About a year ago, I gave you an update of what was going on in my work life. Looking back over the last year of Life@HOK, I thought it might be fun to revisit that post,and let you know what’s going on now! You’ll see from the list below that some things have stayed the same, but lots of cool new things have come up too!
Revisiting old news:
- GSA Unit Cost Study: just about wrapped up!
- U.S. Capitol Complex Master Plan (still going, and I still can’t tell you more or I’d have to shoot you)
- Blogging on The Green Workplace
- Blogging on Life@HOK
Sharing new news:
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One of the comments we hear a lot is, “HOK’s such a big firm. Don’t you feel lost there?”
Coming from a very small firm (I was one of eight there; here I am one of 2,400 or so), I ’ll admit I was a little intimidated…but I’ve found the size issue is a misconception; HOK truly does provide great opportunities for collaboration that you wouldn’t find in a small firm. In addition to having outstanding resources to help with project work (like the Denver project that used staff from San Francisco, St. Louis, and Washington, DC or the KAUST project that involved up to 400 HOK’ers at one point in time), it …
So we all know that Al Gore invented the internet, which is a series of pipes, controlled by “the google.” We all also know that the internet is an indispensible part of our everyday lives – both personal and professional. And that’s where it gets tricky…the division between personal and professional is becoming ever more blurry…and use of the internet on company property andor during business hours is one of the places that the blur is causing some issues. And what about when we’re being green and working from home?
For example, when I write a blog post, I want to post it to my Facebook page, where I have “friends” that range from high …
We all knew that Life@HOK was the gateway to greatness, fame, and fortune, but who knew it would happen so quickly?! Today the Executive Committee announced HOK’s newest board members…and, believe it or not, two of our very own were selected.
Send your congratulations to Tom Polucci and Leigh Stringer – two fun, fabulous, smart, talented leaders and the brains behind Life@HOK. And kudos to HOK leadership for picking some of the firm’s most brilliant minds!
Planetizen is one of my favorite planning resources – always chock full of the latest planning and urban design news. This week they posted their Top 10 Websites. While Life @ HOK didn’t make the list this year, Planetizen identified some cool sites to check out:
- Architect’s Newspaper - a great, bloggy site with all kinds of information on architectural trends, current events, and the coolest new projects.
- Arounder - your best resource next time you’re planning a trip (or want to go to your “happy place” while sitting at your desk) – great images of beautiful places.
- dc Bikes - hey, this one is local for me! Shows bike routes, tracks
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Our ‘Orange Team’ City Crawl in St. Louis yesterday, ended with a little urban grafitti fun…no – we weren’t defacing public property! Just letting loose with a spray can, and a big piece of paper…great kick-off day to Life@HOK!
