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14 October 2009 | Posted inCool Stuff, Pictures, Projects, Recruiting Efforts

Breaking Through Architectural Barriers

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Last week, HOK participated in the National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) 37th annual international conference and exhibition. As a part of the firm’s diversity initiative, HOK is partnering with organizations like NOMA to break through barriers by expanding the academic and professional horizons to a more diverse pool of individuals pursuing the field of architecture.

Attendees experienced an exciting and energizing line-up of speakers, including keynote presenter Gyo Obata, who recounted his personal journey confronting discrimination as a Japanese-American during World War II.

HOK hosted a special interactive planning and design charette benefiting South Side Day Nursery (SSDN). The exercise included visioning for a new, modern and “green” facility to …

Bogotá, Colombia + St. Louis, Missouri = IMPACT?

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The 2009 NOMA Student Competition will be issued for public consumption this week. This annual design competition is produced by the board of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). In my capacity as Northeast Regional University Liaison, I work with my counterparts in the other regions to craft the program, select the site and guide the process through completion. Each year, we work closely with our student representatives and local NOMA chapters to generate a relevant and challenging design problem for our student members to solve. After the conclusion of an exciting student design competition for a Civil Rights Interpretive Center last year in Washington, D.C., we sought a different kind of design problem for a different kind …