HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum), a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, has secured two prestigious 2024 American Architecture Awards for its innovative designs. The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, in conjunction with the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, presented the awards.
“We’re honored to have our work recognized again by the American Architecture Awards jury,” said Eli Hoisington, HOK’s co-CEO and design board leader. “These projects reflect our mission to create spaces that improve lives, inspire innovation, and benefit communities.”
Award-Winning Projects
1. UPMC Mercy Pavilion: A 410,000-sq.-ft. vision care and research facility in Pittsburgh, designed with universal design principles to aid visually impaired patients.
2. Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park: A proposed 36-acre innovation hub in Silicon Valley, aiming to accelerate collaboration between private, academic, and governmental sectors.
Project Highlights
UPMC Mercy Pavilion features:
1. Universal design for patient navigation
2. Interdisciplinary collaboration spaces
3. Sustainable design and engineering
Berkeley Space Center aims to:
1. Catalyze innovation ecosystem growth
2. Pioneer low-carbon design and construction practices
3. Generate over 6,000 advanced R&D positions
HOK worked with notable experts, including Josรฉ-Alain Sahel, Gwendolyn Sowa, and Chris Downey, on UPMC Mercy Pavilion. For Berkeley Space Center, HOK collaborated with James Corner Field Operations.
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