nevada
- RadioShack Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
- Ritz-Carlton - Dallas, Dallas, Texas
- TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas (renovations to existing facility)
- JCPenney Corporate Headquarters, Plano, Texas
- W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences - Victory Park, Dallas, Texas
- U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland
- Venetian Macau, Macau, China
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, Texas
- Whole Foods Market Headquarters, Austin, Texas
- Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Virginia
- Liverpool Football Club, Stanley Park, Liverpool, England (Stanley Park Stadium)
- Club Santos Laguna, Nuevo Estadio Corona, Torreón, Coahuila
- U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois (2001-2007 renovations)
- The Administration building, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas
- Laredo Ballpark, Laredo, Texas
- 311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois
[edit] References
- ^ http://hksinc.com/news/pages/fact-sheet.aspx
- ^ http://www.renewablechoice.com/hks-architects-goes-100-green-power-for-leed-certification.html
- ^ http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/dallas-cowboys-new-stadium-built-with-videogame-technology/1288021
- ^ http://hksinc.com/#/about-hks/news/press-releases/HKS-opens-Shanghai-office/
- ^ http://www.cadreresearch.org
- ^ http://hksinc.com/news/search/press-release/2011-10-27/HKS-Maregatti-HKS-Maregatti-Interiors
- ^ http://hksinc.com/news/search/press-release/2011-10-24/HKS-Science-Technology-Practice-Formed
