In just a tiny fragment of my career at HOK, spanning from September 25th to October 26th, 2009, I have witnessed some of this firm’s best and brightest stars do a whole variety of noteworthy, if not amazing things. I would like to use this bloggertunity to recognize the HOK awesomeness that I’ve personally experienced over the last four weeks…
September 25th: Life at HOK (hoklife.com) is featured in the St. Louis Business Journal. The article, authored by Cynthia Vespereny is entitled, “HOK builds own ‘network’ through company’s blog” and it features many of our corporate communications all-stars as well as a brief mention of one of my …
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 …
On March 30, Natalia Lombardi and I had the pleasure of representing HOK New York at NJIT’s Women Taking the LEED Panel Discussion. Hosted by the student chapters of NOMA and USGBC at NJIT, the panel focused on highlighting the role of women in the sustainability movement.
Women Taking the LEED Panelists (left to right):
Hillary Brown, FAIA – New Civic Works, Founding Principal
Christine Brunicati, R.A. – NJIT, Center for Architecture and Building Science Research
Kimberly Dowdell, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP – HOK New York
Natalia Lombardi, AIA, LEED AP – HOK New York, Senior Associate
Margaret E. Seip, AICP/PP – Community Planner in New Jersey
The audience of over 30 students and staff members appeared engaged throughout …
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 …
